Document:

Amendment No. 3 to Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement

 Exhibit 10.1 

EXECUTION VERSION 

AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO 

REVOLVING CREDIT AND TERM LOAN AGREEMENT 

This Amendment No. 3 dated as of September 1, 2010 to the Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement (this “Amendment
No. 3”), is entered into among Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Borrower”), the Subsidiaries of the Borrower identified as “Guarantors” on the signature pages hereto (the
“Guarantors”), the Lenders signatory hereto and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (successor by merger to Wachovia Bank, National Association), in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the
“Administrative Agent”) and amends the Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement dated as of July 27, 2007 (as amended by Amendment No. 1 and Agreement dated as of June 12, 2008 and Amendment No. 2 dated as of
May 29, 2009 and as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) entered into among the Borrower, the Guarantors named therein, the institutions from time to time party thereto as
Lenders (the “Lenders”), the Administrative Agent and the other agents and arrangers named therein. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement.

 W I T N E S S E T H: 

WHEREAS, Section 12.04 of the Credit Agreement provides that the Credit Agreement may be amended, modified and waived from time to
time; 
 WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agree to amend the Credit Agreement
as set forth herein; 
 WHEREAS, subject to certain conditions, the Required Lenders are willing to agree to the amendments set
forth in Section 1 hereof relating to the Credit Agreement; 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for
other good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged), the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: 

Section 1. Amendment to Credit Agreement 

(a) Amendments to Section 1.02 of the Credit Agreement. Section 1.02 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows
(with changes highlighted by underlining insertions and strikethrough text to mark deletions): 
 (i) The
definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” is hereby amended and restated as follows: 
 “Consolidated
EBITDA” means, for any trailing twelve-month period, the sum of (i) Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus without duplication (ii) the following expenses or charges to the extent deducted from Consolidated Net
Income in such period: interest, income taxes, depreciation, depletion, amortization, non-cash compensation on long-term incentive plans, extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring charges relating to premiums or penalties paid to counterparties, in
connection with the breakage, termination or unwinding of Hedging Agreements to the extent such charges are funded with the Net Cash Proceeds of an Equity Offering by the Borrower and other non-cash charges (other than a non-cash charge resulting
from an accrual of a reserve for any cash charge in any future period) to Consolidated Net Income, including non-cash losses resulting from mark to market accounting of Hedging Agreements, 

 
plus without duplication (iii) the amount of dividends or distributions (other than a LM Preferred Interest Distribution Setoff) received in cash by the Borrower and its Consolidated
Subsidiaries from Laurel Mountain, plus without duplication (iv) premiums associated with Hedging Agreements permitted to be entered into under this Agreement in an amount not to exceed 15% of the Consolidated EBITDA of Borrower and its
Consolidated Subsidiaries for such period (in the case of this clause (iv) to the extent accompanied by reasonable evidence thereof satisfactory to the Administrative Agent); minus without duplication (v) non-cash credits to Consolidated
Net Income including non cash gains resulting from mark to market accounting of Hedging Agreements. Consolidated EBITDA shall exclude any net after-tax gains or losses (less all fees, expenses and charges) attributable to a Disposition of assets
other than in the ordinary course of business. For purposes of this Agreement, Consolidated EBITDA shall be adjusted on a pro forma basis, in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, to include, as of the first day of any
applicable period, the historical financial results of any acquisition permitted by Section 9.03(i) closed during such period and exclude, as of the first day of any applicable period, without duplication, the Consolidated EBITDA attributable
to (i) assets divested by the Borrower; (ii) to the extent funded with the Net Cash Proceeds from an Equity Offering, losses (in an amount not to exceed the Net Cash Proceeds from such Equity Offering) resulting from the termination or
unwinding of Hedging Agreements of the type described in Section 9.07(a) and (iii) the after-tax effect of income (loss) from the early extinguishment of and the interest payments made on Debt extinguished, in each case, occurring during
such period or subsequent thereto but on or prior to the date of determination of Consolidated EBITDA; provided that the Consolidated EBITDA attributable to (I) the Appalachian Business; the NOARK Entities and the Sweetwater Gas
Processing Plant located in Beckham County, Oklahoma, (II) termination or unwinding prior to March 31, 2009 of Hedging Agreements of the type described in Section 9.07(a) and (III) the after-tax effect of income (loss) from the early
extinguishment of Debt prior to March 31, 2009 shall be included.” 
 (ii) The following definition shall be added in
alphabetical order to read as follows: 
 “Elk City Asset Sale” shall mean the sale of the Elk City
System to Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. on the terms in effect on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date with only such changes as would not be adverse to the Administrative Agent or Lenders; it being understood and agreed that any reduction in
the purchase price in excess of 10% shall be adverse to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. 
 (b) Section 9.03(g) of
the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows (with changes highlighted by underlining insertions and strikethrough text to mark deletions): 

“(i) the Appalachian Business Investment and (ii) additional investments by the Borrower and its Consolidated
Subsidiaries in Laurel Mountain to fund the Borrower’s pro rata share of capital contributions to Laurel Mountain required to be made in accordance with the Laurel Mountain LLC Agreement in an aggregate amount not to exceed (A) for all
years other than the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, $10 million per annum or (B) solely with respect to the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, $60 million (which amounts, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include capital
contributions made with the LM Preferred Interest Distribution Setoff); provided that if the aggregate amount of investments made in any fiscal year pursuant to this sub clause (ii) shall be less than $10 million or $60 million, as
applicable, then the amount of such shortfall may be added to the amount of investments permitted pursuant to this sub clause (ii) for the immediately succeeding (but not any other) fiscal year (it being understood that investments made in any
fiscal year pursuant to this sub clause (ii) shall be counted first against the 
  

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$10 million available to be spent in such fiscal year and second against the unused amount, if any, carried over from the immediately prior fiscal year); provided, further
that (x) no cash investments or contribution may be made by the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries pursuant to this clause (ii) unless and until all the mandatory prepayments of the WFSG Promissory Note that the Borrower or its
Consolidated Subsidiaries have the right to require to be made in such fiscal year and all prior fiscal periods have been made.” 

(c) Section 9.12 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding at the end of such section: 

“; provided that the maximum Senior Secured Leverage Ratio set forth in the table above shall be revised to 2.75 to 1.00 in
respect of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower ending on and after the consummation of the Elk City Asset Sale.” 
 (d)
Section 9.13 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding at the end of such section: 
 “; provided that
the minimum Coverage Ratio set forth in the table above shall be revised to 2.50 to 1.00 in respect of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower ending on and after the consummation of the Elk City Asset Sale. 

(e) Section 9.14 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding at the end of such section: 

“; provided that the maximum Leverage Ratio set forth in the table above shall be revised to 4.75 to 1.00 for all periods in
respect of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower ending on and after the consummation of the Elk City Asset Sale.” 
 Section 2.
Conditions Precedent to the Effectiveness of this Amendment No. 3. 
 (a) This Amendment No. 3 shall become
effective as of the date hereof (the “Amendment No. 3 Effective Date”) when, and only when, each of the following conditions precedent shall have been (or is or will be substantially concurrently therewith) satisfied or waived
by the Administrative Agent: 
 (i) The Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this Amendment
No. 3, duly executed by (1) the Borrower, (2) the Administrative Agent and (3) the Required Lenders; 

(ii) The Administrative Agent shall have received an opinion of legal counsel for the Borrower, dated the Amendment
No. 3 Effective Date and addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, which opinion shall provide, among other things, that the execution and delivery of the Amendment by the Borrower and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated thereby will not violate the corporate instruments of the Borrower or the terms of the Loan Documents, that the Credit Agreement may be amended as provided in this Amendment No. 3 with consent of the Required Lenders in accordance
with Section 12.04 and shall otherwise be in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders; 

(iii) The Borrower shall have paid (1) the Administrative Agent the fees in the amounts previously agreed to be
received on or prior to the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and (2) all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent associated with this Amendment No. 3 and the preparation, reproduction, execution,
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enforcement of this Amendment No. 3 (including, without limitation, all reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, counsel for the Administrative
Agent); and 
 (iv) The Borrower shall have paid a fee to (i) each Lender who consents to this Amendment
No. 3 on or prior to 12:00pm, Charlotte, NC time, on August 27, 2010 in an amount equal to 25 basis points of such consenting Lender’s Term Loans and used and unused Revolver Commitments on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date.

 Section 3. Representations and Warranties 

On and as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, after giving effect to this Amendment No. 3, the Borrower hereby represents and
warrants to the Administrative Agent and each Lender as follows: 
 (a) this Amendment No. 3 has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by the Borrower and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its terms and the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment
No. 3, constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its terms; 

(b) No Default or Event of Default under the Credit Agreement exists or is continuing or would exist immediately after
giving effect to this Amendment No. 3. 
 (c) No consent, approval, authorization or offer of, or filing,
registration or qualification with, any court or governmental authority or third party is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by such Person of this Amendment No. 3. 

(d) The representations and warranties set forth in Article VII of the Credit Agreement are true and correct in all
material respects as of the date hereof (except for those which expressly relate to an earlier date). 
 Section 4. Reference to and
Effect on the Loan Documents 
 (a) As of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, each reference in the Credit Agreement
to “this Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” “herein,” or words of like import, and each reference in the other Loan Documents to the Credit Agreement (including, without limitation, by means of words like
“thereunder,” “thereof” and words of like import), shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby, and this Amendment No. 3 and the Credit Agreement shall be read together and construed as a single
instrument. Each of the table of contents and lists of Exhibits and Schedules of the Credit Agreement shall be amended to reflect the changes made in this Amendment No. 3 as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date. 

(b) As of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, Borrower hereby acknowledges that it has received and reviewed a copy of the Credit
Agreement and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by all covenants, agreements and acknowledgments in the Credit Agreement and any other Loan Document and to perform all obligations and duties required of it by the Credit Agreement. 

(c) Except as expressly amended hereby or specifically waived above, all of the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement and all
other Loan Documents are and shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed. 
  

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 (d) The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment No. 3 shall not, except
as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Lenders, the Borrower or the Administrative Agent under any of the Loan Documents, nor constitute a waiver or amendment of any other provision of any of the Loan
Documents or for any purpose except as expressly set forth herein. 
 (e) This Amendment No. 3 shall constitute a Loan
Document under the terms of the Credit Agreement. 
 Section 5. Acknowledgement of Guarantors 

The Guarantors acknowledge and consent to all terms and conditions of this Amendment No. 3 and agree that this Amendment No. 3
and all documents executed in connection herewith do not operate to reduce or discharge the Guarantors’ obligations under the Loan Documents. 

Section 6. Confirmation of Security Documents 

The Borrower hereby confirms and ratifies all of its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party. By its execution on the
signature lines provided below, each of the Loan Parties hereby confirms and ratifies all of its obligations and the Liens granted by it under the Security Instruments to which it is a party, confirms that the Security Instruments continue to grant
valid Liens on the Collateral to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties securing the Obligations, represents and warrants that the representations and warranties set forth in such Security Instruments are complete and correct on
the date hereof as if made on and as of such date and confirms that all references in such Security Instruments to the “Credit Agreement” (or words of similar import) refer to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby without impairing any
such obligations or Liens in any respect. 
 Section 7. Execution in Counterparts 

This Amendment No. 3 may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties in separate counterparts, each of which
when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Signature pages may be detached from multiple separate counterparts and attached to a single counterpart so that all
signature pages are attached to the same document. Delivery of an executed counterpart by telecopy or other electronic transmission (i.e. “pdf” or “tif” document) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart
of this Amendment No. 3. 
 Section 8. Lender Signatures 

Each Lender that signs a signature page to this Amendment No.3 shall be deemed to have approved this Amendment No.3 and shall be further
deemed for the purposes of the Loan Documents to have approved this Amendment No.3. Each Lender signatory to this Amendment No.3 agrees that such Lender shall not be entitled to receive a copy of any other Lender’s signature page to this
Amendment No.3, but agrees that a copy of such signature page may be delivered to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent. 

Section 9. Governing Law 

This Amendment No. 3 shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York without regard to
principles of conflicts of law to the extent that the application of the laws of another jurisdiction will be required thereby. 
  

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 Section 10. Section Titles 

The section titles contained in this Amendment No. 3 are and shall be without substantive meaning or content of any kind whatsoever
and are not a part of the agreement between the parties hereto, except when used to reference a section. Any reference to the number of a clause, sub clause or subsection of any Loan Document immediately followed by a reference in parenthesis to the
title of the section of such Loan Document containing such clause, sub clause or subsection is a reference to such clause, sub clause or subsection and not to the entire section; provided, however, that, in case of direct conflict
between the reference to the title and the reference to the number of such section, the reference to the title shall govern absent manifest error. If any reference to the number of a section (but not to any clause, sub clause or subsection thereof)
of any Loan Document is followed immediately by a reference in parenthesis to the title of a section of any Loan Document, the title reference shall govern in case of direct conflict absent manifest error. 

Section 11. Notices 

All communications and notices hereunder shall be given as provided in the Credit Agreement. 

Section 12. Severability 

The fact that any term or provision of this Amendment No. 3 is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable as to any person in any
situation in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity, enforceability or legality of the remaining terms or provisions hereof or the validity, enforceability or legality of such offending term or provision in any other situation or
jurisdiction or as applied to any person. 
 Section 13. Successors 

The terms of this Amendment No. 3 shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective
successors and assigns. 
 Section 14. Waiver of Jury Trial 

EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AMENDMENT NO. 3 OR ANY
OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT. 
 [Signature pages follow.] 
  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto
have caused this Amendment No. 3 to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first written above. 
  

			
	ATLAS PIPELINE PARTNERS, L.P.
		
	By:	 	 Atlas Pipeline Partners, GP, LLC,

its General Partner

		
	By:	 	  

		 	Name:
		 	Title:

			
	GUARANTORS:
	
	ATLAS PIPELINE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
		
	By:	 	Atlas Pipeline Partners GP, LLC, its general partner
		
	By:	 	  

		 	Eric T. Kalamaras
		 	Chief Financial Officer
	
	ATLAS PIPELINE MID-CONTINENT, LLC
	ATLAS PIPELINE TENNESSEE, LLC
	APL LAUREL MOUNTAIN, LLC
		
	By:	 	Atlas Pipeline Operating Partnership, L.P., its sole member
		
	By:	 	Atlas Pipeline Partners GP, LLC, its general partner
		
	By:	 	  

		 	Eric T. Kalamaras
		 	Chief Financial Officer
	
	ATLAS MIDKIFF, LLC
	ATLAS CHANEY DELL, LLC
	SADDLEBACK PIPELINE, LLC
	NOARK ENERGY SERVICES, LLC
		
	By:	 	Atlas Pipeline Mid-Continent, LLC, its sole member
		
	By:	 	Atlas Pipeline Operating Partnership, L.P., its sole member
		
	By:	 	Atlas Pipeline Partners GP, LLC, its general partner
		
	By:	 	  

		 	Eric T. Kalamaras
		 	Chief Financial Officer
	
	ELK CITY OKLAHOMA PIPELINE, L.P.
		
	By:	 	Elk City Oklahoma GP, LLC, its general partner
		
	By:	 	Atlas Pipeline Mid-Continent, LLC, its sole member

			
	By:	 	Atlas Pipeline Operating Partnership, L.P., its sole member
		
	By:	 	Atlas Pipeline Partners GP, LLC, its general partner
		
	By:	 	  

		 	Eric T. Kalamaras
		 	Chief Financial Officer
	
	ECOP GAS COMPANY, LLC
		
	By:	 	Elk City Oklahoma Pipeline, L.P.
		
	By:	 	Elk City Oklahoma GP, LLC, its general partner
		
	By:	 	Atlas Pipeline Mid-Continent, LLC, its sole member
		
	By:	 	Atlas Pipeline Operating Partnership, L.P., its sole member
		
	By:	 	Atlas Pipeline Partners GP, LLC, its general partner
		
	By:	 	  

		 	Eric T. Kalamaras
		 	Chief Financial Officer

  

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	WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent
		
	By:	 	  

		 	Name:
		 	Title:

 We hereby agree to all of the amendments contained in the Amendment No. 3 on the Amendment No. 3
Effective Date. 
  

			
	[                           
             ], as a
	
	[Term Loan] [Revolver Loan] Lender
		
	By:	 	  

		 	Name:
		 	Title:Agreement and Release of Claims

 Exhibit 10.1 

AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE OF CLAIMS 

This Agreement and General Release of Claims (“Agreement”) is entered into by Frank J. Battafarano and all of his agents,
successors and assigns (“Employee”), and Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (“Kindred”) and all companies related to Kindred and all of its affiliates, subsidiaries or related companies, past and present (collectively, the
“Company”). 
 WHEREAS, Employee and Company hereby desire to settle all disputes and issues related to the
termination of Employee from his services to the Company. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the terms and
conditions contained herein, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the parties agree as follows: 

1. Resignation. Employee is hereby terminated from all capacities and positions with the Company effective August 31, 2010
(“Date of Termination”). 
 2. Obligations of the Company. Following the execution of this Agreement, the
Company shall pay Employee his base salary through the Date of Termination. In addition, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Employee will be entitled to the following additional payments and benefits: 

(a) on the first business day following the conclusion of the fourteenth (14th) calendar day following the Date of Termination, the
Company shall pay to Employee a cash severance payment in an amount equal to $622,500. 
 (b) in satisfaction of the annual
bonus Employee would otherwise be eligible to receive under the short-term incentive plan in respect of the 2010 calendar year, the Company shall pay to Employee an amount equal to the product of (i) the annual bonus to which the Employee would
have been entitled for 2010 had Employee’s employment with the Company not been terminated, if any, multiplied by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is 243 and the denominator of which is 365. Such amount shall be paid on the date
when such amounts would otherwise have been payable to the Employee if Employee’s employment with the Company had not terminated as determined in accordance with the terms and conditions of the short-term incentive plan of the Company.

 (c) To the extent not yet paid, the Company shall pay to Employee the amounts earned by the Employee prior to the Date of
Termination under the Company’s long-term incentive plan totaling $768,066. Such amount shall be paid on the same schedule and in the same manner as if the Employee had remained employed with the Company through settlement of such long-term
incentive award, as determined in accordance with the terms and 
  

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conditions of the Company’s long-term incentive plan. Employee shall not be eligible to earn any amounts under the long-term incentive plan in respect of the 2010 calendar year. 

(d) For a period of thirty-eight months following the Date of Termination (the “Benefit Continuation Period”), the Employee
shall be treated as if he had continued to be an Employee for all purposes under the Company’s health insurance plan and dental insurance plan; or if the Employee is prohibited from participating in such plans, the Company shall otherwise
provide such benefits. Employee shall be responsible for any employee contributions for such insurance coverage. Following the Benefit Continuation Period, the Employee shall be entitled to receive continuation coverage under Part 6 of Title I of
ERISA by treating the end of this period as the applicable qualifying event (i.e., as a termination of employment) for the purposes of ERISA Section 603(2)) and with the concurrent loss of coverage occurring on the same date, to the extent
allowed by applicable law. 
 (e) For the Benefit Continuation Period, the Company shall maintain in force the Employee’s
life insurance in effect under the Company’s voluntary life insurance benefit plan as of the Date of Termination. Employee shall be responsible for any employee contributions for such insurance coverage. For purposes of clarification, the
portion of the premiums in respect of such plan for which Employee and Company are responsible, respectively, shall be the same as the portion for which Company and Employee are responsible, respectively, immediately prior to the Date of
Termination. 
 (f) For the Benefit Continuation Period, the Company shall provide short-term and long-term disability
insurance benefits to Employee equivalent to the coverage that the Employee would have had if he had remained employed under the disability insurance plans applicable to Employee on the Date of Termination. Employee shall be responsible for any
employee contributions for such insurance coverage. Should Employee become disabled during such period, Employee shall be entitled to receive such benefits, and for such duration, as the applicable plan provides. For purposes of clarification, the
portion of the premiums in respect of such short-term and long-term disability benefits for which Employee and Company are responsible, respectively shall be the same as the portion for which Employee and Company are responsible, respectively,
immediately prior to the Date of Termination. 
 (g) On the first business day following the conclusion of the fifteenth
(15th) calendar day following the Date of Termination, the Company shall pay to Employee a cash payment in an amount, if any, necessary to compensate Employee for the Employee’s unvested interests under the Company’s retirement
savings plan which are forfeited by Employee in connection with the termination of Employee’s employment. 
 (h) Any
outstanding unvested stock options or performance units held by Employee on the Date of Termination shall continue to vest in accordance with their original terms (including any related performance measures) for a period of three years following the

  

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Date of Termination (the “Equity Continuation Period”) as if Employee had remained an employee of the Company through the end of such period and any such stock option or performance
unit that has not vested as of the conclusion of such period shall be immediately cancelled and forfeited as of such date. In addition, Employee shall have the right to continue to exercise any outstanding vested stock options held by Employee
during the Equity Continuation Period; provided that in no event shall Employee be entitled to exercise any such option beyond the original expiration date of such option. Any outstanding restricted stock award held by Employee as of the Date of
Termination that would have vested during the Equity Extension Period had Employee remained an employee of the Company through the end of such period shall be immediately vested as of the Date of Termination and any restricted stock award that would
not have vested as of the conclusion of such period shall be immediately cancelled and forfeited as of such date. 
 (i)
Following the Date of Termination, the Employee shall receive the computer which Employee is utilizing as of the Date of Termination. 

(j) For a period of three years following the Date of Termination, the Employee shall be treated as if he had continued to be an
Employee for all purposes under the Company’s charitable gift matching program. 
 (k) Notwithstanding anything in this
Agreement to the contrary, in no event shall the provision of in-kind benefits pursuant to this Section 2 during any taxable year of Employee affect the provision of in-kind benefits pursuant to this Section 2 in any other taxable year of
Employee. 
 3. Death after Resignation. In the event of the death of Employee during the period Employee is receiving
payments pursuant to this Agreement, Employee’s designated beneficiary shall be entitled to receive the balance of the payments; or in the event of no designated beneficiary, the remaining payments shall be made to Employee’s estate.

 4. General Release. Employee expressly acknowledges that the above payments include consideration for the settlement,
waiver, release and discharge of any and all claims or actions arising from Employee’s employment, the terms and conditions of Employee’s employment, or Employee’s termination of employment with the Company, including claims of
employment discrimination, wrongful termination, unemployment compensation or any claim arising under law or equity, express or implied contract, tort, public policy, common law or any federal, state or local statute, ordinance, regulation or
constitutional provision. In addition, Employee expressly acknowledges that the above payments include consideration for the satisfaction, settlement, release and discharge of any and all amounts that may otherwise be due to Employee under the
Company’s short-term incentive plan and the Company’s long-term incentive plan. 
  

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 (a) Employee agrees that the claims he is releasing include, but are not limited to:
(i) any claim for breach of an actual or implied contract of employment between Employee and Company (including any claim of fraudulent misrepresentation or negligent misrepresentation in the making of any actual or implied contract of
employment) or any other breach of contract claim; (ii) any claim of unjust, wrongful, discriminatory, retaliatory or tortious termination, discharge or other adverse employment action; (iii) any claim of slander, libel or other act or
consequence of defamation; (iv) any claim of intentional tort (including, but not limited to, intentional infliction of emotional distress); (v) any claim of negligence (including, but not limited to, negligent infliction of emotional
distress, negligent hiring, negligent supervision or negligent retention); and (vi) any claim of a violation of any applicable federal, state, or local statute or ordinance, including claims arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of
1964, as amended; the Civil Rights Act of 1991; The Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (“OWBPA”); the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”), as amended; the Americans with Disabilities Act; the Fair Labor
Standards Act; the Employee Retirement Income and Security Act of 1974, as amended; the National Labor Relations Act; the Labor Management Relations Act; the Equal Pay Act of 1963; the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978; the Rehabilitation Act of
1973; Kentucky’s workers’ compensation laws; Kentucky wage and hours laws, claims before the Kentucky Commission for Human Rights and Kentucky Revised Statutes sections 341 et seq. 

(b) Employee recognizes that by signing this Agreement, he may be giving up some claim, demand or cause of action which he now has or
may have, but which is unknown to him. 
 (c) Employee agrees not to file lawsuits against the Company that relate in any
manner to the Employee’s employment or the resignation or termination of Employee’s employment with the Company. 

(d) If any claim is not subject to release, to the extent permitted by law, Employee waives any right or ability to be a class or
collective action representative or to otherwise participate in any putative or certified class, collective or multi-party action or proceeding based on such a claim in which the Company is a party. 

(e) Employee acknowledges that the Company has not and does not admit that it engaged in any discrimination, wrong doing or violation of
law on the Company’s part concerning Employee. Employee and the Company agree that by entering into this Agreement no discrimination, wrong doing, or violation of law has been acknowledged by the Company or assumed by Employee. Employee and the
Company further acknowledge that this Agreement is not an admission of liability. 
 5. Employee Representations,
Acknowledgements and Affirmations. Employee represents, acknowledges and affirms as follows: 
  

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 (a) Employee has not filed, caused to be filed, or presently is a party to any claim,
complaint, or action against the Company; 
 (b) Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, Employee has received all
compensation, wages, bonuses, commissions, and/or benefits to which Employee may be entitled, other than the Company’s 401(k) plan if Employee is a plan participant and so vested; 

(c) Employee affirms that he has been granted all leave to which he is/was entitled under the Family and Medical Leave Act or related
state or local leave or disability accommodation laws and has not been subjected to retaliation for taking such leave; 
 (d)
Employee has no known workplace injuries or occupational diseases and Employee has not been subjected to workers compensation retaliation; 

(e) Employee has not divulged the Company’s proprietary or confidential information and will maintain the confidentiality of such
information consistent with the Company’s policies and common law; 
 (f) Employee has no knowledge of any facts or
circumstances that could constitute a violation of the Federal False Claims Act or similar state laws, and, with respect to the Company’s business, Employee has not reported any such potential claims to any government agency; 

(g) Employee agrees that the Company has not retaliated against Employee for reporting any allegations of wrongdoing by the Company or
its officers, including any allegations of corporate fraud; 
 (h) Employee has returned all files, memoranda, documents,
records, electronic records, credit cards, keys, passwords, REACH token, identification badge or other the Company property in his possession or will do so before accepting any monetary payment pursuant to this Agreement; and 

(i) Employee affirms that all of the Company’s decisions regarding Employee’s pay and benefits through the date of
Employee’s execution of this Agreement were not discriminatory based on age, disability, race, color, sex, religion, national origin or any other classification protected by law. 

6. Released Claims. Both Parties acknowledge that this Agreement does not limit either Party’s right, where
applicable, to file or participate in an investigative proceeding of any federal, state or local governmental agency. To the extent permitted by law, Employee 

 

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agrees that if any such claim is made, Employee shall not be entitled to recover any individual monetary relief or other individual remedies. 

7. Confidentiality. Employee and the Company agree to keep the contents and terms of this Agreement confidential and not to
voluntarily disclose the terms or amount of settlement to third parties. The only exception is that Employee may reveal the terms of this Agreement to his spouse, attorney, tax preparer or as otherwise required by law. The Company may reveal the
terms of this Agreement to its attorneys, accountants, financial advisors, managerial employees, and any disclosure required by law or business necessity, including disclosure in connection with the filing of a Current Report on Form 8-K with the
Securities and Exchange Commission upon execution of this Agreement. In the event that Employee breaches the confidentiality of this Agreement, Employee understands that the Company shall have the right to pursue all appropriate legal relief,
including, but not limited to, attorneys’ fees and costs. 
 8. Public Statement. Employee further agrees not to
make derogatory or negative remarks or comments about the Company, its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, shareholders, agents or employees, to any third parties, and not to otherwise defame the Company in any manner. In the event
that Employee defames the Company, its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, shareholders, agents or employees, Employee understands that the Company shall have the right to pursue all appropriate legal relief, including but not
limited to, attorneys’ fees and costs, and reimbursement of all monies paid hereunder. Company agrees not to make derogatory or negative remarks or comments about Employee to any third parties, nor to otherwise defame the Employee in any
manner. In the event that the Company defames Employee, Company understands that the Employee shall have the right to pursue all appropriate legal relief, including but not limited to, attorneys’ fees and costs. 

9. Non-Competition; Non-solicitation. 

(a) For a period of one year after the Date of Termination (the “Restricted Period”), Employee shall not directly or
indirectly, individually or on behalf of any person other than the Company, 
 (1) own, operate, manage or otherwise engage in
a Competitive Business or enter the employ of, or render any services to, any Competitive Business (or any division thereof). For purposes of this Agreement, “Competitive Business” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited
liability company, business or other entity, whether for profit or not-for-profit, which engages or attempts to engage, in the operation, management, or ownership of any business or other endeavor, in any way similar or identical to the business,
operations, or services that the Company or any of its affiliates operates, manages, owns or provides, or has specific plans to do so as of the Date of Termination; provided, however, that the term “Competing Business” shall exclude
Employee’s ownership of up to five percent (5%) of the securities of a company publicly traded on a national securities exchange acquired in open 

 

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market transactions; 
 (2) interfere with, or attempt to interfere with,
business relationships (whether formed before, on or after the Date of Termination) between the Company or any of its affiliates and customers, clients, suppliers partners, members or investors of the Company or any of its affiliates of which it is
reasonable to expect that Employee is aware; or 
 (3) aid or endeavor to solicit or induce any of the Company’s or its
affiliates’ employees to leave their employment with the Company or such affiliates in order to accept employment with Employee or any other person, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, sole proprietorship or other entity;
provided, however, that nothing in this Section 9(a)(3) shall prevent Employee from soliciting any person who responds to a general media advertisement or solicitation. 

(b) If the restrictions set forth in this Section 9 would otherwise be determined to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of
competent jurisdiction, the parties intend and agree that such court shall exercise its discretion in reforming the provisions of this Agreement to the end that the Employee will be subject to a non-competition or non-solicitation covenant, as
applicable, which is reasonable under the circumstances and enforceable by the Company. It is agreed that no adequate remedy at law exists for the parties for violation of this section and that this section may be enforced by any equitable remedy,
including specific performance and injunction, without limiting the right of the Company to proceed at law to obtain such relief as may be available to it. The running of the Restricted Period shall be tolled for any period of time during which
Employee is in violation of any covenant contained in this Section 9, for any reason whatsoever. This Section 9 shall survive this Agreement. 

10. Ability to Revoke. 

(a) Employee acknowledges and agrees that the Company has advised him and encouraged him to consult with an attorney, and he has
consulted with an attorney regarding this Agreement prior to signing below, and that he has been given a period of at least twenty one (21) days within which to consider this Agreement, including waiver of any ADEA and OWBPA age claims before
voluntarily signing this Agreement. 
 (b) Employee agrees and understands that he may revoke this Agreement within seven
(7) days after signing the Agreement, and that the Agreement shall not become effective or enforceable until the revocation period has expired. 

(c) Any revocation of this Agreement must be made in writing and must actually be received by Joseph L. Landenwich, Kindred Healthcare,
Inc., 680 South Fourth Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40202, before the expiration of the revocation period. 
  

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 11. Confidential Information. At no time shall Employee divulge, furnish, or make
accessible to anyone any confidential knowledge or information about the Company’s businesses or operations (except as required by law or order of court or other governmental agency) or any of the employees, clients, patients, customers or
suppliers of the Company or with respect to any other confidential aspect of the businesses of the Company. Employee understands and agrees that any violation of this provision will cause the Company irreparable harm which cannot adequately be
compensated by an award of money damages. As a result, Employee agrees that, in addition to any other remedy the Company may have, a violation of this Agreement may be restrained by issuance of an injunction by any court of competent jurisdiction.
Employee further agrees to accept service of process by first class or certified United States mail. In the event the Employee fails to abide by this Section 11, Employee understands that the Company shall have the right to pursue reimbursement
or setoff of all monies and benefits paid or to be paid hereunder. 
 12. Cooperation. Employee agrees that should the
Company request Employee’s cooperation in connection with litigation, government investigations or other administrative or legal proceeding, Employee shall cooperate fully with the Company or its designated agents. Employee further agrees to
cooperate fully in disclosing to the Company or its designated agents, any information which Employee obtained during the course and scope of his employment with the Company, and to which other employees of the Company were not privy. In the event
the Employee fails to abide by this Section 12, Employee understands that the Company shall have the right to pursue reimbursement or setoff of all monies and benefits paid or to be paid hereunder. 

13. Disputes. Any dispute or controversy arising under, out of, or in connection with this Agreement shall, at the election and
upon written demand of either party, be finally determined and settled by binding arbitration in the City of Louisville, Kentucky, in accordance with the Labor Arbitration rules and procedures of the American Arbitration Association, and judgment
upon the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Each party shall pay their costs of the arbitration and all reasonable attorneys’ and accountants’ fees incurred in connection therewith, including any litigation to
enforce any arbitration award. 
 14. Successors. This Agreement is personal to Employee and without the prior written
consent of the Company shall not be assignable by Employee otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Employee’s legal representatives. This Agreement shall
inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns. 
 15. Other Severance Benefits.
Except as specifically provided in this Agreement, Employee hereby agrees that in consideration for the payments to be received under this Agreement, Employee waives any and all rights to any payments or benefits under any plans,

  

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programs, contracts or arrangements of the Company that provide for severance payments or benefits upon a termination of employment, including, without limitation, the Company’s short-term
incentive plan, the Company’s long-term incentive plan, and the Employment Agreement dated December 18, 2008 between Employee and the Company. Notwithstanding the above, the Employee retains all rights to any amounts due to Employee under
the Company’s supplemental executive retirement plan and deferred compensation plan. 
 16. Withholding. All
payments to be made to Employee hereunder will be subject to all applicable required withholding of taxes. 
 17. No
Mitigation. Employee shall have no duty to mitigate his damages by seeking other employment and, should Employee actually receive compensation from any such other employment, the payments required hereunder shall not be reduced or offset by any
such compensation. 
 18. Voluntary Action. Employee acknowledges that he has read and fully understands all of the
provisions of this Agreement and that he is entering into this Agreement freely and voluntarily. 
 19. Notices. Except
as expressly provided herein, any notice required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered or sent by telephone facsimile transmission, personal or overnight
couriers, or registered mail with confirmation of receipt, addressed as follows: 
  

			
	If to Employee:	  	If to Company:
	Frank J. Battafarano	  	Kindred Healthcare, Inc.
	2700 Little Hills Lane	  	680 South Fourth Street
	Anchorage, KY 40223	  	Louisville, KY 40202
		  	Attn: Legal Department

 20. Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. 
 21. Waiver of Breach and
Severability. The waiver by either party of a breach of any provision of this Agreement by the other party shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach by either party. In the event any provision of this Agreement is
found to be invalid or unenforceable, it may be severed from the Agreement and the remaining provisions of the Agreement shall continue to be binding and effective. 

22. Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter
hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, promises, covenants, arrangements, communications, representations and warranties 
  

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between them, whether written or oral with respect to the subject matter hereof including, without limitation, the Employment Agreement dated December 18, 2008 between Employee and the
Company. No provisions of this Agreement may be modified, waived or discharged unless such modification, waiver or discharge is agreed to in writing signed by Employee and a designated officer of the Company. 

23. Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be used to interpret or construe its
provisions. 
 24. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 
 25. Section 409A.

 (a) If any provision of this Agreement (or any award of compensation or benefits provided under this Agreement) would cause
Employee to incur any additional tax or interest under Section 409A of the of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and the regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Code”), the Company shall reform such provision to comply
with 409A and agrees to maintain, to the maximum extent practicable without violating 409A of the Code, the original intent and economic benefit to Employee of the applicable provision; provided that nothing herein shall require the Company to
provide Employee with any gross-up for any tax, interest or penalty incurred by Employee under Section 409A of the Code. 

(b) It is intended that each installment, if any, of the payments and benefits, if any, provided to Employee under this Agreement shall
be treated as a separate “payment” for purposes of Section 409A of the Code. Neither the Company nor Employee shall have the right to accelerate or defer the delivery of any such payments or benefits except to the extent specifically
permitted or required by Section 409 of the Code. 
 (c) All reimbursements and in-kind benefits provided under this
Agreement shall be made or provided in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code to the extent that such reimbursements or in-kind benefits are subject to Section 409A of the Code. With regard to any provision herein
that provides for reimbursement of costs and expenses or in-kind benefits, except as permitted by Section 409A of the Code, (i) the right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another
benefit and (ii) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits provided, during any taxable year shall not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits to be provided, in any other taxable year.

  

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 EMPLOYEE HAS UP TO TWENTY-ONE (21) CALENDAR DAYS TO CONSIDER THIS AGREEMENT. 

EMPLOYEE AGREES THAT ANY MODIFICATIONS, MATERIAL OR OTHERWISE, MADE TO THIS AGREEMENT, DO NOT RESTART OR AFFECT IN ANY MANNER THE ORIGINAL TWENTY-ONE
(21)-CALENDAR DAY CONSIDERATION PERIOD. 
 EMPLOYEE FREELY AND KNOWINGLY, AND AFTER DUE CONSIDERATION, ENTERS INTO THIS AGREEMENT
INTENDING TO WAIVE, SETTLE AND RELEASE ANY AND ALL CLAIMS EMPLOYEE HAS OR MIGHT HAVE AGAINST COMPANY. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written. 
  

			
	KINDRED HEALTHCARE, INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Benjamin A. Breier

		
	Title:	 	 Chief Operating Officer

	
	EMPLOYEE
	
	 /s/ Frank J. Battafarano

	Frank J. Battafarano

  

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