EX-10.17




 Exhibit 10.17 

Execution Version 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 

THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made by and between Nine Energy Service, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (the “Company”), and Douglas S. Aron (“Executive”). Nine Energy Service, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), joins this Agreement for the limited
purposes of acknowledging and agreeing to the provisions of Sections 4.3 and 6.1(b)(iii) below. 
 W I T N E S S E T H: 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to employ Executive on the terms and conditions, and for the consideration, hereinafter set forth and
Executive desires to be employed by the Company on such terms and conditions and for such consideration. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, for and
in consideration of the mutual promises, covenants and obligations contained herein, the Company and Executive agree as follows: 

ARTICLE I 

DEFINITIONS 
 In
addition to the terms defined in the body of this Agreement, for purposes of this Agreement, the following capitalized words shall have the meanings indicated below: 

1.1 “Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of Parent. 

1.2 “Cause” shall mean a determination by the Board that Executive (a) has engaged in gross negligence or
willful misconduct in the performance of Executive’s duties with respect to the Company or any other member of the Company Group, (b) has breached any material provision of this Agreement or any other written agreement among Executive and
the Company or any other member of the Company Group, as such agreement(s) may be amended from time to time, or any corporate policy or code of conduct established by the Company or any other member of the Company Group as in effect from time to
time, (c) has willfully engaged in conduct that is injurious to the Company or any other member of the Company Group, or (d) has committed or been convicted of, pleaded no contest to or received adjudicated probation or deferred
adjudication with respect to (i) a felony or (ii) any crime or misdemeanor involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude (or a crime or misdemeanor of similar import in a foreign jurisdiction), that results, or could reasonably be
expected to result, in material harm to the Company or any other member of the Company Group. 
 1.3 “Code”
shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 
 1.4 “Company Group” shall mean Parent and each of
its direct and indirect subsidiaries (including the Company), and any of such entities’ respective successors. 
 1.5
“Date of Termination” shall mean the date Executive’s employment with the Company is considered to have terminated pursuant to Section 3.5. 








 1.6 “Good Reason” shall mean the occurrence of any of the
following events: 
 (a) a material diminution in Executive’s Base Salary, other than as part of a decrease of up to 10%
of the base salaries for all of the Company’s executive officers; 
 (b) the relocation of the geographic location of
Executive’s principal place of employment by more than 75 miles from the location of Executive’s principal place of employment as of the Effective Date; or 

(c) a material diminution in Executive’s authority, duties or responsibilities, including a removal of Executive from the
positions set forth in Section 2.2. 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.6 or any other provision in this Agreement to
the contrary, any assertion by Executive of a termination of employment for “Good Reason” shall not be effective unless all of the following requirements are satisfied: (i) the condition described in Section 1.6(a),
(b) or (c) giving rise to Executive’s termination of employment must have arisen without Executive’s consent; (ii) Executive must provide written notice to the Company of such condition in accordance with Section 9.1 within
45 days of Executive’s first becoming aware of the existence of the condition; (iii) the condition specified in such notice must remain uncorrected for 30 days after receipt of such notice by the Company; and (iv) the date of
Executive’s termination of employment must occur within 60 days after the date that Executive provides the Company with written notice of such condition. 

1.7 “Notice of Termination” shall mean a written notice delivered by one party to the other party indicating the
termination provision in this Agreement relied upon for termination of Executive’s employment and the intended Date of Termination. 

1.8 “Parent Common Stock” shall mean the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Parent. 

1.9 “Release” means a release of all claims in a form acceptable to the Company, which shall
release each member of the Company Group and their respective affiliates, and the foregoing entities’ respective shareholders, members, partners, officers, managers, directors, fiduciaries, employees, representatives, agents and benefit plans
(and fiduciaries of such plans) from any and all claims, including any and all causes of action arising out of Executive’s employment with the Company and any other member of the Company Group or the termination of such employment, but
excluding all claims to severance payments Executive may have under Section 6.1(b) and any vested rights Executive may have under any benefit plans provided as part of Executive’s employment. 

1.10 “Release Expiration Date” means the date that is 21 days following the date upon which the
Company timely delivers to Executive the Release (which shall occur no later than seven days after the Date of Termination) or, in the event that such termination of Executive’s employment is “in connection with an exit incentive or other
employment termination program” (as such phrase is defined in the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended), the date that is 45 days following such delivery date. 

  
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 1.11 “Section 409A Payment Date”
shall mean the earlier of (a) the date of Executive’s death or (b) the date that is six months after the Date of Termination. 

1.12 “Stock Incentive Plan” shall mean the Nine Energy Service, Inc. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended,
restated or otherwise modified from time to time. 
 ARTICLE II 

EMPLOYMENT AND DUTIES 

2.1 Employment; Effective Date. 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 March 31, 2017 (the “Effective Date”) and continuing for the period of time set forth in Article III of this Agreement, subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement. 
 2.2 Positions. From and after the Effective Date, the Company shall employ Executive
and Executive shall serve in the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and Parent or in such other position or positions as the Board or the Company may designate from time to time, which may include
providing services to other members of the Company Group as the Board or the Company may reasonably assign from time to time. 
 2.3
Duties and Services. Executive agrees to serve in the position(s) referred to in Section 2.2 and to perform diligently and to the best of Executive’s abilities the duties and services appertaining to such position(s), as
well as such additional duties and services appropriate to such position(s) that the Board or the Company may designate from time to time. 

2.4 Other Interests. Executive agrees, during the period of Executive’s employment hereunder, to devote substantially
all of Executive’s business time, energy, and Executive’s best efforts, to the business and affairs of the Company and the other members of the Company Group. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties acknowledge and agree that Executive
may (a) engage in and manage Executive’s passive personal investments, (b) engage in charitable and civic activities, and (c) serve on the board of directors or similar governing body of any entity approved by the Board in
writing (or a committee thereof); provided, however, that such activities set forth in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above shall only be permitted so long as such activities do not conflict with the business and affairs of the Company
or another member of the Company Group or interfere in any material respect with the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder. 

2.5 Duty of Loyalty. Executive shall make full disclosure to the Company of all business opportunities pertaining to the
Company Group’s business and shall not appropriate for Executive’s own benefit business opportunities concerning the subject matter of the fiduciary relationship. Executive acknowledges that Executive owes each member of the Company Group
a fiduciary duty of loyalty, fidelity and allegiance to act in the best interests of the Company Group. 

  
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 ARTICLE III 

TERM AND TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT 

3.1 Term. Unless sooner terminated pursuant to other provisions hereof, the Company agrees to employ Executive for the
period beginning on the Effective Date and ending on the third anniversary of the Effective Date (the “Initial Expiration Date”); provided, however, that beginning on the Initial Expiration Date, and on each
anniversary of the Initial Expiration Date thereafter, if Executive’s employment under this Agreement has not been terminated pursuant to Sections 3.2 or 3.3, then said term of employment shall automatically be extended for additional
one-year periods (each, a “Renewal Term”) unless on or before the date that is 60 days prior to the first day of any such Renewal Term, either party gives written notice to the other
party that no such automatic extension shall occur, in which case the term of employment shall terminate as of the Initial Expiration Date or the end of the then-current Renewal Term, as applicable. 

3.2 Company’s Right to Terminate. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.1, Executive’s employment
with the Company shall automatically terminate upon Executive’s death and the Company may terminate Executive’s employment under this Agreement at any time for any of the following reasons by providing Executive with a Notice of
Termination: 
 (a) upon Executive being unable to perform Executive’s duties or fulfill Executive’s obligations
under this Agreement by reason of any physical or mental impairment (after accounting for reasonable accommodation, if applicable) for a continuous period of not less than three months, as reasonably determined by the Company; 

(b) for Cause; or 

(c) for any other reason whatsoever or for no reason at all, in the sole discretion of the Company. 

3.3 Executive’s Right to Terminate. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.1,
Executive shall have the right to terminate Executive’s employment under this Agreement for Good Reason or for any other reason whatsoever or for no reason at all, in the sole discretion of Executive, by providing the Company with a Notice of
Termination. In the case of a termination of employment by Executive pursuant to this Section 3.3, the Date of Termination specified in the Notice of Termination shall not be less than 15 nor more than 90 days from the date such Notice of
Termination is given, and the Company may require a Date of Termination earlier than that specified in the Notice of Termination (and, if such earlier Date of Termination is so required, then it shall not change the basis for the termination of
Executive’s employment nor be construed or interpreted as a termination of employment pursuant to Section 3.1 or Section 3.2). 

3.4 Deemed Resignations. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by Parent or the Company and Executive prior to the
termination of Executive’s employment, any termination of Executive’s employment shall constitute (a) an automatic resignation of Executive as an officer of the Company and each other member of the Company Group (as applicable) and
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automatic resignation of Executive from the board of directors or similar governing body of any member of the Company Group, and from the board of directors or similar governing body of any
corporation, limited liability entity or other entity in which any member of the Company Group holds an equity interest and with respect to which board or similar governing body Executive serves as any member of the Company Group’s designee or
other representative. 
 3.5 Meaning of Termination of Employment. For all purposes of this Agreement,
Executive’s employment with the Company shall be considered to have terminated when Executive incurs a “separation from service” with the Company within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Code and the applicable Treasury
regulations and interpretive guidance issued thereunder. 
 ARTICLE IV 

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS 

4.1 Base Salary. During the term of this Agreement, Executive shall receive an annualized base salary of $400,000 (the
“Base Salary”), which amount (a) shall be reviewed at least annually by the Board (or a committee thereof) and (b) may be (but shall not be required to be) increased from time to time in the sole discretion of the
Board (or a committee thereof). Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement, the Company may decrease Executive’s Base Salary by up to 10% as part of similar reductions of the base salaries applicable to all of the Company’s or
Parent’s executive officers. Executive’s Base Salary shall be paid in substantially equal installments in accordance with the Company’s standard policy regarding payment of compensation to executives as in effect from time to time but
no less frequently than monthly. 
 4.2 Bonuses. Executive shall be eligible to participate in an annual cash incentive
bonus program which will provide for a potential annual, calendar-year bonus based on criteria determined in the discretion of the Board (the “Annual Bonus”), with a target bonus at a sum between 80% and 100% of the Base
Salary if levels of performance are satisfied or exceeded, it being understood that the target bonus at planned or targeted levels of performance and the actual amount of each Annual Bonus shall be determined in the discretion of the Board. The
Company shall pay each Annual Bonus, if any, as soon as reasonably practicable after its receipt of audited financial statements for the applicable calendar year to which the bonus relates (the “Bonus Year”), but in no event
shall such Annual Bonus, if any, be paid later than March 31 of the calendar year that follows such Bonus Year; provided, however, that Executive will be entitled to receive payment of an Annual Bonus for a Bonus Year only if
Executive is employed by the Company on December 31 of the Bonus Year to which the Annual Bonus relates. 
 4.3 Stock
Purchase and Equity Compensation Awards. 
 (a) During the 30-day period
beginning on the Effective Date, Employee shall purchase 4,000 shares of Parent Common Stock at a cash purchase price of $250.27 per share of Parent Common Stock on such terms and conditions as shall be set forth in a subscription agreement between
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 (b) In consideration of Executive entering into this Agreement and as an
inducement for Executive to assume employment with the Company, as soon as reasonably practicable following Employee’s purchase of Parent Common Stock pursuant to Section 4.3(a), upon approval of the Board (or a committee thereof), Parent shall
grant the following awards to Executive pursuant to the Stock Incentive Plan: 
 (i) A
one-time award of options to purchase 12,000 shares of Parent Common Stock at an exercise price per share of Parent Common Stock equal to the fair market value of a share of Parent Common Stock on the
applicable date of grant, which options shall (x) not be treated as incentive stock options within the meaning of Section 422(b) of the Code, (y) except as otherwise expressly provided in Section 6.1(b)(iii), become vested in three
substantially equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the date of grant so long as Executive remains continuously employed by the Company or another member of the Company Group through each applicable vesting date; and
(z) be subject to the terms and conditions of the Stock Incentive Plan and a Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement to be entered into between Parent and Executive; and 

(ii) A one-time restricted stock award of 9,000 shares of Parent Common Stock, which
award shall (x) except as otherwise expressly provided in Section 6.1(b)(iii), become vested only upon the third anniversary of the date of grant so long as Executive remains continuously employed by the Company or another member of the Company
Group through such anniversary date; and (y) be subject to the terms and conditions of the Stock Incentive Plan and a Restricted Stock Agreement to be entered into between Parent and Executive. 

(c) During Executive’s employment hereunder, beginning in the 2018 calendar year, Executive shall be eligible to receive
annual equity compensation awards pursuant to the Stock Incentive Plan or such other equity compensation plan offered by Parent or another member of the Company Group to similarly situated executives of the Company on such terms and conditions as
the Board (or a committee thereof) shall determine from time to time. All awards, if any, granted to Executive under the Stock Incentive Plan or any such other plan shall be subject to and governed by the terms and provisions of the Stock Incentive
Plan or such other plan as in effect from time to time and the award agreements evidencing such awards. Nothing in this Section 4.3(c) shall be construed to give Executive any rights to any amount or type of grant or award except as approved by the
Board (or a committee thereof) and set forth in a written or electronic award agreement provided to Executive with respect to such grant or award. 

4.4 Other Benefits. During Executive’s employment hereunder, and subject to the terms and conditions of the
applicable benefit plans and programs in effect from time to time, Executive shall be eligible to participate in all benefit plans and programs of the Company, including improvements or modifications of the same, which are now, or may hereafter be,
available to other senior executives of the Company. The Company shall not, however, by reason of this Section 4.4, be obligated to institute, maintain, or refrain from changing, amending, or discontinuing, any such benefit plan or program, so
long as such changes are similarly applicable to other senior executives generally. In addition, during Executive’s employment hereunder, the Company shall pay for a parking space at Executive’s principal place of employment by the
Company. 

  
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 4.5 Expenses. Subject to Section 9.14, the Company shall reimburse
Executive for all reasonable business expenses incurred by Executive in performing services hereunder, including all expenses of travel and living expenses while away from home on business or at the request of and in the service of the Company;
provided, in each case, that such expenses are incurred and accounted for in accordance with the policies and procedures established by the Company or Parent. Any such reimbursement of expenses shall be made by the Company upon or as soon as
practicable following receipt of supporting documentation reasonably satisfactory to the Company (but in any event not later than the close of Executive’s taxable year following the taxable year in which the expense is incurred by Executive);
provided, however, that, upon Executive’s termination of employment with the Company, in no event shall any additional reimbursement be made prior to the Section 409A Payment Date to the extent such payment delay is required
under section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code. In no event shall any reimbursement be made to Executive for expenses incurred after the Date of Termination. 

4.6 Vacation and Sick Leave. During Executive’s employment hereunder, Executive shall be entitled to
(a) sick leave in accordance with the Company’s policies applicable to its senior executives from time to time and (b) five weeks paid vacation each calendar year (none of which may be carried forward to a succeeding year), which
shall be accrued, scheduled and taken in accordance with the Company’s vacation policy as in effect from time to time. 
 ARTICLE V

 PROTECTION OF INFORMATION 

5.1 Disclosure to and Property of the Company. For purposes of this Article V, the term “the Company”
shall include the Company and any other member of the Company Group, and any reference to “employment” or similar terms shall include a director or consulting relationship. All information, trade secrets, designs, ideas, concepts,
improvements, product developments, discoveries and inventions, whether patentable or not, that are conceived, made, developed, disclosed to or acquired by Executive, individually or in conjunction with others, during the period of Executive’s
employment by the Company (whether during business hours or otherwise and whether on the Company’s premises or otherwise) that relate to the Company’s business, trade secrets, products or services (including all such information relating
to corporate opportunities, strategies, business plans, product specifications, compositions, manufacturing and distribution methods and processes, research, financial and sales data, pricing terms, evaluations, opinions, interpretations,
acquisition prospects, the identity of customers or their requirements, the identity of key contacts within the customer’s organizations or within the organization of acquisition prospects, or production, marketing and merchandising techniques,
prospective names and marks) and all writings or materials of any type embodying any of such information, ideas, concepts, improvements, discoveries, inventions and other similar forms of expression (collectively, “Confidential
Information”) shall be disclosed to the Company and are and shall be the sole and exclusive property of the Company. For purposes of this Agreement, Confidential 

  
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Information shall not include any information that (i) is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure or wrongful act of Executive or any of
Executive’s agents; (ii) was available to Executive on a non-confidential basis before its disclosure to Executive; or (iii) becomes available to Executive on a
non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company; provided that such source is not known by Executive to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with, or other obligation with respect to
confidentiality to, the Company. All documents, videotapes, written presentations, brochures, drawings, memoranda, notes, records, files, correspondence, manuals, models, specifications, computer programs,
E-mail, voice mail, electronic databases, maps, drawings, architectural renditions, models and all other writings or materials of any type embodying any of such information, ideas, concepts, improvements,
discoveries, inventions and other similar forms of expression are and shall be the sole and exclusive property of the Company. Executive agrees to perform all actions reasonably requested by the Company or its affiliates to establish and confirm
such exclusive ownership. Upon termination of Executive’s employment with the Company (and at any other time upon request by the Company), Executive promptly shall deliver all documents, files (including electronically stored information) and
other materials constituting or reflecting Confidential Information, and all copies thereof, to the Company; provided, that Executive shall be entitled to retain a copy of those documents that constitute his personal address book and those
documents provided to him by the Company that reflect his benefit plan elections. 
 5.2 Disclosure to Executive. During
Executive’s employment hereunder, the Company shall disclose to Executive, and place Executive in a position to have access to or develop, Confidential Information. 

5.3 No Unauthorized Use or Disclosure. Executive agrees to preserve and protect the confidentiality of all Confidential
Information. Executive agrees that Executive will not, at any time during or after Executive’s employment hereunder, make any unauthorized disclosure of, Confidential Information, or make any use thereof, except, in each case, in the carrying
out of Executive’s responsibilities hereunder. Executive shall use reasonable efforts to cause all persons or entities to whom or which any Confidential Information shall be disclosed by Executive hereunder to preserve and protect the
confidentiality of such Confidential Information. Executive shall have no obligation hereunder to keep confidential any Confidential Information if and to the extent disclosure thereof is specifically required by law. Executive agrees that all
Confidential Information (whether now or hereafter existing) conceived, discovered or made by Executive during the period of Executive’s employment by the Company belongs to the Company (and not to Executive), and upon request by the Company
for specified Confidential Information, Executive will promptly disclose such Confidential Information to the Company and perform all actions reasonably requested by the Company to establish and confirm such exclusive ownership. As a result of
Executive’s employment by the Company, Executive may also from time to time have access to, or knowledge of, confidential information of third parties that provide such information to the Company with an expectation of confidence, including
customers, suppliers, partners, joint venturers, and the like. Executive also agrees to preserve and protect the confidentiality of all such third-party confidential information in accordance with the Company’s obligations relating thereto.


  
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 5.4 Ownership by the Company. If, during Executive’s employment by the
Company, Executive creates any work of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression that is the subject matter of copyright (such as videotapes, written presentations, computer programs, E-mail, voice
mail, electronic databases, drawings, maps, architectural renditions, models, manuals, brochures, or the like) relating to the Company’s business, products, or services, whether such work is created solely by Executive or jointly with others
(whether during business hours or otherwise and whether on the Company’s premises or otherwise), the Company shall be deemed the author of such work if the work is prepared by Executive in the scope of Executive’s employment; or, if the
work relating to the Company’s business, products, or services is not prepared by Executive within the scope of Executive’s employment but is specially ordered by the Company as a contribution to a collective work, as a part of a motion
picture or other audiovisual work, as a translation, as a supplementary work, as a compilation, or as an instructional text, then the work shall be considered to be work made for hire and the Company shall be the author of the work. If the work
relating to the Company’s business, products, or services is neither prepared by Executive within the scope of Executive’s employment nor a work specially ordered that is deemed to be a work made for hire during Executive’s employment
by the Company, then Executive hereby agrees to assign, and by these presents does assign, to the Company, all of Executive’s worldwide right, title, and interest in and to such work and all rights of copyright therein. 

5.5 Assistance by Executive. During the period of Executive’s employment by the Company, Executive shall assist the
Company and any Company nominee, at any time, in the protection of the Company’s worldwide right, title and interest in and to Confidential Information and the execution of all formal assignment documents requested by the Company or its
nominee(s) and the execution of all lawful oaths and applications for patents and registration of copyright in the United States and foreign countries. After Executive’s employment with the Company terminates, at the request from time to time
and expense of the Company, Executive shall assist the Company or its nominee(s) in the protection of the Company’s worldwide right, title and interest in and to Confidential Information and the execution of all formal assignment documents
requested by the Company or its nominee and the execution of all lawful oaths and applications for patents and registration of copyright in the United States and foreign countries provided, however, that such assistance from Executive
after Executive’s employment with the Company terminates shall be at the Company’s expense and shall not require Executive to expend unreasonable periods of time or unreasonably interfere with any obligations Executive may have to provide
services to other persons or entities. 
 5.6 Remedies. Executive acknowledges that money damages would not be a
sufficient remedy for any breach of this Article V by Executive, and the Company shall be entitled to enforce the provisions of this Article V 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 this Article V but shall be in addition to all remedies available at law
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 5.7 Permitted Disclosures. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the
contrary, nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit or restrict Executive from lawfully (i) initiating communications directly with, cooperating with, providing information to, causing information to be provided to, or otherwise assisting in an
investigation by any governmental or regulatory agency, entity, or official(s) (collectively, “Governmental Authorities”) regarding a possible violation of any law; (ii) responding to any inquiry or legal process
directed to Executive individually from any such Governmental Authorities; (iii) testifying, participating or otherwise assisting in an action or proceeding by any such Governmental Authorities relating to a possible violation of law; or
(iv) making any other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of any applicable law. Additionally, pursuant to the federal 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 a trade secret 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 to Executive’s attorney in relation to a lawsuit for retaliation against Executive for reporting a suspected violation of law; or (iii) is
made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. Nor does this Agreement require Executive to obtain prior authorization from the Company before engaging in any conduct described in
this paragraph, or to notify the Company that Executive has engaged in any such conduct. 
 ARTICLE VI 

EFFECT OF TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT ON COMPENSATION 

6.1 Effect of Termination of Employment on Compensation. 

(a) If Executive’s employment hereunder shall terminate: (i) at the expiration of the term provided in
Section 3.1 after either (x) Executive has given the Company written notice of non-renewal, or (y) the Company has given Executive written notice of
non-renewal and provided Executive a Notice of Non-Compete Waiver pursuant to the terms of Section 7.1(c) below, (ii) for any reason described in
Section 3.2(a) or 3.2(b), (iii) pursuant to Executive’s resignation for other than Good Reason, or (iv) by reason of Executive’s death, then all compensation and all benefits to Executive hereunder shall terminate
contemporaneously with such termination of employment, except that Executive shall be entitled to (1) payment of all accrued and unpaid Base Salary earned to the Date of Termination as well as any Annual Bonus that has been earned pursuant to
Section 4.2 for the calendar year ending on or prior to the Date of Termination but remains unpaid as of the Date of Termination (which Annual Bonus, if any, shall be paid in a lump sum at the time provided for payment in Section 4.2),
(2) reimbursement for all incurred but unreimbursed expenses for which Executive is entitled to reimbursement in accordance with Section 4.5, and (3) benefits to which Executive is entitled under the terms of any applicable benefit
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 (b) If Executive’s employment hereunder shall terminate: (i) at the
expiration of the term provided in Section 3.1 after the Company has given Executive written notice of non-renewal and not provided Executive a Notice of
Non-Compete Waiver pursuant to the terms of Section 7.1(c) below, (ii) pursuant to Executive’s resignation for Good Reason, or (iii) pursuant to a termination by the Company pursuant to
Section 3.2(c), then all compensation and all benefits to Executive hereunder shall terminate contemporaneously with such termination of employment, except that (A) Executive shall be entitled to receive the compensation and benefits
described in clauses (1) through (3) of Section 6.1(a), and (B) subject to (x) Executive’s execution and delivery to the Company by the Release Expiration Date (and non-revocation
within any time provided to do so) of the Release; and (y) Executive’s abiding by the terms of Articles V and VII, then Executive shall be entitled to receive the payments and benefits set forth in Section 6.1(b)(i), (ii) and
(iii) below. 
 (i) The Company shall pay to Executive a total amount equal to the sum of: (x) 12 months’ worth of
Executive’s Base Salary for the year in which such termination occurs; and (y) Executive’s then-current target Annual Bonus, which for purposes of this clause (y), shall be deemed to be not less than 100% of Executive’s Base
Salary for the year in which such termination occurs (the sum of (x) and (y) being referred to as the “Severance Payment”). The Severance Payment will be divided into 12 substantially equal installments. On the
Company’s first regularly scheduled pay date that is on or after the date that is sixty (60) days after Date of Termination, the Company shall pay to Executive, without interest, a number of such installments equal to the number of such
installments that would have been paid during the period beginning on the Date of Termination and ending on the Company’s first regularly scheduled pay date that is on or after the date that is sixty (60) days after the Date of Termination
had the installments been paid on a monthly basis commencing on the Company’s first regularly scheduled pay date coincident with or next following the Date of Termination, and each of the remaining installments shall be paid on a monthly basis
thereafter; provided, however, that to the extent, if any, that the aggregate amount of the installments of the Severance Payment that would otherwise be paid pursuant to the preceding provisions of this Section 6.1(b)(i) after
March 15 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the Date of Termination occurs (the “Applicable March 15”) exceeds the maximum exemption amount under Treasury
Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii)(A), then such excess shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum on the Applicable March 15 (or the first business day preceding the Applicable March 15 if
the Applicable March 15 is not a business day) and the installments of the Severance Payment payable after the Applicable March 15 shall be reduced by such excess (beginning with the installment first payable after the Applicable
March 15 and continuing with the next succeeding installment until the aggregate reduction equals such excess). 
 (ii)
During the portion, if any, of the 12-month period following the Termination Date (the “Reimbursement Period”) that Executive elects to continue coverage for Executive and
Executive’s spouse and eligible dependents, if any, under the Company’s group health plans pursuant to the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (“COBRA”), the Company shall promptly
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and continue such coverage (the “Monthly Reimbursement Amount”). Each payment of the Monthly Reimbursement Amount shall be paid to Executive on the Company’s first
regularly scheduled pay date in the calendar month immediately following the calendar month in which Executive submits to the Company documentation of the applicable premium payment having been paid by Executive, which documentation shall be
submitted by Executive to the Company within 60 days following the date on which the applicable premium payment is paid. Executive shall be eligible to receive such reimbursement payments until the earliest of: (x) the last day of the
Reimbursement Period; (y) the date Executive is no longer eligible to receive COBRA continuation coverage; and (z) the date on which Executive becomes eligible to receive coverage under a group health plan sponsored by another employer
(and any such eligibility shall be promptly reported to the Company by Executive); provided, however, that the election of COBRA continuation coverage and the payment of any premiums due with respect to such COBRA continuation coverage shall
remain Executive’s sole responsibility, and the Company shall not assume any obligation for payment of any such premiums relating to such COBRA continuation coverage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the provision of the benefits described in
this paragraph cannot be provided in the manner described above without penalty, tax or other adverse impact on the Company, then the Company and Executive shall negotiate in good faith to determine an alternative manner in which the Company may
provide substantially equivalent benefits to Executive without such adverse impact on the Company. 
 (iii) With respect to
the outstanding equity compensation awards granted to Executive pursuant to the Stock Incentive Plan or any other equity compensation plan of Parent or another member of the Company Group prior to the Date of Termination (collectively, the
“Outstanding Equity Awards”): (x) except as otherwise provided in this Section 6.1(b)(iii), the Applicable Pro-Rated Portion (as defined below), if any, of each Outstanding Equity Award
that remains unvested as of the Date of Termination shall become immediately fully vested as of the Date of Termination; provided, however, that if any Outstanding Equity Award is subject to a performance requirement (other than continued
employment or service by Executive), then no portion of any such Outstanding Equity Award shall become immediately fully vested as of the Date of Termination and such Outstanding Equity Award shall remain subject to the terms and conditions set
forth in the applicable award agreement(s) pursuant to which such Outstanding Equity Award was granted; and (y) all outstanding stock options that have become vested as of the Date of Termination (determined after giving effect to clause
(x) of this Section 6.1(b)(iii)) shall remain exercisable through the original expiration dates of such stock options. As used herein, the “Applicable Pro-Rated Portion” means,
with respect to an Outstanding Equity Award, the number of shares of Parent Common Stock subject to such Outstanding Equity Award equal to the difference (if positive) between “A” and “B,” where: 

“A” equals the total number of shares of Parent Common Stock subject to such Outstanding Equity Award
multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the total number of days during the period beginning on the date the vesting period applicable to such Outstanding Equity Award (the “Vesting Period”) commenced
pursuant to the applicable award agreement and ending on the Date of Termination and the denominator of which is the total number of days in the Vesting Period; and 

  
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 “B” equals the total number of shares of Parent Common
Stock subject to such Outstanding Equity Award, if any, that have become vested in accordance with the applicable award agreement prior to the Date of Termination. 

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision 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 in this Agreement, together with any other payments and benefits that Executive has the right to receive from the Company or any other member of the Company Group, would
constitute a “parachute payment” (as defined in Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code), then the payments and benefits provided for in this Agreement shall be either (i) reduced (but not below zero) so that the present value of such total
amounts and benefits received by Executive from the Company and any other members of the Company Group 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 (ii) 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 the Company in good faith. 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 and any other members of the Company Group used in determining whether 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. Nothing in this Section 6.1(c) shall require the Company or any other member of the Company Group to
be responsible for, or have any liability or obligation with respect to, Executive’s excise tax liabilities under Section 4999 of the Code. 

  
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 ARTICLE VII 

NON-COMPETITION AGREEMENT 

7.1 Definitions. As used in this Article VII, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 

(a) “Business” means: (x) for the period of time in which Executive is employed by any member of
the Company Group, the provision and sale of the products and services provided by the Company Group during the course of Executive’s employment therewith and other products and services that are functionally equivalent to the foregoing and
(y) for the period of time within the Prohibited Period in which Executive is not employed by any member of the Company Group, the provision and sale of the products and services that were provided by the Company Group during the period of time
in which Executive was employed by such member of the Company Group and other products and services that are functionally equivalent to the foregoing. The Business includes for purposes of both clauses (x) and (y): (1) the provision of
equipment and services used in the completion of wells for the production of oil and natural gas (including cementing, wireline and coiled tubing services), and (2) the provision of production enhancement and well workover services and the sale
or rental of equipment relating thereto in connection with the production of oil and natural gas. 
 (b)
“Competing Business” means any business, individual, partnership, firm, corporation or other entity (other than any member of the Company Group) which engages in, or is preparing to engage in, the Business in the Restricted
Area. 
 (c) “Prohibited Period” means the period during which Executive is employed by any member of
the Company Group and a period of 12 months following the date that Executive is no longer employed by any member of the Company Group. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if: (i) Executive ceases to be employed by any member of the Company Group as
the result of, and following, the Company’s issuance of a notice of non-renewal pursuant to Section 3.1 above, and (ii) on or before the date that is five days following the date that Executive
is no longer employed by any member of the Company Group, the Company provides Executive with written notice of its intent to waive the provisions of Sections 7.2(a) and 7.2(c) below (such notice, a “Notice of Non-Compete Waiver”), then the Prohibited Period shall end on the date on which Executive is no longer employed by any member of the Company Group. 

(d) “Restricted Area” means the geographic areas set forth on Appendix A hereto and any other
geographic area within a 100-mile radius of any other location where any member of the Company Group conducts or has material plans to conduct the Business and Executive has direct or indirect responsibilities
for, or Confidential Information about, such Business. 
 7.2 Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation. Executive and the Company agree that the non-competition and non-solicitation provisions of this Article
VII are a material inducement for the Company to employ Executive and that this Article VII is necessary to protect the Confidential Information of the Company and the other members of the Company Group disclosed or entrusted to Executive by
the Company Group or created or developed by Executive for the Company Group, and to protect the business goodwill of the Company Group. 

  
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 (a) Subject to the exceptions set forth in Sections 7.2(b) and 7.2(d),
Executive expressly covenants and agrees that during the Prohibited Period (i) Executive will refrain from carrying on or engaging in, directly or indirectly, any business that is competitive with, or similar to, that of any member of the
Company Group in the Restricted Area. Accordingly, Executive covenants and agrees that Executive will not, directly or indirectly, own, manage, operate, join, become an employee of, partner in, owner or member of (or an independent contractor to),
control or participate in, be connected with or otherwise be affiliated with any business, individual, partnership, firm, corporation or other entity which constitutes a Competing Business in the Restricted Area, as Executive expressly agrees that
each of the foregoing activities would represent carrying on or engaging in a business similar to (or the same as) any member of the Company Group, as prohibited by this Section 7.2(a). 

(b) Notwithstanding the restrictions contained in Section 7.2(a), Executive may own an aggregate of not more than 5% of
the outstanding stock of any class of any corporation that is 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 7.2(a), 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. 

(c) Executive further expressly covenants and agrees that during the Prohibited Period, Executive will not, directly or
indirectly solicit, canvass, approach, encourage, entice or induce any customer or supplier of any member of the Company Group to cease or lessen such customer’s or supplier’s business with the Company Group. 

(d) Notwithstanding the above-referenced limitations in Sections 7.2(a) and 7.2(c) above, such limitations shall not
apply in those portions of the Restricted Area located within the State of Oklahoma. Instead, Executive agrees that the restrictions on Executive’s activities within those portions of the Restricted Area located within the State of Oklahoma (in
addition to those restrictions set forth in Section 7.2(e) and Article V above) shall be as follows: during the Prohibited Period, Executive will not directly or indirectly solicit the sale of goods, services, or a combination of goods and
services from the established customers of the Company or any other member of the Company Group. 
 (e) Executive further
expressly covenants and agrees that during the period that Executive is employed by any member of the Company Group and a period of 12 months following the date that Executive is no longer employed by any member of the Company Group, Executive will
not directly or indirectly solicit, canvass, approach, encourage, entice or induce any employee of, or individual acting as a consultant to, the Company Group to terminate his or her employment or engagement with any member of the Company Group.

 (f) Before accepting employment with any other person or entity during the Prohibited Period, Executive will inform such
person or entity of the restrictions contained in this Article VII. 

  
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 7.3 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 Section 7.2 are reasonable in all respects and do not impose any greater restraint than is necessary to protect the legitimate business interests
of the Company Group. Executive and the Company also acknowledge that money damages would not be sufficient remedy for any breach of this Article VII by Executive, and the Company or any other member of the Company Group shall be entitled to
enforce the provisions of this Article VII by terminating payments then owing to Executive under this Agreement or otherwise and to seek 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 this Article VII 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. 

7.4 Reasonableness; Enforcement. Executive hereby represents to the Company that Executive has read and understands, and
agrees to be bound by, the terms of this Article VII. Executive acknowledges that the geographic scope and duration of the covenants contained in this Article VII 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 Company Group’s operations of the Business, which is conducted throughout the Restricted Area (b) Executive’s level of control
over and contact with the Company’s Group’s business in all jurisdictions in which it is conducted, and (c) the amount of Confidential Information to which Executive has or will have access in connection with the performance of
Executive’s duties hereunder. 
 7.5 Reformation. The Company and Executive agree that the foregoing restrictions
are reasonable in all respects and that any breach of the covenants contained in this Article VII would cause irreparable injury to the Company Group. 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 sufficient consideration 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 agreement not to compete 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. By agreeing to this contractual modification prospectively at this time, the Company and Executive intend to make this provision
enforceable under the law or laws of all applicable jurisdictions so that the entire agreement not to compete and this Agreement as prospectively modified shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be rendered void or illegal. Such
modification shall not affect the payments made to Executive under this Agreement. 

  
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 ARTICLE VIII 

DISPUTE RESOLUTION 

8.1 Arbitration. All claims or disputes between Executive and the Company or any other member of the Company Group
(including claims relating to the validity, scope, and enforceability of this Article VIII and claims arising under any federal, state or local law regarding the terms and conditions of employment or prohibiting discrimination in employment or
governing the employment relationship in any way) shall be submitted for final and binding arbitration in Houston, Texas in accordance with the then-applicable rules for resolution of employment disputes of the American Arbitration Association
(“AAA”). The arbitration shall be conducted by a single arbitrator chosen pursuant to the then-applicable rules for resolution of employment disputes of the AAA, and the Company or another member of the Company Group shall
bear the costs of such arbitration. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company’s (or another member of the Company Group’s) assumption of costs referenced in the previous sentence applies to the costs of the AAA only, and does not include
attorney or expert fees or other fees or costs incurred by Executive. The arbitrator shall apply the substantive law of the State of Texas (excluding Texas choice-of-law
principles that might call for the application of some other state’s law), or federal law, or both as applicable to the claims asserted. The results of the arbitration and the decision of the arbitrator will be final and binding on the parties
and each party agrees and acknowledges that these results shall be enforceable in a court of law. No demand for arbitration may be made after the date when the institution of legal or equitable proceedings based on such claim or dispute would be
barred by the applicable statute(s) of limitations. In the event either party must resort to the judicial process to enforce the provisions of this Agreement, the award of an arbitrator or equitable relief granted by an arbitrator, the party
successfully seeking enforcement shall be entitled to recover from the other party all costs of such litigation, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs. To the fullest extent permitted by law, all proceedings conducted pursuant to
this agreement to arbitrate, including any order, decision or award of the arbitrator, shall be kept confidential by the parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive and the Company further acknowledge and agree that a court of competent
jurisdiction residing in Houston, Texas shall have the power to maintain the status quo pending the arbitration of any dispute under this Article VIII, and this Article VIII shall not require the arbitration of any application for
emergency, temporary or preliminary injunctive relief (including temporary restraining orders) by either party pending arbitration, including any application for emergency, temporary or preliminary injunctive relief for any claim arising out of
Article V or Article VII of this Agreement; provided, however, that the remainder of any such dispute beyond the application for such emergency, temporary or preliminary injunctive relief shall be subject to arbitration under
this Article VIII. THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT, BY SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT, THEY ARE KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVING ANY RIGHTS THAT THEY MAY HAVE TO A JURY TRIAL OR, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED HEREIN, A COURT TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM THAT IS
SUBJECT TO THIS ARTICLE VIII. 

  
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 ARTICLE IX 

MISCELLANEOUS 

9.1 Notices. For purposes of this Agreement, notices and all other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and
shall be deemed to have been duly given (a) when received if delivered personally or by courier, (b) five business days after deposit in the United States mail, if delivered by certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested or
(c) one business day after deposit with a delivery service if delivered by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service with proof of receipt maintained as follows: 

 

			
	If to Executive, addressed to:	  	Executive’s home address on file with the Company.
		
	If to the Company, addressed to:	  	Nine Energy Service, LLC
		  	 16945 Northchase Drive, Suite 1600
 Houston, TX
77060

		  	Attn: Chief Executive Officer

 or to such other address as either party may furnish to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that notices or
changes of address shall be effective only upon receipt. 
 9.2 Applicable Law; Submission to Jurisdiction. 

(a) This Agreement is entered into under, and shall be governed for all purposes by, the laws of the State of Texas, without
regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof. 
 (b) With respect to any claim or dispute related to or arising under this
Agreement, the parties hereby consent to the arbitration provisions of Article VIII and recognize and agree that should any resort to a court be necessary and permitted under this Agreement, then they consent to the exclusive jurisdiction,
forum and venue of the state and federal courts located in Harris County, Texas. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may seek emergency, temporary or preliminary injunctive relief (including temporary restraining orders) with respect to any
breaches or threatened breaches by Executive of Article V or Article VII in any court of competent jurisdiction. 
 9.3
No Waiver. No failure by either party hereto at any time to give notice of any breach by the other party of, or to require compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement shall be deemed a waiver of similar or
dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time. 
 9.4 Severability. If an
arbitrator or a court of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of this Agreement (or part thereof) is invalid or unenforceable, then the invalidity or unenforceability of that provision (or part thereof) shall not affect the validity
or enforceability of any other provision (or part thereof) of this Agreement, and all other provisions (and parts thereof) shall remain in full force and effect. 

  
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 9.5 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts
(including portable document format (.pdf) and facsimile counterparts), each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together will constitute one and the same Agreement. 

9.6 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 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. 
 9.7 Titles and Headings; Interpretation. The Section headings have been inserted for purposes of
convenience and shall not be used for interpretive purposes. and headings to Sections hereof are for the purpose of reference only and shall in no way limit, define or otherwise affect the provisions hereof. Any and all Exhibits or Attachments
referred to in this Agreement are, by such reference, incorporated herein and made a part hereof for all purposes. Unless the context requires otherwise, all references herein to an agreement, instrument or other document shall be deemed to refer to
such agreement, instrument or other document as amended, supplemented, modified and restated from time to time to the extent permitted by the provisions thereof. The word “or” as used herein is not exclusive and is deemed to have the
meaning “and/or.” All references to “dollars” or “$” in this Agreement refer to United States dollars. The words “herein”, “hereof”, “hereunder” and other compounds of the word
“here” shall refer to the entire Agreement, including all Exhibits attached hereto, and not to any particular provision hereof. Wherever the context so requires, the masculine gender includes the feminine or neuter, and the singular number
includes the plural and conversely. The use herein of the word “including” following any general statement, term or matter shall not be construed to limit such statement, term or matter to the specific items or matters set forth
immediately following such word or to similar items or matters, whether or not non-limiting language (such as “without limitation”, “but not limited to”, or words of similar import) is used
with reference thereto, but rather shall be deemed to refer to all other items or matters that could reasonably fall within the broadest possible scope of such general statement, term or matter. Neither this Agreement nor any uncertainty or
ambiguity herein shall be construed or resolved against any party hereto, whether under any rule of construction or otherwise. On the contrary, this Agreement has been reviewed by each of the parties hereto and shall be construed and interpreted
according to the ordinary meaning of the words used so as to fairly accomplish the purposes and intentions of the parties hereto. 
 9.8
Successors. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and any successor of the Company. The Company may assign this Agreement, including to any affiliate or subsidiary or successor that succeeds
to all or substantially all of the assets, business or operations of the Company, without the consent of Executive. Except as provided in the preceding sentences, this Agreement, and the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder, are personal
and neither this Agreement, nor any right, benefit or obligation of either party hereto, shall be subject to voluntary or involuntary assignment, alienation or transfer, whether by operation of law or otherwise, without the prior written consent of
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 9.9 Effect of Termination of Employment Relationship. The provisions of
Articles V, VI, VII, and VIII and those provisions necessary to interpret, apply and enforce them, shall survive any termination of this Agreement and any termination of the employment relationship between Executive and the Company. 

9.10 Entire Agreement. Except as provided in any signed written agreement contemporaneously or hereafter executed by the
Company and Executive, this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with regard to the subject matter hereof, and contains all the covenants, promises, representations, warranties and agreements between the parties with respect to
the employment of Executive by the Company. Without limiting the scope of the preceding sentence, all understandings and agreements preceding the date of execution of this Agreement and relating to the subject matter hereof are hereby null and void
and of no further force and effect. 
 9.11 Modification; Waiver. Any modification to or waiver of this Agreement will
be effective only if it is in writing and signed by the parties to this Agreement. 
 9.12 Third-Party Beneficiaries.
Any member of the Company Group that is not a signatory to this Agreement shall be a third-party beneficiary of Executive’s commitments, representations, covenants and promises set forth in Articles V, VII and VIII and shall be entitled to
enforce such commitments, representations, covenants and promises as if a party hereto. 
 9.13 Executive’s Representations
and Warranties. Executive represents and warrants to the Company that (a) Executive does not have any agreements or obligations with Executive’s prior employers or other third parties that will prohibit Executive from working for
any member of the Company Group or fulfilling Executive’s duties and obligations to the Company Group pursuant to this Agreement and (b) Executive has complied, and will comply, with all duties imposed on Executive with respect to
Executive’s former employers and all other third parties. Executive expressly promises that Executive will not: (i) introduce any confidential, proprietary or other similar information belonging to any prior employer to the premises or
computer systems of any member of the Company Group; or (ii) use or disclose any legally protected information belonging to any former employer or other third party in the course of Executive’s employment hereunder. 

9.14 Section 409A. 

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, all provisions of this Agreement are intended to comply
with Section 409A of the Code and the applicable Treasury regulations and administrative guidance issued thereunder (collectively, “Section 409A”) or an applicable exemption therefrom and shall be construed and
administered in accordance with such intent. Any payments under this Agreement that may be excluded from Section 409A either as separation pay due to an involuntary separation from service or as a short-term deferral shall be excluded from
Section 409A to the maximum extent possible. For purposes of Section 409A, each installment payment provided under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment. 

  
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 (b) To the extent that any right to reimbursement of expenses or payment of any
benefit in-kind under this Agreement constitutes nonqualified deferred compensation (within the meaning of Section 409A), (i) any such expense reimbursement shall be made by the Company no later than
the last day of the taxable year following the taxable year in which such expense was incurred by Executive, (ii) the right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits shall not be subject to liquidation or
exchange for another benefit, and (iii) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement or in-kind benefits provided during any taxable year shall not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement or in-kind benefits to be provided in any other taxable year; provided, that the foregoing clause shall not be violated with regard to expenses reimbursed under any arrangement covered by
Section 105(b) of the Code solely because such expenses are subject to a limit related to the period in which the arrangement is in effect. 

(c) Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, if any payment or benefit provided for herein would be
subject to additional taxes and interest under Section 409A if Executive’s receipt of such payment or benefit is not delayed until the Section 409A Payment Date, then such payment or benefit shall not be provided to Executive (or
Executive’s estate, if applicable) until the Section 409A Payment Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company makes no representations that the payments and benefits provided under this Agreement are exempt from, or compliant with,
Section 409A and in no event shall any member of the Company Group be liable for all or any portion of any taxes, penalties, interest or other expenses that may be incurred by Executive on account of
non-compliance with Section 409A. 
 9.15 Clawback. To the extent required
by applicable law or any applicable securities exchange listing standards, or as otherwise determined by the Board (or a committee thereof), amounts paid or payable under this Agreement shall be subject to the provisions of any applicable clawback
policies or procedures adopted by Parent, the Company or any other member of the Company Group, which clawback policies or procedures may provide for forfeiture and/or recoupment of amounts paid or payable under this Agreement. Notwithstanding any
provision of this Agreement to the contrary, Parent, the Company and each other member of the Company Group reserves the right, without the consent of Executive, to adopt any such clawback policies and procedures, including such policies and
procedures applicable to this Agreement with retroactive effect. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of this 31st day of March, 2017. 
  

			
	NINE ENERGY SERVICE, LLC
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Ann G. Fox

		 	Ann G. Fox
		 	President and Chief Executive Officer
	
	For the limited purpose of acknowledging and agreeing to Sections 4.3 and 6.1(b)(iii):
	
	NINE ENERGY SERVICE, INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Ann G. Fox

		 	Ann G. Fox
		 	President and Chief Executive Officer
	
	DOUGLAS S. ARON
	
	 /s/ Douglas S. Aron



 SIGNATURE PAGE TO 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 
  








 APPENDIX A 

RESTRICTED AREA 
 The following States:
Alaska, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia and Wyoming 
 The following parishes within the State
of Louisiana: Acadia, Allen, Ascension, Assumption, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Calcasieu, Caldwell, Cameron, Catahoula, Claiborne, Concordia, DeSoto, East Baton Rouge, East Carroll, East Feliciana, Evangeline, Franklin, Grant,
Iberia, Iberville, Jackson, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Lafourche, LaSalle, Lincoln, Livingston, Madison, Morehouse, Natchitoches, Orleans, Ouachita, Plaquemines, Pointe Coupee, Rapides, Red River, Richland, Sabine, St. Bernard, St.
Charles, St. Helena, St. James, St. John, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Tensas, Terrebonne, Union, Vermilion, Vernon, Washington, Webster, West Baton Rouge, West Carroll, West Feliciana, and Winn.