Exhibit 10.2


 


INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT


 


THIS INDEMNIFICATION
AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of July 30, 2019, by and between SPARTAN ENERGY ACQUISITION
CORP., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and John J. MacWilliams (“Indemnitee”).


 


RECITALS


 


WHEREAS, highly
competent persons have become more reluctant to serve publicly-held corporations as directors or officers unless they are provided
with adequate protection through insurance or adequate indemnification against inordinate risks of claims and actions against them
arising out of their service to and activities on behalf of such corporations.


 


WHEREAS, the
Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) has determined that, in order to attract and retain qualified
individuals as directors and officers, the Company will attempt to maintain on an ongoing basis, at its sole expense, liability
insurance to protect such persons serving the Company and its subsidiaries from certain liabilities. Although the furnishing of
such insurance has been a customary and widespread practice among corporations and other business enterprises, the Company believes
that, given current market conditions and trends, such insurance may be available to it in the future only at higher premiums and
with more exclusions. At the same time, directors and officers are being increasingly subjected to expensive and time-consuming
litigation. The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Charter”) and the Bylaws (the
“Bylaws”) of the Company require indemnification of the officers and directors of the Company. Indemnitee
may also be entitled to indemnification pursuant to applicable provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”).
The Charter, Bylaws and the DGCL expressly provide that the indemnification provisions set forth therein are not exclusive, and
thereby contemplate that contracts may be entered into between the Company and members of the Board, officers and other persons
with respect to indemnification, hold harmless, exoneration, advancement and reimbursement rights.


 


WHEREAS, the
uncertainties relating to such insurance and to indemnification have increased the difficulty of attracting and retaining such
persons.


 


WHEREAS, the
Board has determined that the increased difficulty in attracting and retaining such persons is detrimental to the best interests
of the Company’s stockholders and that the Company should act to assure such persons that there will be increased certainty
of such protection in the future.


 


WHEREAS, it
is reasonable, prudent and necessary for the Company contractually to obligate itself to indemnify, hold harmless, exonerate and
to advance expenses on behalf of, such persons to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law so that they will serve or continue
to serve the Company free from undue concern that they will not be so protected against liabilities.


 


WHEREAS, this
Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the Charter and Bylaws and any resolutions adopted pursuant thereto, and shall
not be deemed a substitute therefor, nor to diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder.


 






     


     


    

 


WHEREAS, Indemnitee
may not be willing to serve as an officer or director without adequate protection, and the Company desires Indemnitee to serve
in such capacity. Indemnitee is willing to serve or continue to serve for or on behalf of the Company on the condition that Indemnitee
be so indemnified.


 


NOW, THEREFORE,
in consideration of the premises and the covenants contained herein, the Company and Indemnitee do hereby covenant and agree as
follows:


 


TERMS AND CONDITIONS


 


1. SERVICES TO THE
COMPANY. In consideration of the Company’s covenants and obligations hereunder, Indemnitee will serve or continue to
serve as an officer, director or key employee of the Company for so long as Indemnitee is duly elected or appointed or until Indemnitee
tenders Indemnitee’s resignation or until Indemnitee is removed. The foregoing notwithstanding, this Agreement shall continue
in full force and effect after Indemnitee has ceased to serve as a director or officer of the Company, as provided in Section
16. This Agreement, however, shall not impose any obligation on Indemnitee or the Company to continue Indemnitee’s service
to the Company beyond any period otherwise required by law or by other agreements or commitments of the parties, if any.


 


2. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Agreement:


 


(a) References
to “agent” shall mean any person who is or was a director, officer or employee of the Company or a
subsidiary of the Company or other person authorized by the Company to act for the Company, to include such person serving in
such capacity as a director, officer, employee, fiduciary or other official of another corporation, partnership,
limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other enterprise at the request of, for the convenience of, or to
represent the interests of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company.


 


(b) The terms
“Beneficial Owner” and “Beneficial Ownership” shall have the meanings set
forth in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act (as defined below) as in effect on the date hereof.


 


(c) A
“Change in Control” shall be deemed to occur upon the earliest to occur after the date of this
Agreement of any of the following events:


 


(i) Acquisition
of Stock by Third Party. Other than Spartan Energy Acquisition Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the
“Sponsor”), any Person (as defined below) is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or
indirectly, of securities of the Company representing fifteen percent (15%) or more of the combined voting power of the
Company’s then outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, unless (1) the change in
the relative Beneficial Ownership of the Company’s securities by any Person results solely from a reduction in the
aggregate number of outstanding shares entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, or (2) such acquisition was
approved in advance by the Continuing Directors (as defined below) and such acquisition would not constitute a Change in
Control under part (iii) of this definition;


 






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(ii) Change
in Board of Directors. Individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board, and any new director whose election
by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two thirds of
the directors then still in office who were directors on the date hereof or whose election for nomination for election was
previously so approved (collectively, the “Continuing Directors”), cease for any reason to
constitute at least a majority of the members of the Board;


 


(iii) Corporate
Transactions. The effective date of a reorganization, merger or consolidation of the Company (a “Business
Combination”), in each case, unless, following such Business Combination: (1) all or substantially all of the
individuals and entities who were the Beneficial Owners of securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors
immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 51% of the combined voting
power of the then outstanding securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors 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 (as
defined below)) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership immediately prior to such Business Combination, of
the securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors; (2) other than an affiliate of the Sponsor, no Person
(excluding any corporation resulting from such Business Combination) is the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of 15%
or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of
directors of the surviving corporation except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination;
and (3) at least a majority of the Board of Directors of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination were
Continuing Directors at the time of the execution of the initial agreement, or of the action of the Board of Directors,
providing for such Business Combination;


 


(iv) Liquidation.
The approval by the stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement or series of
agreements for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, other than
factoring the Company’s current receivables or escrows due (or, if such stockholder approval is not required, the
decision by the Board to proceed with such a liquidation, sale, or disposition in one transaction or a series of related
transactions); or


 


(v) Other
Events. There occurs any other event of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of
Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A (or any successor rule) (or a response to any similar item on any similar schedule or
form) promulgated under the Exchange Act (as defined below), whether or not the Company is then subject to such reporting
requirement.


 


(d)
“Corporate Status” describes the status of a person who is or was a director, officer, trustee,
general partner, manager, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of the Company or of any other Enterprise (as defined
below) which such person is or was serving at the request of the Company.


 






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(e)
“Delaware Court” shall mean the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware.


 


(f)
“Disinterested Director” shall mean a director of the Company who is not and was not a party to the
Proceeding (as defined below) in respect of which indemnification is sought by Indemnitee.


 


(g)
“Enterprise” shall mean the Company and any other corporation, constituent corporation (including
any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger to which the Company (or any of its wholly owned
subsidiaries) is a party, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other
enterprise of which Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, trustee, manager,
general partner, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent.


 


(h)
“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.


 


(i)
“Expenses” shall include all direct and indirect costs, fees and expenses of any type or nature
whatsoever, including, without limitation, all reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, retainers, court costs, transcript
costs, fees of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, fees of private investigators and professional advisors, duplicating
costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, fax transmission charges, secretarial
services and all other disbursements, obligations or expenses in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to
prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in, settlement or appeal of, or otherwise
participating in, a Proceeding (as defined below), including reasonable compensation for time spent by Indemnitee for which
he or she is not otherwise compensated by the Company or any third party. “Expenses” also shall include expenses
incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from any Proceeding (as defined below), including without limitation the
principal, premium, security for, and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersedeas bond, or other appeal bond or its
equivalent. “Expenses,” however, shall not include amounts paid in settlement by Indemnitee or the amount of
judgments or fines against Indemnitee.


 


(j) References to
“fines” shall include any excise tax assessed on Indemnitee with respect to any employee benefit
plan; references to “serving at the request of the Company” shall include any service as a director,
officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director,
officer, employee, agent or fiduciary with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and if
Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the participants
and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to
the best interests of the Company” as referred to in this Agreement.


 


(k)
“Independent Counsel” shall mean a law firm or a member of a law firm with significant experience
in matters of corporation law and that neither presently is, nor in the past five years has been, retained to represent: (i)
the Company or Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party (other than with respect to matters concerning
Indemnitee under this Agreement, or of other indemnitees under similar indemnification agreements); or (ii) any other party
to the Proceeding (as defined below) giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
term “Independent Counsel” shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional
conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company or Indemnitee in an action to
determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement.


 






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(l) The term
“Person” shall have the meaning as set forth in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act as in
effect on the date hereof; provided, however, that “Person” shall exclude: (i) the Company; (ii) any Subsidiaries
(as defined below) of the Company; (iii) any employment benefit plan of the Company or of a Subsidiary (as defined below) of
the Company or of any corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same
proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company; and (iv) any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an
employee benefit plan of the Company or of a Subsidiary (as defined below) of the Company or of a corporation owned directly
or indirectly by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the
Company.


 


(m) The
term “Proceeding” shall include any threatened, pending or completed action, suit,
arbitration, mediation, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, investigation, inquiry, administrative hearing or any other
actual, threatened or completed proceeding, whether brought in the right of the Company or otherwise and whether of a civil
(including intentional or unintentional tort claims), criminal, administrative or investigative nature, in which Indemnitee
was, is, will or might be involved as a party or otherwise by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director or
officer of the Company, by reason of any action (or failure to act) taken by Indemnitee or of any action (or failure to act)
on Indemnitee’s part while acting as a director or officer of the Company, or by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is
or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, trustee, general partner, managing member, fiduciary,
employee or agent of any other Enterprise, in each case whether or not serving in such capacity at the time any liability or
expense is incurred for which indemnification, reimbursement, or advancement of expenses can be provided under this
Agreement.


 


(n) The term
“Subsidiary,” with respect to any Person, shall mean any corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other entity of which a majority of the voting power of the voting equity securities or
equity interest is owned, directly or indirectly, by that Person.


 


3. INDEMNITY IN
THIRD-PARTY PROCEEDINGS. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Company shall indemnify, hold harmless and
exonerate Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3 if Indemnitee was, is, or is threatened to be made, a
party to or a participant (as a witness, deponent or otherwise) in any Proceeding, other than a Proceeding by or in the right
of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status. Pursuant to this Section 3,
Indemnitee shall be indemnified, held harmless and exonerated against all Expenses, judgments, liabilities, fines, penalties and
amounts paid in settlement (including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect
of such Expenses, judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or
on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, if Indemnitee acted in
good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company and, in
the case of a criminal Proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful.


 






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4. INDEMNITY IN
PROCEEDINGS BY OR IN THE RIGHT OF THE COMPANY. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Company shall indemnify,
hold harmless and exonerate Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4 if Indemnitee was, is, or is threatened
to be made, a party to or a participant (as a witness, deponent or otherwise) in any Proceeding by or in the right of the Company
to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status. Pursuant to this Section 4, Indemnitee shall
be indemnified, held harmless and exonerated against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s
behalf in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner
Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company. No indemnification, hold harmless
or exoneration for Expenses shall be made under this Section 4 in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which Indemnitee
shall have been finally adjudged by a court to be liable to the Company, unless and only to the extent that any court in which
the Proceeding was brought or the Delaware Court shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability
but in view of all the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification, to be held
harmless or to exoneration.


 


5. INDEMNIFICATION
FOR EXPENSES OF A PARTY WHO IS WHOLLY OR PARTLY SUCCESSFUL. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, to the
extent that Indemnitee was or is, by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, a party to (or a participant in) and is successful,
on the merits or otherwise, in any Proceeding or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, in whole or in part, the Company
shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, indemnify, hold harmless and exonerate Indemnitee against all Expenses
actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection therewith. If Indemnitee is not wholly successful in such Proceeding
but is successful, on the merits or otherwise, as to one or more but less than all claims, issues or matters in such Proceeding,
the Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, indemnify, hold harmless and exonerate Indemnitee against
all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with each successfully
resolved claim, issue or matter. If Indemnitee is not wholly successful in such Proceeding, the Company also shall, to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law, indemnify, hold harmless and exonerate Indemnitee against all Expenses reasonably incurred
in connection with a claim, issue or matter related to any claim, issue, or matter on which Indemnitee was successful. For purposes
of this Section and without limitation, the termination of any claim, issue or matter in such a Proceeding by dismissal, with
or without prejudice, shall be deemed to be a successful result as to such claim, issue or matter.


 


6. INDEMNIFICATION
FOR EXPENSES OF A WITNESS. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason
of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, a witness or deponent in any Proceeding to which Indemnitee was or is not a party or threatened
to be made a party, Indemnitee shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be indemnified, held harmless and exonerated
against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection therewith.


 






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7. CONTRIBUTION
IN THE EVENT OF JOINT LIABILITY.


 


(a) To the
fullest extent permissible under applicable law, if the indemnification, hold harmless and/or exoneration rights provided for
in this Agreement are unavailable to Indemnitee in whole or in part for any reason whatsoever, the Company, in lieu of
indemnifying, holding harmless or exonerating Indemnitee, shall pay, in the first instance, the entire amount incurred by
Indemnitee, whether for judgments, liabilities, fines, penalties, amounts paid or to be paid in settlement and/or for
Expenses, in connection with any Proceeding without requiring Indemnitee to contribute to such payment, and the Company
hereby waives and relinquishes any right of contribution it may have at any time against Indemnitee.


 


(b) The
Company shall not enter into any settlement of any Proceeding in which the Company is jointly liable with Indemnitee (or
would be if joined in such Proceeding) unless such settlement provides for a full and final release of all claims
asserted against Indemnitee.


 


(c) The Company
hereby agrees to fully indemnify, hold harmless and exonerate Indemnitee from any claims for contribution which may be
brought by officers, directors or employees of the Company other than Indemnitee who may be jointly liable with
Indemnitee.


 


8. EXCLUSIONS.
Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement, the Company shall not be obligated under this Agreement to make any indemnification,
advance of expenses, hold harmless or exoneration payment in connection with any claim made against Indemnitee:


 


(a) for
which payment has actually been received by or on behalf of Indemnitee under any insurance policy, contract, agreement, or
other indemnity or advancement provision or otherwise, except with respect to any excess beyond the amount actually
received under any insurance policy, contract, agreement, other indemnity or advancement provision or otherwise;


 


(b) for an
accounting of profits made from the purchase and sale (or sale and purchase) by Indemnitee of securities of the Company
within the meaning of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act (or any successor rule) or similar provisions of state statutory law
or common law; or


 


(c) except as
otherwise provided in Sections 13(f)-(g) hereof, prior to a Change in Control, in connection with any Proceeding (or any part
of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee, including any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee
against the Company or its directors, officers, employees or other indemnitees, unless (i) the Board authorized the
Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) prior to its initiation or (ii) the Company provides the indemnification, advance
of expenses, hold harmless or exoneration payment, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the Company under
applicable law. Indemnitee shall seek payments or advances from the Company only to the extent that such payments or advances
are unavailable from any insurance policy of the Company covering Indemnitee.


 






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9. ADVANCES OF EXPENSES;
DEFENSE OF CLAIM.


 


(a)
Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, and to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law,
the Company shall pay the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee (or reasonably expected by Indemnitee to be incurred by Indemnitee
within three months) in connection with any Proceeding within ten (10) days after the receipt by the Company of a statement
or statements requesting such advances from time to time, prior to the final disposition of any Proceeding. Advances shall,
to the fullest extent permitted by law, be unsecured and interest free. Advances shall, to the fullest extent permitted by
law, be made without regard to Indemnitee’s ability to repay the Expenses and without regard to Indemnitee’s
ultimate entitlement to be indemnified, held harmless or exonerated under the other provisions of this Agreement. Advances
shall include any and all reasonable Expenses incurred pursuing a Proceeding to enforce this right of advancement, including
Expenses incurred preparing and forwarding statements to the Company to support the advances claimed. To the fullest extent
required by applicable law, such payments of Expenses in advance of the final disposition of the Proceeding shall be made
only upon the Company’s receipt of an undertaking, by or on behalf of Indemnitee, to repay the advanced amounts to the
extent that it is ultimately determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified, held harmless or exonerated by the
Company under the provisions of this Agreement, the Charter, the Bylaws, applicable law or otherwise. This Section 9(a) shall
not apply to any claim made by Indemnitee for which an indemnification, advance of expenses, hold harmless or exoneration
payment is excluded pursuant to Section 8.


 


(b) The Company
will be entitled to participate in the Proceeding at its own expense.


 


(c) The Company
shall not settle any action, claim or Proceeding (in whole or in part) which would impose any Expense, judgment, liability,
fine, penalty or limitation on Indemnitee without Indemnitee’s prior written consent.


 


10. PROCEDURE FOR
NOTIFICATION AND APPLICATION FOR INDEMNIFICATION.


 


(a) Indemnitee
agrees to promptly notify the Company in writing upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint,
indictment, information or other document relating to any Proceeding, claim, issue or matter therein which may be subject to
indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration rights, or advancement of Expenses covered hereunder. The failure of Indemnitee
to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of any obligation which it may have to Indemnitee under this
Agreement, or otherwise.


 


(b) Indemnitee
may deliver to the Company a written application to indemnify, hold harmless or exonerate Indemnitee in accordance with this
Agreement. Such application(s) may be delivered from time to time and at such time(s) as Indemnitee deems appropriate in
Indemnitee’s sole discretion. Following such a written application for indemnification by Indemnitee,
Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification shall be determined according to Section 11(a) of this Agreement.


 






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11. PROCEDURE UPON
APPLICATION FOR INDEMNIFICATION.


 


(a) (a)
A determination, if required by applicable law, with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification shall be
made in the specific case by one of the following methods, which shall be at the election of Indemnitee: (i) by a majority
vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Board or (ii) by Independent Counsel in a written
opinion to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee. The Company promptly will advise Indemnitee in
writing with respect to any determination that Indemnitee is or is not entitled to indemnification, including a description
of any reason or basis for which indemnification has been denied. If it is so determined that Indemnitee is entitled to
indemnification, payment to Indemnitee shall be made within ten (10) days after such determination. Indemnitee shall
reasonably cooperate with the person, persons or entity making such determination with respect to Indemnitee’s
entitlement to indemnification, including providing to such person, persons or entity upon reasonable advance request any
documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available
to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any costs or Expenses (including reasonable attorneys’
fees and disbursements) incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the person, persons or entity making such determination
shall be borne by the Company (irrespective of the determination as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and
the Company hereby agrees to indemnify and to hold Indemnitee harmless therefrom.


 


(b) In
the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 11(a)
hereof, the Independent Counsel shall be selected as provided in this Section 11(b). The Independent Counsel shall be
selected by Indemnitee (unless Indemnitee shall request that such selection be made by the Board), and Indemnitee shall give
written notice to the Company advising it of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected and certifying that the
Independent Counsel so selected meets the requirements of “Independent Counsel” as defined in Section 2 of this
Agreement. If the Independent Counsel is selected by the Board, the Company shall give written notice to Indemnitee advising
Indemnitee of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected and certifying that the Independent Counsel so selected
meets the requirements of “Independent Counsel” as defined in Section 2 of this Agreement. In either event,
Indemnitee or the Company, as the case may be, may, within ten (10) days after such written notice of selection shall have
been received, deliver to the Company or to Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection; provided,
however, that such objection may be asserted only on the ground that the Independent Counsel so selected does not meet the
requirements of “Independent Counsel” as defined in Section 2 of this Agreement, and the objection shall set
forth with particularity the factual basis of such assertion. Absent a proper and timely objection, the person or law firm so
selected shall act as Independent Counsel. If such written objection is so made and substantiated, the Independent Counsel so
selected may not serve as Independent Counsel unless and until such objection is withdrawn or a court of competent
jurisdiction has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within twenty (20) days after submission by Indemnitee
of a written request for indemnification pursuant to Section 10(b) hereof, no Independent Counsel shall have been selected
and not objected to, either the Company or Indemnitee may petition the Delaware Court for resolution of any objection which
shall have been made by the Company or Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Independent Counsel and/or for the
appointment as Independent Counsel of a person selected by the Delaware Court, and the person with respect to whom
all objections are so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Independent Counsel under Section 11(a) hereof. Upon
the due commencement of any judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to Section 13(a) of this Agreement, Independent
Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity (subject to the applicable standards
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(c) The
Company agrees to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of Independent Counsel and to fully indemnify and hold harmless such
Independent Counsel against any and all Expenses, claims, liabilities and damages arising out of or relating to this
Agreement or such Independent Counsel’s engagement pursuant hereto.


 


12. PRESUMPTIONS
AND EFFECT OF CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS.


 


(a) In making a
determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification hereunder, the person, persons or entity making such
determination shall presume that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement if Indemnitee has submitted a
request for indemnification in accordance with Section 10(b) of this Agreement, and the Company shall have the burden of
proof to overcome that presumption in connection with the making by any person, persons or entity of any determination
contrary to that presumption. Neither the failure of the Company (including by the Disinterested Directors or Independent
Counsel) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of any action pursuant to this Agreement that indemnification
is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct, nor an actual determination by
the Company (including by the Disinterested Directors or Independent Counsel) that Indemnitee has not met such applicable
standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met the applicable
standard of conduct.


 


(b) If the
person, persons or entity empowered or selected under Section 11 of this Agreement to determine whether Indemnitee is
entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within thirty (30) days after receipt by the Company of the
request therefor, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall, to the fullest extent permitted by
law, be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent (i) a misstatement by
Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s statement not
materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a final judicial determination that any or
all such indemnification is expressly prohibited under applicable law; provided, however, that such 30-day period may be
extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional fifteen (15) days, if the person, persons or entity making the
determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification in good faith requires such additional time for the obtaining or
evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto.


 


(c) The
termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter therein, by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon
a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement) of itself
adversely affect the right of Indemnitee to indemnification or create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith
and in a manner which Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company or, with
respect to any criminal Proceeding, that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that Indemnitee’s conduct was
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(d) For purposes
of any determination of good faith, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith if Indemnitee’s action is
based on the records or books of account of the Enterprise, including financial statements, or on information supplied to
Indemnitee by the directors, managers, or officers of the Enterprise in the course of their duties, or on the advice of legal
counsel for the Enterprise, the Board, any committee of the Board or any director, trustee, general partner, manager or
managing member of the Enterprise, or on information or records given or reports made to the Enterprise, the Board, any
committee of the Board or any director, trustee, general partner, manager or managing member of the Enterprise, by an
independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser or other expert selected by the Enterprise, the Board, any
committee of the Board or any director, trustee, general partner, manager or managing member of the Enterprise. The
provisions of this Section 12(d) shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the other circumstances in which
Indemnitee may be deemed or found to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in this Agreement.


 


(e) The
knowledge and/or actions, or failure to act, of any other director, officer, trustee, partner, manager, managing
member, fiduciary, agent or employee of the Enterprise shall not be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining the
right to indemnification under this Agreement.


 


13. REMEDIES OF
INDEMNITEE.


 


(a) In the event
that (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 11 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification
under this Agreement, (ii) advancement of Expenses is not timely made pursuant to Section 9 of this Agreement, (iii) no
determination of entitlement to indemnification shall have been made pursuant to Section 11(a) of this Agreement within
thirty (30) days after receipt by the Company of the request for indemnification, (iv) payment of indemnification is not made
pursuant to Section 5, 6 or the last sentence of Section 11(a) of this Agreement within ten (10) days after receipt by the
Company of a written request therefor, (v) a contribution payment is not made in a timely manner pursuant to Section 7 of
this Agreement, (vi) payment of indemnification pursuant to Section 3 or 4 of this Agreement is not made within ten (10) days
after a determination has been made that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, or (vii) payment to Indemnitee pursuant
to any hold harmless or exoneration rights under this Agreement or otherwise is not made in accordance with this Agreement,
Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication by the Delaware Court to such indemnification, hold harmless, exoneration,
contribution or advancement rights. Alternatively, Indemnitee, at Indemnitee’s option, may seek an award in arbitration
to be conducted by a single arbitrator pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association.
Except as set forth herein, the provisions of Delaware law (without regard to its conflict of laws rules) shall apply to any
such arbitration. The Company shall not oppose Indemnitee’s right to seek any such adjudication or award in
arbitration.


 


(b) In the event
that a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 11(a) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to
indemnification, any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 13 shall be conducted in all
respects as a de novo trial, or arbitration, on the merits and Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced by reason of that adverse
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(c) In any
judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 13, Indemnitee shall be presumed to be entitled to be
indemnified, held harmless, exonerated and to receive advancement of Expenses under this Agreement and the Company shall have
the burden of proving Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified, held harmless, exonerated and to receive advancement of
Expenses, as the case may be, and the Company may not refer to or introduce into evidence any determination pursuant to
Section 11(a) of this Agreement adverse to Indemnitee for any purpose. If Indemnitee commences a judicial proceeding or
arbitration pursuant to this Section 13, Indemnitee shall not be required to reimburse the Company for any advances pursuant
to Section 9 until a final determination is made with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification (as to
which all rights of appeal have been exhausted or lapsed).


 


(d) If a
determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 11(a) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is entitled to
indemnification, the Company shall be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced
pursuant to this Section 13, absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact
necessary to make Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification,
or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law.


 


(e) The Company
shall be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 13 that the
procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court or
before any such arbitrator that the Company is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement.


 


(f) The Company
shall indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by law against all Expenses and, if requested by
Indemnitee, shall (within ten (10) days after the Company’s receipt of such written request) pay to Indemnitee, to the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, such Expenses which are incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any judicial
proceeding or arbitration brought by Indemnitee: (i) to enforce Indemnitee’s rights under, or to recover damages for
breach of, this Agreement or any other indemnification, hold harmless, exoneration, advancement or contribution agreement or
provision of the Charter or the Bylaws now or hereafter in effect; or (ii) for recovery or advances under any insurance
policy maintained by any person for the benefit of Indemnitee, regardless of the outcome and whether Indemnitee ultimately is
determined to be entitled to such indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration right, advancement, contribution or insurance
recovery, as the case may be (unless such judicial proceeding or arbitration was not brought by Indemnitee in good
faith).


 


(g) Interest
shall be paid by the Company to Indemnitee at the legal rate under Delaware law for amounts which the Company indemnifies,
holds harmless or exonerates, or advances, or is obliged to indemnify, hold harmless or exonerate or advance for the period
commencing with the date on which Indemnitee requests indemnification, to be held harmless, exonerated, contribution,
reimbursement or advancement of any Expenses and ending with the date on which such payment is made to Indemnitee by the
Company.


 


14. SECURITY.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, to the extent requested by Indemnitee and approved by the Board, the Company
may at any time and from time to time provide security to Indemnitee for the Company’s obligations hereunder through an
irrevocable bank line of credit, funded trust or other collateral. Any such security, once provided to Indemnitee, may not be
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15. NON-EXCLUSIVITY;
SURVIVAL OF RIGHTS; INSURANCE; SUBROGATION.


 


(a) The
rights of Indemnitee as provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may
at any time be entitled under applicable law, the Charter, the Bylaws, any agreement, a vote of stockholders or a
resolution of directors, or otherwise. No amendment, alteration or repeal of this Agreement or of any provision hereof shall
limit or restrict any right of Indemnitee under this Agreement in respect of any Proceeding (regardless of when such
Proceeding is first threatened, commenced or completed) or claim, issue or matter therein arising out of, or related to, any
action taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in Indemnitee’s Corporate Status prior to such amendment, alteration or
repeal. To the extent that a change in applicable law, whether by statute or judicial decision, permits greater
indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration rights or advancement of Expenses than would be afforded currently under the
Charter, the Bylaws or this Agreement, it is the intent of the parties hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement
the greater benefits so afforded by such change. No right or remedy herein conferred is intended to be exclusive of any other
right or remedy, and every other right and remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given
hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy
hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other right or remedy.


 


(b) The DGCL, the
Charter and the Bylaws permit the Company to purchase and maintain insurance or furnish similar protection or make other
arrangements including, but not limited to, providing a trust fund, letter of credit, or surety bond
(“Indemnification Arrangements”) on behalf of Indemnitee against any liability asserted against
Indemnitee or incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee or in such capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent of the
Company, or arising out of Indemnitee’s status as such, whether or not the Company would have the power to indemnify
Indemnitee against such liability under the provisions of this Agreement or under the DGCL, as it may then be in effect. The
purchase, establishment, and maintenance of any such Indemnification Arrangement shall not in any way limit or affect the
rights and obligations of the Company or of Indemnitee under this Agreement except as expressly provided herein, and the
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and Indemnitee shall not in any way limit or affect the rights and
obligations of the Company or the other party or parties thereto under any such Indemnification Arrangement.


 


(c) To the extent
that the Company maintains an insurance policy or policies providing liability insurance for directors, officers, trustees,
partners, managers, managing members, fiduciaries, employees, or agents of the Company or of any other Enterprise which such
person serves at the request of the Company, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies in accordance with its or
their terms to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any such director, officer, trustee, partner, managers,
managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent under such policy or policies. If, at the time the Company receives notice from
any source of a Proceeding as to which Indemnitee is a party or a participant (as a witness, deponent or otherwise), the
Company has director and officer liability insurance in effect, the Company shall give prompt notice of such Proceeding to
the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the respective policies. The Company shall thereafter take all
necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such
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(d) In the event
of any payment under this Agreement, the Company, to the fullest extent permitted by law, shall be subrogated to the extent
of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, who shall execute all papers required and take all action
necessary to secure such rights, including execution of such documents as are necessary to enable the Company to bring suit
to enforce such rights.


 


(e) The
Company’s obligation to indemnify, hold harmless, exonerate or advance Expenses hereunder to Indemnitee who is or was
serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, trustee, partner, manager, managing member, fiduciary, employee
or agent of any other Enterprise shall be reduced by any amount Indemnitee has actually received as indemnification, hold
harmless or exoneration payments or advancement of expenses from such Enterprise. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement to the contrary, (i) Indemnitee shall have no obligation to reduce, offset, allocate, pursue or apportion any
indemnification, hold harmless, exoneration, advancement, contribution or insurance coverage among multiple parties
possessing such duties to Indemnitee prior to the Company’s satisfaction and performance of all its obligations under
this Agreement, and (ii) the Company shall perform fully its obligations under this Agreement without regard to whether
Indemnitee holds, may pursue or has pursued any indemnification, advancement, hold harmless, exoneration, contribution or
insurance coverage rights against any person or entity other than the Company.


 


16. DURATION OF
AGREEMENT. All agreements and obligations of the Company contained herein shall continue during the period Indemnitee serves
as a director or officer of the Company or as a director, officer, trustee, partner, manager, managing member, fiduciary, employee
or agent of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other Enterprise which Indemnitee
serves at the request of the Company and shall continue thereafter so long as Indemnitee shall be subject to any possible Proceeding
(including any rights of appeal thereto and any Proceeding commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 13 of this Agreement) by
reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, whether or not Indemnitee is acting in any such capacity at the time any liability
or expense is incurred for which indemnification or advancement can be provided under this Agreement.


 


17. SEVERABILITY.
If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever:
(a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each
portion of any Section, paragraph or sentence of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable,
that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall remain enforceable
to the fullest extent permitted by law; (b) such provision or provisions shall be deemed reformed to the extent necessary to conform
to applicable law and to give the maximum effect to the intent of the parties hereto; and (c) to the fullest extent possible,
the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any Section, paragraph or sentence of this Agreement
containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable)
shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested thereby.


 






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18. ENFORCEMENT
AND BINDING EFFECT.


 


(a) The Company
expressly confirms and agrees that it has entered into this Agreement and assumed the obligations imposed on it hereby in
order to induce Indemnitee to serve as a director, officer or key employee of the Company, and the Company acknowledges that
Indemnitee is relying upon this Agreement in serving as a director, officer or key employee of the Company.


 


(b) Without
limiting any of the rights of Indemnitee under the Charter or Bylaws as they may be amended from time to time, this Agreement
constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all
prior agreements and understandings, oral, written and implied, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter
hereof.


 


(c) The
indemnification, hold harmless, exoneration and advancement of expenses rights provided by or granted pursuant to this
Agreement shall be binding upon and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns
(including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of
the business and/or assets of the Company), shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to be a director, officer
employee or agent of the Company or a director, officer, trustee, general partner, manager, managing member, fiduciary,
employee or agent of any other Enterprise at the Company’s request, and shall inure to the benefit of Indemnitee and
Indemnitee’s spouse, assigns, heirs, devisees, executors and administrators and other legal representatives.


 


(d) The Company
shall require and cause any successor (whether direct or indirect by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all,
substantially all or a substantial part, of the business and/or assets of the Company, by written agreement in form and
substance satisfactory to Indemnitee, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the
same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place.


 


(e) The Company
and Indemnitee agree herein that a monetary remedy for breach of this Agreement, at some later date, may be inadequate,
impracticable and difficult of proof, and further agree that such breach may cause Indemnitee irreparable harm. Accordingly,
the parties hereto agree that Indemnitee may, to the fullest extent permitted by law, enforce this Agreement by seeking,
among other things, injunctive relief and/or specific performance hereof, without any necessity of showing actual damage or
irreparable harm and that by seeking injunctive relief and/or specific performance, Indemnitee shall not be precluded from
seeking or obtaining any other relief to which Indemnitee may be entitled. The Company and Indemnitee further agree that
Indemnitee shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be entitled to such specific performance and injunctive relief,
including temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions and permanent injunctions, without the necessity of posting
bonds or other undertaking in connection therewith. The Company acknowledges that in the absence of a waiver, a bond or
undertaking may be required of Indemnitee by a court of competent jurisdiction. The Company hereby waives any such
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19. MODIFICATION
AND WAIVER. No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by the
Company and Indemnitee. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any
other provisions of this Agreement nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver.


 


20. NOTICES.
All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been
duly given (i) if delivered by hand and receipted for by the party to whom said notice or other communication shall have been
directed, or (ii) mailed by certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, on the third (3rd) business day after the date
on which it is so mailed:


 


(a) If to
Indemnitee, at the address indicated on the signature page of this Agreement, or such other address as Indemnitee shall
provide in writing to the Company.


 


(b) If to the
Company, to:


 


Spartan Energy Acquisition Corp.

9 West 57th Street, 43rd Floor

New York, NY 10019


 


or to any other address as may have been
furnished to Indemnitee in writing by the Company.


 


21. APPLICABLE LAW
AND CONSENT TO JURISDICTION. This Agreement and the legal relations among the parties shall be governed by, and construed
and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of laws rules. Except with
respect to any arbitration commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 13(a) of this Agreement, to the fullest extent permitted
by law, the Company and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably and unconditionally: (a) agree that any action or proceeding arising out
of or in connection with this Agreement shall be brought only in the Delaware Court and not in any other state or federal court
in the United States of America or any court in any other country; (b) consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the
Delaware Court for purposes of any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement; (c) waive any objection
to the laying of venue of any such action or proceeding in the Delaware Court; and (d) waive, and agree not to plead or to make,
any claim that any such action or proceeding brought in the Delaware Court has been brought in an improper or inconvenient forum,
or is subject (in whole or in part) to a jury trial. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the parties hereby agree that the
mailing of process and other papers in connection with any such action or proceeding in the manner provided by Section 20 or in
such other manner as may be permitted by law, shall be valid and sufficient service thereof.


 


22. IDENTICAL COUNTERPARTS.
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original but
all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. Only one such counterpart signed by the party against whom
enforceability is sought needs to be produced to evidence the existence of this Agreement.


 






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23. MISCELLANEOUS.
Use of the masculine pronoun shall be deemed to include usage of the feminine pronoun where appropriate. The headings of the paragraphs
of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect
the construction thereof.


 


24. PERIOD OF LIMITATIONS.
No legal action shall be brought and no cause of action shall be asserted by or in the right of the Company against Indemnitee,
Indemnitee’s spouse, heirs, executors or personal or legal representatives after the expiration of two years from the date
of accrual of such cause of action, and any claim or cause of action of the Company shall be extinguished and deemed released
unless asserted by the timely filing of a legal action within such two-year period; provided, however, that if any shorter period
of limitations is otherwise applicable to any such cause of action such shorter period shall govern.


 


25. ADDITIONAL ACTS.
If for the validation of any of the provisions in this Agreement any act, resolution, approval or other procedure is required
to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company undertakes to cause such act, resolution, approval or other procedure to be
affected or adopted in a manner that will enable the Company to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement.


 


26. WAIVER OF CLAIMS
TO TRUST ACCOUNT. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, Indemnitee hereby agrees that it does not have
any right, title, interest or claim of any kind (each, a “Claim”) in or to any monies in the trust account
established in connection with the Company’s initial public offering for the benefit of the Company and holders of shares
issued in such offering, and hereby waives any Claim it may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any services
provided to the Company and will not seek recourse against such trust account for any reason whatsoever. Accordingly, Indemnitee
acknowledges and agrees that any indemnification provided hereto will only be able to be satisfied by the Company if (i) the Company
has sufficient funds outside of the Trust Account to satisfy its obligations hereunder or (ii) the Company consummates a Business
Combination.


 


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the parties hereto have caused this Indemnification Agreement to be signed as of the day and year first above written.


 


	 	SPARTAN ENERGY ACQUISITION CORP.
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Geoffrey Strong
	 	Name:	Geoffrey Strong
	 	Title:	Chief Executive Officer
	 	 	 
	 	INDEMNITEE
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ John J. MacWilliams
	 	Name: 	John J. MacWilliams
	 	Address:  	575 West End Avenue, New York, NY 10024




 


 


 


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