Exhibit 10.3


 


Execution
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INDEMNIFICATION
AGREEMENT


 


THIS INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
(the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of April 23, 2021 between Sundance Energy Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the “Company”), and [name] (“Indemnitee”).


 


WITNESSETH THAT:


 


WHEREAS,
highly competent persons have become more reluctant to serve corporations as directors or in other capacities 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 the corporation;


 


WHEREAS,
the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) has determined that, in order to attract and retain qualified individuals,
the Company will attempt to maintain on an ongoing basis, at its sole expense, liability insurance to protect persons serving the Company
and its subsidiaries from certain liabilities. Although the furnishing of such insurance has been a customary and widespread practice
among United States-based 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,
officers, and other persons in service to corporations or business enterprises are being increasingly subjected to expensive and time-consuming
litigation relating to, among other things, matters that traditionally would have been brought only against the Company or business enterprise
itself. The Bylaws and Certificate of Incorporation of the Company require indemnification of the officers and directors of the Company.
Indemnitee may also be entitled to indemnification pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (“DGCL”).
The Bylaws, Certificate of Incorporation of the Company 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;


 


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, 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 indemnified;


 


WHEREAS,
this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the Bylaws and Certificate of Incorporation of the Company and any resolutions
adopted pursuant thereto, and shall not be deemed a substitute therefor, nor to diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder;
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WHEREAS, Indemnitee
does not regard the protection available under the Company’s Bylaws, Certificate of Incorporation and insurance as adequate in the
present circumstances, and may not be willing to serve as a director without adequate protection, and the Company desires Indemnitee to
serve in such capacity. Indemnitee is willing to serve, continue to serve and to take on additional service for or on behalf of the Company
on the condition that he or she be so indemnified; and


 


WHEREAS, Indemnitee
has certain rights to indemnification and/or insurance provided by [Name of Investor that appointed Indemnitee to be a Director]
which Indemnitee and [Name of Investor that appointed Indemnitee to be a Director] intend to be secondary to the primary obligation
of the Company to indemnify Indemnitee as provided herein, with the Company’s acknowledgement and agreement to the foregoing being
a material condition to Indemnitee’s willingness to serve on the Board.


 


NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of Indemnitee’s agreement to serve as a director from and after the date hereof, the parties
hereto agree as follows:


 


1.             Indemnity
of Indemnitee. The Company hereby agrees to hold harmless and indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by law, as such
may be amended from time to time. In furtherance of the foregoing indemnification, and without limiting the generality thereof:


 


(a)           Proceedings
Other Than Proceedings by or in the Right of the Company. Indemnitee shall be entitled to the rights of indemnification provided in
this Section 1(a) if, by reason of his or her Corporate Status (as hereinafter defined), the Indemnitee is, or is threatened
to be made, a party to or participant in any Proceeding (as hereinafter defined) other than a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company.
Pursuant to this Section 1(a), Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Expenses (as hereinafter defined), judgments,
penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her, or on his or her behalf, in connection
with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, if the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner the Indemnitee reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and with respect to any criminal Proceeding, had no reasonable
cause to believe the Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful.


 


(b)           Proceedings
by or in the Right of the Company. Indemnitee shall be entitled to the rights of indemnification provided in this Section 1(b) if,
by reason of his or her Corporate Status, the Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or participant in any Proceeding
brought by or in the right of the Company. Pursuant to this Section 1(b), Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all
Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee, or on the Indemnitee’s behalf, in connection with such Proceeding
if the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner the Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests
of the Company; provided, however, if applicable law so provides, no indemnification against such Expenses shall be made
in respect of any claim, issue or matter in such Proceeding as to which Indemnitee shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Company
unless and to the extent that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware shall determine that such indemnification may be made.


 






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(c)           Indemnification
for Expenses of a Party Who is Wholly or Partly Successful. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent
that Indemnitee is, by reason of his or her Corporate Status, a party to (or participant in) and is successful, on the merits or otherwise,
in any Proceeding, he or she shall be indemnified to the maximum extent permitted by law, as such may be amended from time to time, against
all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or her, or on his or her behalf, in connection therewith. If Indemnitee is not wholly
successful in such Proceeding but is successful, on the merits or otherwise, as to one (1) or more but less than all claims, issues
or matters in such Proceeding, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or
her, or on his or her behalf, in connection with each successfully resolved claim, issue or matter. 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.


 


(d)           Indemnification
of Appointing Stockholder. If (i) Indemnitee is or was affiliated with or employed by one (1) or more investment funds or
other financial institutions that has invested in the Company (such investor, together with its Affiliates, partners and members and its
and their respective employees, officers and directors, an “Appointing Stockholder”) and (ii) the Appointing Stockholder
is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant in any Proceeding, then the Appointing Stockholder shall be entitled to all
rights and remedies, including with respect to indemnification and advancement, provided to the Indemnitee under this Agreement as if
the Appointing Stockholder were the Indemnitee. The Company and Indemnitee intend and agree that the Appointing Stockholder is an express
third party beneficiary of the terms of this Section 1(d).


 


(e)           Partial
Indemnification. If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a
portion of Expenses, but not, however, for the total amount thereof, the Company shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for the portion
thereof to which Indemnitee is entitled.


 


2.             Additional
Indemnity. In addition to, and without regard to any limitations on, the indemnification provided for in Section 1 of
this Agreement, the Company shall and hereby does indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee against all Expenses, judgments, penalties, fines
and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her, or on his or her behalf, if, by reason of his or her Corporate
Status, he or she is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or participant in any Proceeding (including a Proceeding by or in the right
of the Company), including, without limitation, all liability arising out of the negligence or active or passive wrongdoing of Indemnitee.
The only limitation that shall exist upon the Company’s obligations pursuant to this Agreement shall be that the Company shall not
be obligated to make any payment to Indemnitee that is finally determined (under the procedures, and subject to the presumptions, set
forth in Sections 6 and 7 hereof) to be unlawful.


 






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3.             Contribution.


 


(a)           Whether
or not the indemnification provided in Sections 1 and 2 hereof is available, in respect of any threatened, pending or completed
action, suit or proceeding in which the Company is jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such action, suit or proceeding),
the Company shall pay, in the first instance, the entire amount of any judgment or settlement of such action, suit or proceeding without
requiring Indemnitee to contribute to such payment and the Company hereby waives and relinquishes any right of contribution it may have
against Indemnitee. The Company shall not enter into any settlement of any action, suit or proceeding in which the Company is jointly
liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such action, suit or proceeding) unless such settlement provides for a full and final
release of all claims asserted against Indemnitee.


 


(b)           Without
diminishing or impairing the obligations of the Company set forth in the preceding subparagraph, if, for any reason, Indemnitee
shall elect or be required to pay all or any portion of any judgment or settlement in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit
or proceeding in which the Company is jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such action, suit or proceeding), the
Company shall contribute to the amount of Expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred
and paid or payable by Indemnitee in proportion to the relative benefits received by the Company and all officers, directors or employees
of the Company, other than Indemnitee, who are jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such action, suit or proceeding),
on the one hand, and Indemnitee, on the other hand, from the transaction or events from which such action, suit or proceeding arose;
provided, however, that the proportion determined on the basis of relative benefit may, to the extent necessary to conform
to law, be further adjusted by reference to the relative fault of the Company and all officers, directors or employees of the Company
other than Indemnitee who are jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such action, suit or proceeding), on the one hand,
and Indemnitee, on the other hand, in connection with the transaction or events that resulted in such expenses, judgments, fines or settlement
amounts, as well as any other equitable considerations which applicable law may require to be considered. The relative fault of the Company
and all officers, directors or employees of the Company, other than Indemnitee, who are jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if
joined in such action, suit or proceeding), on the one hand, and Indemnitee, on the other hand, shall be determined by reference to,
among other things, the degree to which their actions were motivated by intent to gain personal profit or advantage, the degree to which
their liability is primary or secondary and the degree to which their conduct is active or passive.


 


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


 


(d)           To
the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, if the indemnification provided for in this Agreement is unavailable to Indemnitee
for any reason whatsoever, the Company, in lieu of indemnifying Indemnitee, shall contribute to the amount incurred by Indemnitee, whether
for judgments, fines, penalties, excise taxes, amounts paid or to be paid in settlement and/or for Expenses, in connection with any claim
relating to an indemnifiable event under this Agreement, in such proportion as is deemed fair and reasonable in light of all of the circumstances
of such Proceeding in order to reflect (i) the relative benefits received by the Company and Indemnitee as a result of the event(s) and/or
transaction(s) giving cause to such Proceeding and/or (ii) the relative fault of the Company (and its directors, officers,
employees and agents) and Indemnitee in connection with such event(s) and/or transaction(s).


 






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4.             Indemnification
for Expenses of a Witness. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of his
or her Corporate Status, a witness, or is made (or asked) to respond to discovery requests, in any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is not
a party, he or she shall be indemnified against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or her, or on his or her behalf,
in connection therewith.


 


5.             Advancement
of Expenses. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company shall advance all Expenses incurred by or on behalf
of Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status within thirty (30) days after the receipt
by the Company of a statement or statements from Indemnitee requesting such advance or advances from time to time, whether prior to or
after final disposition of such Proceeding. Such statement or statements shall reasonably evidence the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee
and shall include or be preceded or accompanied by a written undertaking by or on behalf of Indemnitee to repay any Expenses advanced
if it shall ultimately be determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified against such Expenses. Any advances and undertakings
to repay pursuant to this Section 5 shall be unsecured and interest free. This Section 5 shall not apply to any
claim made by Indemnitee for which indemnity is excluded pursuant to Section 9.


 


6.             Procedures
and Presumptions for Determination of Entitlement to Indemnification. It is the intent of this Agreement to secure for Indemnitee
rights of indemnity that are as favorable as may be permitted under the DGCL and public policy of the State of Delaware. Accordingly,
the parties agree that the following procedures and presumptions shall apply in the event of any question as to whether Indemnitee is
entitled to indemnification under this Agreement:


 


(a)           To
obtain indemnification under this Agreement, Indemnitee shall submit to the Company a written request, including therein or therewith
such documentation and information as is reasonably available to Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what
extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification. The Company shall, promptly upon receipt of such a request for indemnification, advise
the Board in writing that Indemnitee has requested indemnification. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any failure of Indemnitee to provide
such a request to the Company, or to provide such a request in a timely fashion, shall not relieve the Company of any liability that
it may have to Indemnitee unless, and to the extent that, such failure actually and materially prejudices the interests of the Company.
The Company will be entitled to participate in the Proceeding at its own Expense.


 


(b)           Upon
written request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to the first sentence of Section 6(a) hereof, a determination
with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement thereto shall be made in the specific case by one of the following four methods, which
shall be at the election of the Board: (i) by a majority vote of the disinterested directors, even though less than a quorum, (ii) by
a committee of disinterested directors designated by a majority vote of the disinterested directors, even though less than a quorum,
(iii) if there are no disinterested directors or if the disinterested directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written
opinion to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, or (iv) if so directed by the Board, by the stockholders
of the Company. For purposes hereof, (x) disinterested directors are those members of the Board who are not parties to the action,
suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification is sought by Indemnitee and (y) each director shall have such number of votes
as is provided in that certain Stockholders Agreement of the Company, dated as of April 23, 2021, for so long as such Agreement
is in effect, and thereafter as otherwise provided in the Bylaws of the Company.


 






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(c)           If
the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 6(b) hereof,
the Independent Counsel shall be selected as provided in this Section 6(c). The Independent Counsel shall be selected by the
Board. Indemnitee may, within ten (10) days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Company
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 13
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 so selected shall act as Independent Counsel. If a written objection is made and substantiated, the Independent
Counsel selected may not serve as Independent Counsel unless and until such objection is withdrawn or a court 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 6(a) hereof, no Independent Counsel shall have been selected and not objected to, either the Company or Indemnitee
may petition the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or other court of competent jurisdiction for resolution of any objection which
shall have been made by the Indemnitee to the Company’s selection of Independent Counsel and/or for the appointment as Independent
Counsel of a person selected by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom all
objections are so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Independent Counsel under Section 6(b) hereof. The
Company shall pay any and all reasonable fees and expenses of Independent Counsel incurred by such Independent Counsel in connection with
acting pursuant to Section 6(b) hereof, and the Company shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses incurred by the Company
and the Indemnitee incident to the procedures of this Section 6(c), regardless of the manner in which such Independent Counsel
was selected or appointed.


 


(d)          In
making a determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification hereunder, the person or persons or entity making such determination
shall presume that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement. Anyone seeking to overcome this presumption shall
have the burden of proof and the burden of persuasion by clear and convincing evidence. Neither the failure of the Company (including
by its directors or independent legal 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 its directors or independent legal 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.


 






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(e)           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
(as hereinafter defined), including financial statements, or on information supplied to Indemnitee by the officers of the Enterprise in
the course of their duties, or on the advice of legal counsel for the Enterprise or on information or records given or reports made to
the Enterprise by an independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser or other expert selected with reasonable care by the Enterprise.
The provisions of this Section 6(e) shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the other circumstances
in which the Indemnitee may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in this Agreement. In addition, the knowledge
and/or actions, or failure to act, of any director, officer, agent or employee of the Enterprise shall not be imputed to Indemnitee for
purposes of determining the right to indemnification under this Agreement. Whether or not the foregoing provisions of this Section 6(e) are
satisfied, it shall in any event be presumed that Indemnitee has at all times acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company. Anyone seeking to overcome this presumption shall have the burden
of proof and the burden of persuasion by clear and convincing evidence.


 


(f)            If
the person, persons or entity empowered or selected under Section 6 to determine whether Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification
shall not have made a determination within sixty (60) days after receipt by the Company of the request therefor, the requisite determination
of entitlement to indemnification shall 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 prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law;
provided, however, that such sixty (60) day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional thirty
(30) days, if the person, persons or entity making such determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification in good faith requires
such additional time to obtain or evaluate documentation and/or information relating thereto; and provided further, that the foregoing
provisions of this Section 6(f) shall not apply if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made
by the stockholders pursuant to Section 6(b) of this Agreement and if (A) within fifteen (15) days after receipt
by the Company of the request for such determination, the Board or the Disinterested Directors, if appropriate, resolve to submit such
determination to the stockholders for their consideration at an annual meeting thereof to be held within seventy five (75) days after
such receipt and such determination is made thereat, or (B) a special meeting of stockholders is called within fifteen (15) days
after such receipt for the purpose of making such determination, such meeting is held for such purpose within sixty (60) days after having
been so called and such determination is made thereat.


 


(g)           Indemnitee
shall 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 Independent Counsel, member of the Board or stockholder of the Company shall act reasonably and in good faith in making a determination
regarding the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification under this Agreement. Any costs or expenses (including 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
indemnifies and agrees to hold Indemnitee harmless therefrom.


 






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(h)           In
the event that any action, suit or proceeding to which Indemnitee is a party is resolved in any manner other than by adverse judgment
against Indemnitee (including, without limitation, settlement of such action, suit or proceeding with or without payment of money or
other consideration) it shall be presumed that Indemnitee has been successful on the merits or otherwise in such action, suit or proceeding.
Anyone seeking to overcome this presumption shall have the burden of proof and the burden of persuasion by clear and convincing evidence.


 


(i)            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 he or she
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 his or her conduct was unlawful.


 


7.             Remedies
of Indemnitee.


 


(a)           In
the event that (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 6 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to
indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) advancement of Expenses is not timely made pursuant to Section 5 of this Agreement,
(iii) no determination of entitlement to indemnification is made pursuant to Section 6(b) of this Agreement within
ninety (90) days after receipt by the Company of the request for indemnification, (iv) payment of indemnification is not made pursuant
to Sections 1(c), 1(e), 4 or the last sentence of Section 6(g) of this Agreement within ten (10) days
after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor, or (v) payment of indemnification is not made pursuant to Sections
1(a), 1(b) and 2 of this Agreement within ten (10) days after a determination has been made that Indemnitee
is entitled to indemnification or such determination is deemed to have been made pursuant to Section 6 of this Agreement, Indemnitee
shall be entitled to an adjudication in an appropriate court of the State of Delaware, or in any other court of competent jurisdiction,
of Indemnitee’s entitlement to such indemnification. Indemnitee shall commence such proceeding seeking an adjudication within one
hundred eighty (180) days following the date on which Indemnitee first has the right to commence such proceeding pursuant to this Section 7(a).
The Company shall not oppose Indemnitee’s right to seek any such adjudication.


 


(b)           In
the event that a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 6(b) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not
entitled to indemnification, any judicial proceeding commenced pursuant to this Section 7 shall be conducted in all respects
as a de novo trial on the merits, and Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced by reason of the adverse determination under Section 6(b).


 


(c)           If
a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 6(b) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification,
the Company shall be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding commenced pursuant to this Section 7, absent
(i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s misstatement
not materially misleading in connection with the application for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification
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(d)           In
the event that Indemnitee, pursuant to this Section 7, seeks a judicial adjudication of his or her rights under, or to recover
damages for breach of, this Agreement, or to recover under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained
by the Company, the Company shall pay on his or her behalf, in advance, any and all expenses (of the types described in the definition
of Expenses in Section 13 of this Agreement) actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in such judicial adjudication,
regardless of whether Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled to such indemnification, advancement of expenses or insurance
recovery.


 


(e)           The
Company shall be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding commenced pursuant to this Section 7 that the procedures
and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court that the Company is bound
by all the provisions of this Agreement. It is the intent of the Company that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Indemnitee
not be required to incur legal fees or other Expenses associated with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Indemnitee’s
rights under this Agreement by litigation or otherwise because the cost and expense thereof would substantially detract from the benefits
intended to be extended to the Indemnitee hereunder. The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against any and all Expenses and, if requested
by Indemnitee, shall (within ten (10) days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefore) advance, to the extent not
prohibited by law, such expenses to Indemnitee, which are incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any action brought by Indemnitee
for indemnification or advance of Expenses from the Company under this Agreement or under any directors’ and officers’ liability
insurance policies maintained by the Company, if, in the case of indemnification, Indemnitee is wholly successful on the underlying
claims; if Indemnitee is not wholly successful on the underlying claims, then such indemnification shall be only to the extent Indemnitee
is successful on such underlying claims or otherwise as permitted by law, whichever is greater.


 


(f)            Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no determination as to entitlement to indemnification under this Agreement shall be required
to be made prior to the final disposition of the Proceeding.


 


8.             Non-Exclusivity;
Survival of Rights; Insurance; Primacy of Indemnification; Subrogation.


 


(a)           The
rights of indemnification 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 Certificate of Incorporation, the By-laws, any agreement, a vote of stockholders, a resolution
of directors of the Company, 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 action taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in his or her Corporate
Status prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal. To the extent that a change in the DGCL, whether by statute or judicial decision,
permits greater indemnification than would be afforded currently under the Certificate of Incorporation, By-laws and 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
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(b)           To
the extent that the Company maintains an insurance policy or policies providing liability insurance for directors, officers, employees,
or agents or fiduciaries of the Company or of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other
enterprise that 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 director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary under
such policy or policies. If, at the time of the receipt of a notice of a claim pursuant to the terms hereof, the Company has directors’
and officers’ liability insurance in effect, the Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement 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 the Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such proceeding in accordance with
the terms of such policies.


 


(c)           The
Company hereby acknowledges that Indemnitee has certain rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance provided by
the Appointing Stockholder and certain of its affiliates (collectively, the “Fund Indemnitors”). The Company hereby
agrees (i) that it is the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its obligations to Indemnitee are primary and any obligation of
the Fund Indemnitors to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by Indemnitee are
secondary), (ii) that it shall be required to advance the full amount of expenses incurred by Indemnitee and shall be liable for
the full amount of all Expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement to the extent legally permitted and as required
by the terms of this Agreement and the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company (or any other agreement between the Company
and Indemnitee), without regard to any rights Indemnitee may have against the Fund Indemnitors, and (iii)  that it irrevocably waives,
relinquishes and releases the Fund Indemnitors from any and all claims against the Fund Indemnitors for contribution, subrogation or any
other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. The Company further agrees that no advancement or payment by the Fund Indemnitors on behalf
of Indemnitee with respect to any claim for which Indemnitee has sought indemnification from the Company shall affect the foregoing and
the Fund Indemnitors shall have a right of contribution and/or be subrogated to the extent of such advancement or payment to all of the
rights of recovery of Indemnitee against the Company. The Company and Indemnitee agree that the Fund Indemnitors are express third party
beneficiaries of the terms of this Section 8(c).


 


(d)           Except
as provided in paragraph (c) above, in the event of any payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent
of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee (other than against the Fund Indemnitors), 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
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(e)           Except
as provided in paragraph (c) above, the Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment of amounts otherwise
indemnifiable hereunder if and to the extent that Indemnitee has otherwise actually received such payment under any insurance policy,
contract, agreement or otherwise.


 


(f)            Except
as provided in paragraph (c) above, the Company’s obligation to indemnify or advance Expenses hereunder to Indemnitee who
is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of any other corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise shall be reduced by any amount Indemnitee has actually received as indemnification
or advancement of expenses from such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise.


 


9.             Exception
to Right of Indemnification. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement, the Company shall not be obligated under this Agreement
to make any indemnity in connection with any claim made against Indemnitee:


 


(a)           for
which payment has actually been made to or on behalf of Indemnitee under any insurance policy or other indemnity provision, except with
respect to any excess beyond the amount paid under any insurance policy or other indemnity provision, provided, that the foregoing
shall not affect the rights of Indemnitee or the Fund Indemnitors set forth in Section 8(c) above; or


 


(b)           for
(i) 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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or similar provisions of state statutory
law or common law, (ii) any reimbursement of the Company by the Indemnitee of any bonus or other incentive-based or equity-based
compensation or of any profits realized by the Indemnitee from the sale of securities of the Company, as required in each case under
the Exchange Act (including any such reimbursements that arise from an accounting restatement of the Company pursuant to Section 304
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), or the payment to the Company of profits arising from
the purchase and sale by Indemnitee of securities in violation of Section 306 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act) or (iii) any reimbursement
of the Company by Indemnitee of any compensation pursuant to any compensation recoupment or clawback policy adopted by the Board or the
compensation committee of the Board, including but not limited to any such policy adopted to comply with stock exchange listing requirements
implementing Section 10D of the Exchange Act; or


 


(c)           except
as provided in Section 7(e) of this Agreement, 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, (ii) such payment arises in connection with any mandatory counterclaim or cross claim brought or raised by Indemnitee
in any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) or (iii) the Company provides the indemnification, in its sole discretion, pursuant
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10.           Duration
of Agreement. All agreements and obligations of the Company contained herein shall continue during the period Indemnitee is an officer
or director of the Company (or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise) and shall continue thereafter so long as Indemnitee shall be subject to any Proceeding
(or any proceeding commenced under Section 7 hereof) by reason of his or her Corporate Status, whether or not he or she is
acting or serving in any such capacity at the time any liability or expense is incurred for which indemnification can be provided under
this Agreement. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective
successors (including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of
the business or assets of the Company), assigns, spouses, heirs, executors and personal and legal representatives.


 


11.           Security.
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 revoked or released without the prior written consent of the Indemnitee.


 


12.           Enforcement.


 


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


 


(b)           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
Company shall not seek from a court, or agree to, a “bar order” which would have the effect of prohibiting or limiting the
Indemnitee’s rights to receive advancement of expenses under this Agreement.


 


13.           Definitions.
For purposes of this Agreement:


 


(a)           “Corporate
Status” describes the status of a person who is or was a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company or
of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise that such person is or was serving
at the request of the Company.


 


(b)           “Disinterested
Director” means a director of the Company who is not and was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification
is sought by Indemnitee.


 


(c)           “Enterprise”
shall mean the Company and any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise that Indemnitee
is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary.


 






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(d)           “Expenses”
shall include all reasonable attorneys’ fees, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, witness fees, travel expenses,
duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, and any federal, state, local or foreign
taxes imposed on the Indemnitee as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement, ERISA excise taxes
and penalties, and all other disbursements or expenses of the types customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing
to prosecute or defend, investigating, participating, or being or preparing to be a witness in a Proceeding, or responding to, or objecting
to, a request to provide discovery in any Proceeding. Expenses also shall include (i) Expenses incurred in connection with any appeal
resulting from any Proceeding, including, without limitation, the premium, security for, and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersedeas
bond, or other appeal bond or its equivalent (ii) Expenses incurred in connection with recovery under any directors’ and officers’
liability insurance policies maintained by the Company, regardless of whether Indemnitee is ultimately determined to be entitled to such
indemnification, advancement or Expenses or insurance recovery, as the case may be, and (iii) for purposes of Section 7(e) only,
Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Indemnitee’s rights under this
Agreement, the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws or under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies
maintained by the Company, by litigation or otherwise. Expenses, however, shall not include amounts paid in settlement by Indemnitee
or the amount of judgments or fines against Indemnitee.


 


(e)           “Independent
Counsel” means a law firm, or a member of a law firm, that is experienced in matters of corporation law and neither at present
is, nor in the past five (5) 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 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. The Company agrees to pay the reasonable fees of the Independent Counsel referred to
above and to fully indemnify such counsel against any and all Expenses, claims, liabilities and damages arising out of or relating to
this Agreement or its engagement pursuant hereto.


 


(f)            “Proceeding”
includes any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, claim, counterclaim, cross claim, arbitration, mediation, alternate dispute
resolution mechanism, investigation, inquiry, administrative hearing or any other actual, threatened or completed proceeding, whether
brought by or in the right of the Company or otherwise and whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including any appeal
therefrom, in which Indemnitee was, is or will be involved as a party or otherwise, by reason of his or her Corporate Status, by reason
of any action taken by him or her, or of any inaction on his or her part, while acting in his or her Corporate Status; in each case whether
or not he or she is acting or serving in any 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; including one pending on or before the date of this Agreement,
but excluding one initiated by an Indemnitee pursuant to Section 7 of this Agreement to enforce his or her rights under this
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14.           Severability.
The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision.
Further, the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof as to either Indemnitee or Appointing Stockholder shall in no way
affect the validity or enforceability of any provision hereof as to the other. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this
Agreement is intended to confer upon Indemnitee and Appointing Stockholder indemnification rights to the fullest extent permitted by applicable
laws. In the event any provision hereof conflicts with any applicable law, such provision shall be deemed modified, consistent with the
aforementioned intent, to the extent necessary to resolve such conflict.


 


15.           Modification
and Waiver. No supplement, modification, termination or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by
both of the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other
provisions hereof (whether or not similar) nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver.


 


16.           Notice
By Indemnitee. Indemnitee agrees promptly to notify the Company in writing upon being served with or otherwise receiving any summons,
citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any Proceeding or matter which may be subject to
indemnification covered hereunder. The failure to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of any obligation which it may
have to Indemnitee under this Agreement or otherwise unless and only to the extent that such failure or delay materially prejudices the
Company.


 


17.           Notices.
All notices and other communications given or made pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given
(a) upon personal delivery to the party to be notified, (b) when sent by confirmed electronic mail if sent during normal business
hours of the recipient, and if not so confirmed, then on the next business day, (c) five (5) days after having been sent by
registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or (d) one (1) day after deposit with a nationally
recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with written verification of receipt. All communications shall be sent:


 


		(a)	To Indemnitee at the address set
forth below Indemnitee signature hereto.



 


		(b)	To the Company at:





 


			Sundance Energy Inc.



			1050 17th Street, Suite 700



			Denver,
CO 80265



		Attention:	Eric McCrady



			Email:
                                            EMcCrady@sundanceenergy.net ]



 






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			with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:



 


			Latham & Watkins LLP



			885 Third Avenue



			New York, NY 10022



 


		Attention:	David A. Hammerman; Keith A. Simon;
Annemarie V. Reilly; and Jeffrey T. Mispagel



			Email:
                                            david.hammerman@lw.com ; keith.simon@lw.com ; annemarie.reilly@lw.com ; jeffrey.mispagel@lw.com



 


or to such other address as may have been furnished
to Indemnitee by the Company or to the Company by Indemnitee, as the case may be.


 


18.           Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in two (2) or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together
shall constitute one and the same the same instrument. Counterparts may be delivered via electronic mail (including pdf or any electronic
signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, e.g., www.docusign.com) or other transmission method and any counterpart
so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.


 


19.           Headings.
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.


 


20.           Governing
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. The Company and Indemnitee
hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (i) agree that any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement
shall be brought only in the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware (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, (ii) 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, (iii) appoint,
to the extent such party is not otherwise subject to service of process in the State of Delaware, irrevocably Corporation Trust Center,
1209 Orange Street, City of Wilmington, county of New Castle, Delaware 19801 as its agent in the State of Delaware as such party’s
agent for acceptance of legal process in connection with any such action or proceeding against such party with the same legal force and
validity as if served upon such party personally within the State of Delaware, (iv) waive any objection to the laying of venue of
any such action or proceeding in the Delaware Court, and (v) 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.


 


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties
hereto have executed this Indemnification Agreement on and as of the day and year first above written.


 


	 	COMPANY
	 	 	                    
	 	By:	 
	 	Name:	 
	 	Title:	 
	 	 	 
	 	INDEMNITEE
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	Name:	 




 


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