Exhibit 10.2


 


INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT


 


THIS INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
(this “Agreement”) is made
as of April 10, 2018, by and between VANTAGE ENERGY ACQUISITION CORP., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
and M. Timothy Carey (“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 NGP Vantage Energy 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;


 


(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;


 






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(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.


 


(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.


 


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.


 






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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.


 


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.


 


11. PROCEDURE
UPON APPLICATION FOR INDEMNIFICATION.


 


(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.


 






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(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 of professional conduct then prevailing).


 


(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 unlawful.


 






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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 determination.


 






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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 revoked or released
without the prior written consent of Indemnitee.


 


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
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(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 Proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.


 


(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.


 






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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.


 


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 requirement of such a bond or undertaking to the fullest extent permitted by law.


 


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
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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:


 


Vantage Energy Acquisition Corp.

5221 N. O’Connor Boulevard, 11th Floor 


Irving, TX 75039


 


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.


 


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.


 


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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.


 


	 	VANTAGE
    ENERGY ACQUISITION CORP.
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/
    Jeffrey A. Zlotky
	 	 	Name:
    Jeffrey A. Zlotky
	 	 	Title:
    Secretary
	 	 	 
	 	INDEMNITEE
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/
    M. Timothy Carey
	 	 	Name:
    M. Timothy Carey
	 	 	Address:
    14111 Indian Wells Drive, 

Houston, TX 77069







 


 





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