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Employment Agreement

 Exhibit 10.12 
 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 
 THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this
“Agreement”), dated as of the 14 date of October, 2010 is entered into by and between Continental Resources Inc. (the “Company”) and Eric S. Eissenstat (the “Executive”).

 IN CONSIDERATION of the premises and the mutual covenants set forth below, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 1. Term. The initial term of Executive’s employment by the Company under this Agreement shall
commence on December 31st, 2010, or such earlier date
as Executive’s employment with the Company actually commences (the “Effective Date”) and end on the day immediately preceding the second anniversary of the Effective Date (the “Initial Term”), provided that
such term shall automatically renew for additional one (1) year periods at the end of the Initial Term (the “Renewal Term”) and each subsequent Renewal Term (the Initial Term and the Renewal Term together the
“Employment Period”), unless, prior to the date which is sixty (60) days prior to third anniversary date (with respect to the extension on the third anniversary date) and each anniversary of such date thereafter (with respect
to each subsequent annual extension), the Company or the Executive shall have given written notice not to extend the Term or the Executive shall have incurred a termination of employment with the Company. 

2. Position and Duties. Executive will serve as Senior Vice-President and Chief Legal Officer of the Company. During the Employment
Period, Executive will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Executive shall perform all services reasonably required to fully execute the duties and responsibilities associated with the Company and its affiliates. Executive
will devote substantially all of his working time, attention and energies (other than absences due to illness or vacation) to the performance of his duties for the Company. Notwithstanding the above, Executive will be permitted, to the extent such
activities do not interfere with the performance by Executive of his duties and responsibilities under this Agreement or violate this Agreement, to (i) manage Executive’s personal, financial and legal affairs, and (ii) serve on
industry, civic or charitable boards or committees. 
 3. Place of Performance. Executive’s place of employment will be in
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 
 4. Compensation and Related Matters. 

(a) Base Salary. During the Employment Period, the Company will pay Executive an annual base salary of not less than Three
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000) per year, less required withholdings, in approximate equal installments in accordance with the Company’s customary payroll practices. Executive’s Base Salary may be increased, but not decreased without
Executive’s consent, pursuant to annual review by the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”). Such increased Base Salary will then constitute Executive’s “Base Salary” for all purposes of this Agreement.

 (b) Annual Incentive Bonus. During the Employment Period, Executive shall be eligible to participate in the
annual incentive compensation plan for senior executive officers established and adopted by the Company, or any successor plan of plans, if any, thereto (the “Annual Incentive Plan”) with a target level equal to no less than 66 percent
(66%) of Base Salary for any calendar year for which a bonus is granted (as of the Effective Date, the target bonus for 2010 shall be approximately $200,000) with the first such bonus, if any, to be prorated for Executive’s actual period
of employment during the first calendar year (the “Bonus”). The Annual Bonus shall be paid at such time as the Company pays such bonuses to its senior executive officers and in accordance with the Company’s customary practices.

 (c) Equity Incentive. As soon as administratively practicable following the Effective
Date, the Executive shall be granted 36,000 shares of restricted common stock of the Company (the “Initial Stock Grant”), subject to the approval of the Board. The terms of the Initial Stock Grant shall be subject to and consistent with
the equity-based compensation plan sponsored and maintained by the Company for its senior executive officers and the relevant restricted stock agreement and shall include the following: (1) the Initial Stock Grant shall vest 1/3 each year for
three years, with vesting commencing on the 15th day of
the mid-quarter month following the Effective Date (therefore, 12,000 shares of restricted stock granted under the Initial Stock Grant shall vest during the first year following 15th day of the mid-quarter month following the Effective Date and 12,000 shares of restricted stock shall vest each
subsequent year); (2) the Initial Stock Grant shall be subject to accelerated vesting, including as provided in Section 7(b); and (3) if the Company shall effect a subdivision or consolidation of its stock or other capital
readjustment, the payment of a stock dividend, or other increase or reduction of the number of shares of Stock outstanding, without receiving compensation therefor in money, services or property, then (1) the number of restricted shares subject
to the unvested portion of the Initial Stock Grant shall be appropriately adjusted in such a manner as to entitle the Executive to receive upon vesting of such unvested shares the equivalent total number and class or series of stock as any other
shareholder in the Company would receive upon such event requiring the adjustment (e.g., if the Company were to effect a 2 for 1 stock split while 12,000 restricted shares of the Initial Stock Grant were unvested, the Executive would receive 24,000
shares of stock upon vesting of such restricted shares). The Executive shall be eligible to be considered, from time to time, by the Board for additional grants of equity-based compensation; provided that the amount and type of such grants awarded
to the Executive shall be no less than those grants awarded to senior executive officers of the Corporation, if any. 

 (d) Welfare. Pension and Incentive Benefit Plans. During the Employment
Period, Executive (and his spouse and/or dependents to the extent provided in the applicable plans and programs) will be entitled to participate in and be covered under all the welfare benefit plans or programs maintained by the Company for the
benefit of its senior executive officers pursuant to the terms of such plans and programs including, without limitation, all medical, life, hospitalization, dental, disability, accidental death and dismemberment and travel accident insurance plans
and programs. In addition, during the Employment Period and on the same terms as they apply to other senior executive officers of the Company. Executive shall be eligible to participate in all pension, retirement, savings and other employee benefit
plans and programs maintained from time to time by the Company for the benefit of its senior executive officers and, in accordance with the terms of the Company’s section 401(k) plan, shall be entitled to a 5 percent (5%) company
[matching][profit sharing] contribution after six (6) months of service with the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall have the right to change, amend or discontinue any benefit plan, program, or perquisite, so long as such
changes are similarly applicable to senior executive officers of the Company generally. 
 (e) Vacation. The
Executive shall be entitled in each year during the Employment Period to receive vacation days in accordance with Corporation’s policies and practices, as may be amended from time to time, of at least four (4) weeks’ or 20 business
days’ paid vacation. Executive may use his vacation in a reasonable manner based upon the business needs of the Company. Unused vacation days will accrue from year to year without limitation. Executive will also be entitled to any paid holidays
offered to the employees of the Company when and as established by the Company. 
 (f) Fringe Benefits. During
the Employment Period, the Company will provide Executive with such other fringe benefits or perquisites as commensurate with Executive’s position, including without limitation professional and civic dues and continuing legal education
expenses. 
 (g) Expenses. The Company shall promptly reimburse the Executive for all reasonable business
expenses incurred during the Employment Period by the Executive in performing services hereunder, including all expenses of travel and living expenses while away from home on business or at the request of and in the service of the Company; provided,
in each case, that such expenses are incurred and accounted for in accordance with the policies and procedures established by the Company. 
 (h) Services Furnished. During the Employment Period, Executive shall at all times be provided with office space, stenographic assistance and such other facilities and services as are suitable to his
position. 
 5. Termination. Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated during the Employment Period
under the following circumstances: 
 (a) Death. Executive’s employment under this Agreement will terminate
upon his death. 
 (b) Disability. If, as a result of Executive’s incapacity due to physical or mental
illness, Executive is substantially unable to perform his duties under this Agreement (with or without reasonable accommodation, as defined under the Americans With Disabilities Act) for an entire period of six (6) consecutive months, and
within thirty (30) days after a Notice of Termination (as defined in Section 6(a)) is given after such six (6) month period Executive does not return to the substantial performance of his duties on a full-time basis, the Company has
the right to terminate Executive’s employment under this Agreement for “Disability,” and such termination will not be a breach of this Agreement by the Company. 

(c) Cause. The Company has the right to terminate Executive’s employment for Cause, and such termination will not be
a breach of this Agreement by the Company. “Cause” means termination of employment for one of the following reasons: (i) the conviction of Executive by a federal or state court of competent jurisdiction to a felony which relates to
Executive’s employment at the Company; (ii) an act or acts of dishonesty taken by Executive and intended to result in substantial personal enrichment of Executive at the expense of the Company or any affiliate; or
(iii) Executive’s “willful” failure to follow a direct, reasonable and lawful written directive from the Chief Executive Officer of the Company delivered to the Executive which specifically identifies the manner in which the
Chief Executive Officer believes the Executive has not performed within the reasonable scope of Executive’s duties, which failure is not cured within thirty (30) days. For purposes of this Section 5(c), no act or failure to act on

 
Executive’s part shall be deemed “willful” unless done or omitted to be done by Executive, in bad faith and without reasonable belief that Executive’s action or omission was
in the best interest of the Company; provided, however, that the unwillingness of Executive to accept an act that would constitute Good Reason or any other action by or at the request of the Chief Executive Officer that is contrary to this Agreement
may not be considered by the Company to be a failure to perform or misconduct by Executive. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive shall not be deemed to have been terminated for Cause for purposes of the Agreement unless and until there shall
have been delivered to him a copy of a resolution, duly adopted by a vote of three-fourths (3/4) of the entire Board at a meeting of the Board called and held (after a notice to Executive identifying in reasonable detail the manner in which
Company believes Cause exists and an opportunity for Executive and his counsel to prepare for and to be heard before the Board) for the purpose of considering whether Executive has been guilty of such a willful failure to perform or such willful
misconduct as justifies termination for Cause hereunder, finding that, in the good faith opinion of the Board, Executive has been guilty thereof, and specifying the particulars thereof. 

(d) Good Reason. Executive may terminate his employment with the Company for “Good Reason” by providing Notice
of Termination to the Company within one hundred and twenty (120) days after Executive has actual knowledge of the occurrence, without the written consent of Executive, of one of the events set forth below, and such termination will not be a
breach of this Agreement and will entitle Executive to the compensation and benefits described in Section 7(b) hereof: 
 (i) a material permanent and adverse alteration in the nature of Executive’s position (including status, offices, titles and reporting requirements), authority, duties or responsibilities;

 (ii) the reduction by the Company of Executive’s Base Salary below the amount specified in
Section 4(a) or a reduction in the Bonus, in each case other than as part of a compensation reduction program which applies equally to all executive officers at the Senior Vice President and above levels; 

(iii) the relocation of Executive’s principal place of performance from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma except for travel
reasonably required in the performance of Executive’s responsibilities; 
 (iv) the failure of any successor
to the Company to assume this Agreement; 
 (v) the failure of the Board to approve the Initial Stock Grant; or

 (vi) a material breach by the Company of any provision of this Agreement. 

(e) Without Cause. The Company has the right to terminate Executive’s employment under this Agreement without Cause
by providing Executive with a Notice of Termination, subject to the obligations set forth in Section 6(a) hereof. 
 (f) Voluntary Termination. Executive may voluntarily terminate employment with the Company at any time, and if such termination is not for Good Reason, then Executive shall only be entitled to
compensation and benefits as described in Section 7(c) hereof. 
 6. Termination Procedure. 

(a) Notice of Termination. Any termination of Executive’s employment by the Company or by Executive during the
Employment Period (other than termination pursuant to Section 5(a)) will be communicated by written Notice of Termination to the other party in accordance with Section 10. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Notice of Termination”
means a written notice which indicates the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon and sets forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of Executive’s employment.
Executive shall not have breached this Agreement if he terminates his employment for any reason. 
 (b) Date of
Termination. “Date of Termination” shall mean (i) if Executive’s employment is terminated by his death, the date of his death, (ii) if Executive’s employment is terminated due to Disability pursuant to
Section 5(b), thirty (30) days after Notice of Termination (provided that Executive has not returned to the substantial performance of his duties on a full-time basis during such thirty (30) day period), (iii) if Executive’s
employment is terminated for Good Reason pursuant to Section 5(d), the date specified in the Notice of Termination, which date shall not be later than thirty (30) days following the date on which the Notice of

 
Termination is given, or (iv) if Executive’s employment is terminated for any other reason, the date on which a Notice of Termination is given or any other date specified in the Notice
of Termination, which date shall not be later than thirty (30) days following the date on which the Notice of Termination is given. 
 7. Compensation Upon Termination or During Disability. 
 (a)
Accrued Obligation Defined. For purposes of this Agreement, payment of the “Accrued Obligation” shall mean payment by the Company to Executive (or his designated beneficiary or legal representative, as applicable), when due, of all vested
rights, compensation and/or benefits as may be due to Executive following the Date of Termination to which he is otherwise entitled in accordance with the terms and provisions of any plans or programs of the Company and a lump sum amount in cash
equal to the sum of (i) Executive’s Base Salary through the Date of Termination, (ii) any accrued but unused vacation pay through the Date of Termination and (iii) any other amounts due Executive as of the Date of Termination,
including without limitation, any reasonable business expenses incurred on or before the Date of Termination, in each case only to the extent not theretofore paid. 

(b) Termination by Company or by Executive during the Initial Term. 

(i) If Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company or by Executive for any reason during the Initial Term:

 (1) the Company shall pay Executive in a single cash lump sum payment within thirty (30) days of the
Date of Termination an amount equal to the greater of (A) the amount provided under Section 7(b)(ii)(1) or (B) the amount equal to (1) the Accrued Obligation, (2) the total amount of Executive’s Base Salary for the
period commencing on the Date of Termination and ending on the third anniversary of the Effective Date and (3) the amount of the target Bonus payable for the years commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the third anniversary of the
Effective Date less the amount of any Bonus actually paid during such years; 
 (2) the Company shall maintain
in full force and effect, for the continued benefit of Executive (and his spouse and/or his dependents, as applicable) for a longer of (A) the period provided under Section 7(b)(ii)(2) or (B) the period from the Date of Termination
until the third anniversary of the Effective Date the medical, hospitalization, and dental programs, in which Executive (and his spouse and/or his dependents, as applicable) participated immediately prior to the Date of Termination at the level in
effect and upon substantially the same terms and conditions (including without limitation contributions required by Executive for such benefits) as existed immediately prior to the Date of Termination; provided, if the Executive (or his/her spouse)
is eligible for Medicare or a similar type of governmental medical benefit, such benefit shall be the primary provider before Company medical benefits are provided. If Executive (or his spouse and/or his dependents) cannot continue to participate in
the Company programs providing such benefits, the Company shall arrange to provide Executive (and his spouse and/or his dependents, as applicable) with the economic equivalent of such benefits which they otherwise would have been entitled to receive
under such plans and programs (“Continued Benefits”); provide that if, pursuant to the terms of the Company’s group health and welfare plans or programs, Executive (and his spouse and dependents, if applicable) cannot continue to
participate in the Company group health and welfare plans or programs and provided in this Section 7(b)(i)(2) or Section 7(b)(ii)(2), the Company shall provide Executive (and spouse and/or dependents, if applicable) either the equivalent
of such benefits which they would have otherwise been entitled under such plans and programs under a private health insurance contract purchased by the Company for the benefit of Executive (and his spouse and/or dependents, if applicable) or a lump
sum cash payment equal to the cost of providing such equivalent private health insurance. The maximum period of coverage for which Executive may be entitled to group health plan coverage continuation rights under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended, shall not be reduced due to the provision of any benefits to Executive for any periods under this Agreement. 
 (3) all equity incentive stock awards granted to Executive, including the Initial Stock Grant, shall be 100% vested on the Date of Termination. 

(ii) If Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause or by Executive for Good Reason following
the Initial Term but during the Employment Period: 
 (1) the Company will pay to Executive within thirty
(30) days of the Date of Termination in a single lump sum payment an amount equal to (A) the Accrued Obligation, (B) Executive’s Base Salary and (C) Executive’s Bonus for the year in which the Date of Termination
occurs; 

 (2) the Company shall maintain in full force and effect, for the continued
benefit of Executive (and his spouse and/or his dependents, as applicable) for a period of 24 months following the Date of Termination the medical, hospitalization, and dental programs, in which Executive (and his spouse and/or his dependents, as
applicable) participated immediately prior to the Date of Termination on such terms as described in Section 7(b)(i)(2). 
 (c) Termination by Company for Cause or by Executive Without Good Reason following the Initial Term. If Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company for Cause or by Executive (other than for
Good Reason or other than during the Initial Term) the Company will pay Executive the Accrued Obligation, as soon as practicable following the Date of Termination. Following such payment, the Company shall have no further obligations to the
Executive other than as may be required by law or the terms of an employee benefit plan of the Company. 
 (d)
Disability following the Initial Term. During any period that Executive fails to perform his duties under this Agreement as a result of incapacity due to physical or mental illness (“Disability Period”), Executive will continue to receive
his full Base Salary set forth in Section 4(a) until his employment is terminated pursuant to Section 5(b). In the event Executive’s employment is terminated for Disability pursuant to Section 5(b) following the Initial Term, the
Company will (A) pay to Executive the Accrued Obligation, as soon as practicable following the Date of Termination, and (B) provide Executive with disability benefits pursuant to the terms of the Company’s disability programs and/or
practices. 
 (e) Death. If Executive’s employment is terminated by his death, the Company will pay to
Executive’s beneficiary, or personal or legal representatives or estate, as the case may be, a single lump sum cash payment equal to [(A)] the Accrued Obligation [and (B) one-third of Executives Base Salary in effect on the Date of
Termination]. 
 (f) Change in Control. If during the Employment Period Executive’s employment is terminated
by the Company for any reason “In Connection With a Change of Control” (as defined below), then 
 (i)
within thirty (30) days after the Date of Termination the Company shall pay the Executive a single lump sum cash amount equal to (A) the Accrued Obligation and (B) the product obtained by multiplying the sum of Executive’s Base
Salary and target Bonus for the year in which the Date of Termination occurs by two (2); 
 (ii) the Company
shall maintain in full force and effect, for the continued benefit of Executive (and his spouse and/or his dependents, as applicable) for a period of 24 months following the Date of Termination the medical, hospitalization, and dental programs, in
which Executive (and his spouse and/or his dependents, as applicable) participated immediately prior to the Date of Termination on such terms as described in Section 7(b)(i)(2). 

(iii) all equity incentive stock awards granted to Executive, including the Initial Stock Grant, shall be 100% vested on
the Date of Termination. 
 (iv) To the extent Executive is eligible to receive a benefit under this
Section 7(b) or Section 7(f), Executive may elect to receive a benefit under this Section 7(b) or Section 7(f); provided, however, if Executive elects to receive a benefit under this Section 7(b), no benefits shall be
payable under Section or Section 7(f) or if Executive elects to receive a benefit under Section or Section 7(f), no benefits shall be payable under this Section 7(b). 

(v) “In Connection With a Change of Control” Defined. For purposes of this Agreement, a termination “In
Connection With a Change of Control” shall mean the termination of Executive’s employment by the Company or its successor, as the case may be, for any reason other than for Cause, death or Disability upon, in connection with, or within one
year following, a “Change In Control of the Company” (as defined below). For purposes of this Agreement, a “Change in Control of the Company” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following after the Effective Date: 

(1) the acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, (the “Exchange Act”) (a “Covered Person”) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 30 percent (30%) or
more of either (i) the then outstanding shares of the common stock of the Company (the “Outstanding Company Common Stock”), or (ii) the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting

 
securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”); provided, however, that for purposes of this
subsection (1), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control of the Company: (a) any acquisition directly from the Company, (b) any acquisition by the Company, (c) any acquisition by any employee benefit
plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any entity controlled by The Company, or (d) any acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a transaction which complies with clauses (a), (b) and (c) of
subsection (3) of this Section 7(f)(v); or 
 (2) individuals who, as of the Effective Date,
constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the Effective Date whose election, or nomination for
election by the Company’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for
this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or
consents by or on behalf of a Covered Person other than the Board; or 
 (3) consummation of (xx) a
reorganization, merger or consolidation or sale of the Company, or (yy) a disposition of all or substantially all of the assets 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, respectively, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination
beneficially own, direct or indirectly, more than 50 percent (50%) of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election
of directors, as the case may be, of the corporation 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) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership immediately prior to such Business Combination of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as
the case may be, (2) no Covered Person (excluding any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or such corporation resulting from such Business Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 30 percent (30%) or more
of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation, except to the extent that such
ownership existed prior to the Business Combination, and (3) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the
execution of the initial agreement, or of the action of the Board, providing for such Business Combination. 

(g) Mitigation. Executive will not be required to mitigate amounts payable under this Agreement by seeking other
employment or otherwise, and there will be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of subsequent employment except as specifically provided herein. 

8. Indemnification and Insurance. Executive shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company during the term of this Agreement and
following any termination of this Agreement for any reason whatsoever in the same manner as would any other key management employee of the Company with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to (a) the termination of this Agreement or
(b) the termination of employment of Executive. In addition, during the term of this Agreement and for a period of three years following the termination of this Agreement for any reason whatsoever Executive shall be covered by a Company held
liability insurance policy, with a maximum aggregate limit of liability for all claims under all liability coverage sections in the amount of $5,000,000, covering acts or omissions occurring prior to (i) the termination of this Agreement or
(ii) the termination of employment of Executive. 
 9. Agreement Binding on Successors. 

(a) Company’s Successors. No rights or obligations of the Company under this Agreement may be assigned or transferred
except that the Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, reorganization, sale, transfer of stock, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company to
expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement, in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to 

 
perform it if no succession had taken place. As used in this Agreement, “Company” means the Company as herein defined, and any successor to its or the Company’s business and/or
assets (by merger, purchase or otherwise) which executes and delivers the agreement provided for in this Section 9 or which otherwise becomes bound by all the terms and provisions of this Agreement by operation of law. 

(b) Executive’s Successors. No rights or obligations of Executive under this Agreement may be assigned or transferred
by Executive other than his rights to payments or benefits under this Agreement, which may be transferred only by will or the laws of descent and distribution. Upon Executive’s death, this Agreement and all rights of Executive under this
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Executive’s beneficiary, or personal or legal representatives, or estate, to the extent any such person succeeds to Executive’s interests under this Agreement. In the event of
Executive’s death or a judicial determination of his incompetence, reference in this Agreement to Executive shall be deemed, where appropriate, to refer to his estate or other legal representative(s). If Executive should die following his Date
of Termination while any amounts would still be payable to him under this Agreement if he had continued to live, unless otherwise provided, all such amounts shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to his beneficiary or personal
or legal representatives or estate. 
 10. Notice. For the purposes of this Agreement, notices, demands and all other
communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered either personally or by United States certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as
follows: 
 If to Executive: 
 At his last known address evidenced on the Company’s payroll records. 
 If to
the Company: 
 Continental Resources, Inc. 
 302 N. Independence 
 Enid, OK 73701 

or to such other address as any party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance with this Agreement, except that notices of
change of address shall be effective only upon receipt. 
 11. Withholding; Section 409A. All payments hereunder will be
subject to any required withholding of federal, state and local taxes pursuant to any applicable law or regulation. This Agreement is intended to meet the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
“Code”) and shall be administered, construed and interpreted in accordance with such intent. To the extent that an award or payment, or the settlement or deferral thereof, is subject to Section 409A of the Code, except as the Board
and Executive otherwise determine in writing, the award shall be granted, paid, settled or deferred in a manner that will meet the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, including regulations or other guidance issued with respect thereto,
such that the grant, payment, settlement or deferral shall not be subject to the additional tax applicable under Section 409A of the Code. Accordingly, for purposes of a distribution under the Agreement shall be determined a termination of
employment hereunder must meet the requirements of a “separation from service” as defined for purposes of Section 409A of the Code. 
 Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement, if the Board (or its delegate) determines in its sole discretion that as of the date of the Executive’s termination the Executive is a “specified
employee” (as defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, and Department of Treasury regulations and other interpretive guidance issued thereunder) as of the date of the Executive’s termination and that any payment due hereunder
during the six-month period that commences on and follows Executive’s Date of Termination must be delayed to comply with Section 409A of the Code, then such payment(s) shall be paid in one lump sum amount on the first business day
following the six-month anniversary of the date of the Executive’s Date of Termination. To the extent any payments due hereunder are so delayed In Connection with a Change of Control, such amounts shall be deposited in a rabbi trust as selected
by Executive. 
 12. Miscellaneous. No provisions of this Agreement may be amended, modified, or waived unless agreed to in
writing and signed by Executive and by a duly authorized officer of the Company. No waiver by either party of any breach by the other party of any condition or provision of this Agreement shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions
or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time. The respective rights and obligations of the parties under this Agreement shall survive Executive’s termination of employment and the termination of this Agreement to the extent
necessary for the intended preservation of such rights and obligations. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Oklahoma without regard to its conflicts of law
principles. 

 13. Validity. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision or provisions of this
Agreement will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, which will remain in full force and effect. 
 14. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.

 15. Section Headings. The section headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, and they form no part of
this Agreement and will not affect its interpretation. 
 16. Entire Agreement. Except as provided elsewhere herein and except
for the other documents and agreements contemplated in accordance herewith, this Agreement sets forth the entire agreement of the parties with respect to its subject matter and supersedes all prior agreements, promises, covenants, arrangements,
communications, representations or warranties, whether oral or written, by any officer, employee or representative of any party to this Agreement with respect to such subject matter. 

17. Further Assurances. The parties hereby agree, without further consideration, to execute and deliver such other instruments or to take
such other action as may reasonably be required to effectuate the terms and provisions of this Agreement. 
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FOLLOWING PAGE] 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement effective the date first
above written. 
  

			
	Continental Resources Inc. (the “Company”)
		
	By	 	 /s/ Jeff Hume

	Title	 	 President and Chief Operating Officer

	
	 Eric S. Eissenstat (the “Executive”)

	
	 /s/ Eric S. EissenstatExhibit 10.12

 Exhibit 10.12 
 SUNRISE SENIOR LIVING, INC. 
 2003 STOCK OPTION AND RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN,
AS AMENDED 
 EXECUTIVE RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT 

Sunrise Senior Living, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby grants shares of its common stock,
$0.01 par value (the “Stock”), to the Grantee named below, subject to the vesting conditions set forth in the attachment. Additional terms and conditions of the grant are set forth in this cover sheet, in the attachment and
in the Company’s 2003 Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan, as amended (the “Plan”). 
 Grant Date:

 Name of Grantee:  

Number of Shares of Stock Covered by Grant: 
 Purchase Price per Share of Stock: 
 By signing this cover sheet, you
agree to all of the terms and conditions described in the attached Agreement and in the Plan, a copy of which is available from the Company upon request. You acknowledge that you have carefully reviewed the Plan, and agree that the Plan will control
in the event any provision of this Agreement should appear to be inconsistent. 
  

					
	Grantee:	  	 
		  	Print Name:	  	 
		
	Company:	  	 
		  	Print Name:	  	 
		  	Title:	  	 

 Attachment 

This is not a stock certificate or a negotiable instrument. 

  
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 SUNRISE SENIOR LIVING, INC. 

2003 STOCK OPTION AND RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN, AS AMENDED 
 EXECUTIVE RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT 
  

			
	 Restricted Stock/

Nontransferability
	  	This grant is an award of Stock in the number of shares set forth on the cover sheet, at the purchase price set forth on the cover sheet, and subject to the vesting conditions
described below (the “Restricted Stock”). The purchase price for the Restricted Stock is deemed paid by your services to the Company. To the extent not yet vested, your Restricted Stock may not be transferred, assigned,
pledged or hypothecated, whether by operation of law or otherwise, nor may the Restricted Stock be made subject to execution, attachment or similar process.
		
	 Issuance and Vesting
	  	 The Company will issue your Restricted Stock in your name as of the Grant Date.

 
 Your right to the Stock under this Restricted Stock grant becomes vested as to
    % of the shares of Stock on each of the first                      (    )
anniversaries of the Grant Date (each, an “Anniversary Date”), if you have been continuously providing Services to the Company or a Subsidiary from the Grant Date until the Anniversary Date; provided, however, that if you are
restricted from selling Company stock on an Anniversary Date pursuant to the Company’s policy on insider trading, your shares that would have vested on that Anniversary Date will vest on the first date that is during a window period in which
Company insiders are not restricted from selling Company stock.
  

Notwithstanding the vesting schedule to the extent not previously vested, your right to the Stock under this Agreement becomes 100% vested upon the
earlier of (i) a Change in Control (as defined below), (ii) your termination of employment with the Company or a Subsidiary due to your death or disability, (iii) your termination of employment by the Company or a Subsidiary other than for Cause (as
defined below), or (iv) termination of employment by you for Good Reason (as defined below), if you have been continuously employed by the Company or a Subsidiary from the Grant Date.

 
 For purposes of this Agreement, “Change in Control” means
any of the following events:
  
 (a) any person (as such
term is used in Rule 13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) or group (as such term is defined in Section 3(a)(9) and 13(d)(3)
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		  	 the Exchange Act), other than a Subsidiary or any employee benefit plan (or any related trust) of the Company or a Subsidiary,
becomes, after the Grant Date, the beneficial owner of Stock or of other securities of the Company that are entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the Company (“Voting Securities”) representing 50% or more
of the combined voting power of all Voting Securities of the Company;
  
 (b) individuals who, as of the Grant Date, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the members of the Board; provided that any
individual who becomes a director after the Grant Date whose election or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders was approved by a majority of the members of the Incumbent Board (other than an election or nomination of an
individual whose initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened “election contest” relating to the election of the directors of the Company (as such terms are used in Rule 14a-11 under the Exchange
Act), “tender offer” (as such term is used in Section 14(d) of the Exchange Act) or a proposed Merger (as defined below)) shall be deemed to be members of the Incumbent Board; or

 
 (c) approval by the stockholders of the Company of either of the
following: (i) a merger, reorganization, consolidation or similar transaction (any of the foregoing, a “Merger”) as a result of which the persons who were the respective beneficial owners of the outstanding Stock and Voting
Securities of the Company immediately before such Merger are not expected to beneficially own, immediately after such Merger, directly or indirectly, more than 60% of the Stock and 60% of the combined voting power of the Voting Securities of the
Company resulting from such Merger in substantially the same proportions as immediately before such Merger or (ii) a plan of liquidation of the Company or a plan or agreement for the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the
assets of the Company.
  
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, there shall not be
a Change in Control if, in advance of such event, you agree in writing that such event shall not constitute a Change in Control.
  

For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” means termination of your employment by the Company or a Subsidiary if (a) you are
indicted for, convicted of, or plead nolo contendre to, a felony; (b) you are found guilty by a court of having committed a crime involving moral turpitude and such conviction is affirmed
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	 	  	 appeal or the time for appeal has expired; (c) in the reasonable judgment of the Company’s board of
directors (the
“Board”), you have compromised trade secrets or other similarly valuable proprietary
information of the Company; (d) in the reasonable judgment of the Board, you have engaged in gross or
willful misconduct that causes
harm to the business and operations of the Company or any of its affiliates,
the continuation of which will continue to harm the business and operations of the Company or any of its
affiliates in the future; (e) your continued and substantial
failure to attempt in good faith to perform your
duties with the Company (other than failure resulting from your incapacity due to physical or mental
illness or injury), which failure has continued for a period of at least ten (10) days after
written notice from
the Company; or (f) your failure to attempt in good faith to promptly follow a written direction of the
Board or a more senior officer, provided that the failure shall not be considered Cause if you, in good
faith,
believe that such direction, or implementation thereof, is illegal or inconsistent with the Company’s
policies and you promptly so notify the Chair of the Board in writing.

 
 For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” means: (1) any
material reduction in your base salary or
target bonus eligibility, except in connection with a reduction in such compensation generally applicable to
peer employees of the Company or any Subsidiary; (2) your responsibilities or areas of
supervision with
the Company or any Subsidiary are substantially reduced; or (3) you are required to move your office more
than 30 miles outside the metropolitan area in which your office was previously located.

 
 No additional shares of Stock will vest after you have ceased to be employed by the
Company or any
Subsidiary for any reason.

		
	Forfeiture of Unvested Stock	  	In the event that your employment with the Company or a Subsidiary terminates, you shall forfeit all of the shares of Stock subject to this grant that have not yet
vested.
		
	Book Entry Restrictions	  	 The Restricted Stock will be issued in book entry form. The Company shall cause the transfer agent for the shares of Common Stock to
make a book entry record showing ownership for the shares of Restricted Stock in your name subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. You shall be issued an account statement acknowledging your ownership of the shares of Restricted
Stock.
  
 The shares of Restricted Stock subject to restrictions
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		  	 shall be subject to the following terms and conditions relating to their release from restrictions or their cancellation:

 
 As your interest in the Restricted Stock vests as described
above, your vested Stock shall be released from restrictions and delivered to you, at your request.
  
 Should you forfeit any unvested Restricted Stock held subject to restrictions hereunder, then such unvested Restricted Stock shall be cancelled without payment, and you shall have no further rights with
respect to such shares.
  
 You authorize the Company to issue such
instructions to the transfer agent as the Company may deem necessary or proper to comply with the intent and purposes of this Agreement.

		
	 Legends
	  	 The following restrictive legends shall be placed in the book entry account, and on any certificate, if any, representing the Stock
issued in connection with this grant:
  
 “THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY
THIS [BOOK ENTRY ACCOUNT OR CERTIFICATE] ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER SET FORTH IN AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE REGISTERED HOLDER, OR HIS OR HER PREDECESSOR IN INTEREST. A COPY OF SUCH AGREEMENT IS ON FILE AT THE
PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE COMPANY AND WILL BE FURNISHED UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY BY THE HOLDER OF RECORD OF THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS [BOOK ENTRY ACCOUNT OR CERTIFICATE].

 
 THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS [BOOK-ENTRY ACCOUNT OR CERTIFICATE] HAVE NOT BEEN
REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, PLEDGED, OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION THEREOF UNDER
SUCH ACT AND SUCH APPLICABLE STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION’S SECURITIES LAWS OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY AND ITS COUNSEL, THAT SUCH REGISTRATION AND QUALIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED.”

		
	 Withholding Taxes
	  	You agree, as a condition of this grant, that you will make

  
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		  	acceptable arrangements to pay any withholding or other taxes that may be due as a result of the vesting of Stock acquired under this grant. In the event that the Company
determines that any federal, state, local or foreign tax or withholding payment is required relating to the vesting of shares arising from this grant, the Company shall have the right to require such payments from you, or withhold such amounts from
other payments due to you from the Company or any Affiliate.
		
	 Section 83(b)

Election
	  	 Under Section 83 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the difference between the
purchase price paid for the shares of Stock and their fair market value on the date any forfeiture restrictions applicable to such shares lapse will be reportable as ordinary income at that time. For this purpose, “forfeiture
restrictions” include the forfeiture of unvested Stock described above. You may elect to be taxed at the time the shares in restricted form are acquired rather than when such shares cease to be subject to such forfeiture restrictions by
filing an election under Section 83(b) of the Code with the Internal Revenue Service within thirty (30) days after the Grant Date. You will have to make a tax payment to the extent the purchase price ($0.01 per share) is less than the fair market
value of the shares on the Grant Date. The form for making this election is attached as Exhibit A hereto. Failure to make this filing within the thirty (30) day period will result in the recognition of ordinary income by you (in the
event the fair market value of the shares increases after the date of purchase) as the forfeiture restrictions lapse.
  
 YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT IS YOUR SOLE RESPONSIBILITY, AND NOT THE COMPANY’S, TO FILE A TIMELY ELECTION UNDER SECTION 83(b), EVEN IF YOU REQUEST THE COMPANY OR ITS REPRESENTATIVES TO MAKE THIS
FILING ON YOUR BEHALF. YOU ARE RELYING SOLELY ON YOUR OWN ADVISORS WITH RESPECT TO THE DECISION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT TO FILE ANY 83(b) ELECTION.

		
	 Investment Representation
	  	You hereby agree and represent, as a condition of this grant of Restricted Stock, that (i) you are acquiring the shares of Restricted Stock for investment for your own account
and not with a view to, or intention of, or otherwise for resale in connection with, any distribution to any person or entity, (ii) neither the offer nor sale of the shares of Restricted Stock, or the shares of Restricted Stock themselves, have
been registered under the Securities Act or registered or qualified under any

  
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	 	  	applicable state securities laws and that the shares of Restricted Stock are being offered and sold to you by
reason of and in reliance upon a specific exemption from the
registration provisions of the Securities Act
and exemptions from registration or qualification provisions of such applicable state or other jurisdiction’s
securities laws which depend upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the
investment intent as
expressed herein and the truth and accuracy of your representations, warranties, agreements,
acknowledgments and understandings as set forth herein, (iii) you must, and are able to, bear the economic
risk of your
investment in the shares of Restricted Stock for an indefinite period of time and can afford a
complete loss of your investment in the shares of Restricted Stock, (iv) you are sophisticated in financial,
tax and business matters and have such
knowledge and experience in financial, tax and business matters as
to be capable of evaluating the risks and benefits of your investment in the shares of Restricted Stock, (v)
you are as of the date hereof an “accredited investor” as
such term is defined under Rule 501 of the
Securities Act, (vi) your principal place of residence is in the State of                     ,
and (vii) the Company
has made available to you all documents that you have requested relating to the Company, the shares of
Restricted Stock and your acquisition of the shares of Restricted Stock, and you have had an opportunity to
ask
questions and receive answers concerning the Company and the terms and conditions of the offering
and sale of the shares of Restricted Stock pursuant to this Agreement and have had full access to such
other information concerning the Company
and the shares of Restricted Stock as you deemed necessary or
desirable.
		
	 Retention Rights
	  	This Agreement does not give you the right to be retained by the Company in any capacity. The Company reserves the right to terminate your service with the Company at any time
and for any reason.
		
	 Shareholder Rights
	  	You shall have the right to vote the Restricted Stock and, subject to the provisions of this Agreement, to receive any dividends declared or paid on such stock. Any distributions
you receive as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, combination of shares or other similar transaction shall be deemed to be a part of the Restricted Stock and subject to the same conditions and restrictions applicable thereto. The Company
may in its sole discretion require any dividends paid on the Restricted Stock to be reinvested in shares of Stock, which the Company may in its sole discretion deem to be a part of the shares of Restricted Stock and subject to the same conditions
and restrictions applicable thereto. Except as described in the Plan, no

  
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	 	  	adjustments are made for dividends or other rights if the applicable record date occurs before your stock
certificate is issued.
		
	 Adjustments
	  	In the event of a stock split, a stock dividend or a similar change in the Stock, the number of shares covered by this grant may be adjusted (and rounded down to the nearest
whole number) pursuant to the Plan. Your Restricted Stock shall be subject to the terms of the agreement of merger, liquidation or reorganization in the event the Company is subject to such corporate activity.
		
	 Applicable Law
	  	This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced under the laws of the State of Delaware, other than any conflicts or choice of law rule or principle that might otherwise refer
construction or interpretation of this Agreement to the substantive law of another jurisdiction.
		
	 The Plan
	  	 The text of the Plan is incorporated in this Agreement by reference. Certain capitalized terms used in this Agreement are
defined in the Plan, and have the meaning set forth in the Plan.
  

This Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire understanding between you and the Company regarding this grant of Restricted Stock. Any prior
agreements, commitments or negotiations concerning this grant are superseded.

 By signing the cover
sheet of this Agreement, you agree to all of the terms and conditions described above and in the Plan. 

  
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 EXHIBIT A 

ELECTION UNDER SECTION 83(b) OF 
 THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE 
 The undersigned hereby makes an election
pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code with respect to the property described below and supplies the following information in accordance with the regulations promulgated thereunder: 

 

	1.	The name, address and social security number of the undersigned: 

  

			
	Name:	  	 
		
	Address:	  	 
		
		  	 
		
	Social Security No.:	  	 

  

	2.	Description of property with respect to which the election is being made: 

              shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Sunrise Senior Living, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”). 
  

	3.	The date on which the property was transferred is:
                        , 200    . 

 

	4.	The taxable year to which this election relates is calendar year: 200    . 

 

	5.	Nature of restrictions to which the property is subject: 

 The shares of stock are subject to the provisions of an Executive Restricted Stock Agreement between the undersigned and the Company. The shares of stock are subject to forfeiture under the terms of the
Agreement. 
  

	6.	The fair market value of the property at the time of transfer (determined without regard to any lapse restriction) was:
$             per share, for a total of $            . 

 

	7.	The amount paid by taxpayer for the property was: $            . 

 

	8.	A copy of this statement has been furnished to the Company. 

 Dated:                     , 200     

 

			
	 
	Print Name:	 	 

  
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 PROCEDURES FOR MAKING ELECTION 

UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 83(b) 

The following procedures must be followed with respect to the attached form for making an election under Internal Revenue Code section
83(b) in order for the election to be effective: 
 1. You must file one copy of the completed election form with
the IRS Service Center where you file your federal income tax returns within thirty (30) days after the Grant Date of your Restricted Stock. 
 2. At the same time you file the election form with the IRS, you must also give a copy of the election form to the Stock Plan Administrator of the Company. 

3. You must file another copy of the election form with your federal income tax return (generally, Form 1040) for the
taxable year in which the stock is transferred to you. 

  
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