Document:

Specimen 5.875% Series B Senior Note

 Exhibit 4.17 
 GLOBAL NOTE 
 HORNBECK OFFSHORE SERVICES, INC. 

5.875% Series B Senior Note due 2020 
  

					
	No. 000003	 		 	$_______________

 CUSIP NO._______ 
 Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. hereby promises to pay to Cede & Co. or registered assigns, the principal sum of ___________ Dollars ($__________) or such other amount as may be endorsed on the
Schedule of Exchanges of Notes attached hereto on April 1, 2020. 
 Interest Payment Dates:  April 1 and
October 1 
 Record Dates:  March 15 and September 15 

 

			
	HORNBECK OFFSHORE SERVICES, INC.
		
	By:	 	 
	Name:	 	James O. Harp, Jr.
	Title:	 	 Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

  
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 TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF
AUTHENTICATION: 
 This is one of the Notes referred 
 to in the within-mentioned Indenture. 
  

			
	 WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION,
 as Trustee

		
	By:	 	 
		 	Authorized Signatory

 Date of Authentication: ___________________________ 

  
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 (Back of Note) 
 5.875% Series B Senior Notes due 2020 
 Unless and until it is exchanged in
whole or in part for Notes in definitive form, this Note may not be transferred except as a whole by the Depository to a nominee of the Depository or by a nominee of the Depository to the Depository or another nominee of the Depository or by the
Depository or any such nominee to a successor Depository or a nominee of such successor Depository. Unless this certificate is presented by an authorized representative of The Depository Trust Company (55 Water Street, New York, New York)
(“DTC”), to the issuer or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange or payment, and any certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or such other name as may be requested by an authorized
representative of DTC (and any payment is made to Cede & Co. or such other entity as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL
in as much as the registered owner hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest herein. 

  
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 1.    Interest. Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at 5.875% per annum from March 16, 2012 until maturity, including if applicable, Additional Interest payable pursuant to
Section 2 of the Registration Rights Agreement referred to below. The Company will pay interest semi-annually in arrears on April 1 and October 1 of each year, commencing October 1, 2012, or if any such day is not a Business Day,
on the next succeeding Business Day (each an “Interest Payment Date”). Interest on the Notes will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from the date of original issuance;
provided that if there is no existing Default or Event of Default in the payment of interest, and if this Note is authenticated between a record date referred to on the face hereof and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date, interest shall
accrue from such next succeeding Interest Payment Date, except in the case of the original issuance of Notes, in which case interest shall accrue from the date of authentication. The Company shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in
any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal and premium, if any, from time to time on demand at a rate that is the rate then in effect; it shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy
Law) on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace periods) from time to time on demand at the same rate to the extent lawful. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360 day year of twelve 30 day months.

 2.    METHOD OF PAYMENT. The Company
will pay interest on the Notes (except defaulted interest) to the Persons who are registered Holders of Notes at the close of business on the March 15 or September 15 next preceding the Interest Payment Date, even if such Notes are
cancelled after such record date and on or before such Interest Payment Date, except as provided in Section 2.12 of the Indenture with respect to defaulted interest. The Notes will be payable as to principal, premium, if any, and interest at
the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose in New York, New York or, at the option of the Company, payments of interest may be made by check mailed to the Holders at their addresses set forth in the register of Holders, and
provided that payment by wire transfer of immediately available funds will be required with respect to principal of, and interest and premium, if any, on, all Global Notes and all other Notes the Holders of which shall have provided wire transfer
instructions to a Paying Agent. Such payments shall be in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. The principal of the Notes shall be payable only upon
surrender of any Note at the specified offices of any Paying Agent. 
 If the due date for payment of the principal in respect
of any Note is not a Business Day at the place in which it is presented for payment, the Holder thereof shall not be entitled to payment of the amount due until the next succeeding Business Day at such place and shall not be entitled to any further
interest or other payment in respect of any such delay. 

3.    PAYING AGENT AND
REGISTRAR. Initially, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, the Trustee under the Indenture, will act as Registrar and Paying Agent at its Corporate Trust Office in New York, New York, which on the date of the
Indenture is located at 45 Broadway, 14th Floor, New York,
New York 10006. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act in any such capacity. 

  
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 4.    INDENTURE. The Company issued
the Notes under an Indenture dated as of March 16, 2012 (“Indenture”) among the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by
reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (15 U.S. Code §§77aaa 77bbbb). The Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture and such Act for a statement of such terms. The Notes are general
unsecured obligations of the Company limited to $375,000,000 aggregate principal amount in the case of Notes issued on the Issue Date (as defined in the Indenture). 
 5.    OPTIONAL REDEMPTION. 
 (a)    At any time prior to April 1, 2016, the Company may redeem the Notes at its option, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof
plus the Make Whole Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, the date of redemption. 

(b)    At any time on or after April 1, 2016, the Company shall have the option to redeem the Notes, in whole or
in part, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice, at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount) set forth below plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to the applicable redemption date, if
redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on April 1 of the years indicated below: 
  

					
	 Year
	  	Percentage	 
	 2016
	  	 	102.938	% 
	 2017
	  	 	101.469	% 
	 2018 and thereafter
	  	 	100.000	% 

 (c)    Further, prior to April 1, 2015, the Company may redeem on any one or
more occasions Notes representing up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes originally issued under the Indenture (including any Notes originally issued after the Issue Date but excluding any Series B Notes for purposes of calculating
such amount) at a redemption price of 105.875% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to the redemption date, with the net cash proceeds of one or more Qualified Equity Offerings, provided that
(a) Notes representing at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes originally issued under the Indenture (including any Notes originally issued after the Issue Date but excluding any Series B Notes for purposes of calculating such
amount) remain outstanding immediately after the occurrence of each such redemption and (b) such redemption shall occur within 90 days of the date of the closing of each such Qualified Equity Offering. 

(d)    The Notes may also be redeemed, as a whole, following certain Change of Control Offers, at the redemption
price and subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.15(e) of the Indenture. 

  
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 6.    MANDATORY
REDEMPTION. 
 Except as set forth in paragraph 7 below, the Company shall not be required to
repurchase the Notes or to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes. 

7.    PUT OPTION OF HOLDER.

 (a)    If there is a Change of Control, unless the Company has exercised its right to redeem all of the
Notes, it is required to make an offer (a “Change of Control Offer”) to purchase all or any portion (equal to minimum amounts of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof) of each Holder’s Notes, at a purchase price in
cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to the date of purchase (the “Change of Control Payment”). Within 30 days following any Change of Control, the Company shall
give notice to each Holder and the Trustee describing the transaction that constitutes the Change of Control and setting forth the procedures governing the Change of Control Offer as required by the Indenture. 

(b)    If the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary consummates any Asset Sales, within 30 days of each date on which
the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $20,000,000, the Company shall commence an offer to all Holders of Notes (an “Asset Sale Offer”) pursuant to Section 3.09 of the Indenture to purchase the maximum principal amount of
Notes that may be purchased out of the Excess Proceeds at an offer price in cash in an amount equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to the date of purchase, in accordance with the procedures
set forth in the Indenture; provided, however, that, if the Company is required to apply such Excess Proceeds to purchase, or to offer to purchase, any Pari Passu Indebtedness, the Company shall only be required to offer to purchase
the maximum principal amount of Notes that may be purchased out of the amount of such Excess Proceeds multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding and the denominator of which is the
aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding plus the aggregate principal amount of Pari Passu Indebtedness outstanding. To the extent that the aggregate principal amount of Notes tendered pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer is less than the
amount that the Company is required to purchase, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary may use any remaining Excess Proceeds for general corporate purposes in any manner not prohibited by the Indenture. If the aggregate principal amount of Notes
surrendered by Holders thereof exceeds the amount that the Company is required to purchase, the Trustee shall select the Notes to be purchased on a pro rata basis (or, in the case of Notes in global form, the Trustee will select Notes for
repurchase based on the method of the Depository that most nearly approximates a pro rata selection), in any case with such adjustments as may be deemed appropriate by the Trustee so that only Notes in minimum denominations of $2,000 and
integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof, shall be purchased). Holders of Notes that are the subject of an offer to purchase will receive an Asset Sale Offer from the Company prior to any related purchase date and may elect to have such Notes
purchased by completing the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” on the reverse of the Notes. 

8.    NOTICE OF REDEMPTION. Notice of redemption
will be mailed at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address, except that redemption notices may be mailed more than 60 days prior to a

  
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redemption date if the notice is issued in connection with a Legal Defeasance or a Covenant Defeasance. Notes in denominations larger than $2,000 may be redeemed in part but only in whole
multiples of $1,000, unless all of the Notes held by a Holder are to be redeemed. On and after the redemption date interest ceases to accrue on Notes or portions thereof called for redemption. Any redemption or notice of redemption may, at the
discretion of the Company, be subject to one or more conditions precedent and, in the case of a redemption with the net cash proceeds of a Qualified Equity Offering or other offering, be given prior to the completion of such offering. 

9.    DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE. The Notes
are in registered form without coupons in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. The transfer of Notes may be registered and Notes may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The Registrar and the Trustee may
require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and the Company may require a Holder to pay any transfer taxes or similar governmental charges. The Company need not exchange or register the transfer
of any Note or portion of a Note selected for redemption, except for the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part. Also, it need not exchange or register the transfer of any Notes for a period of 15 days before a selection of Notes to
be redeemed. 
 10.    PERSONS DEEMED
OWNERS. The registered Holder of a Note may be treated as its owner for all purposes. 

11.    AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND
WAIVER. Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture or the Notes may be amended or supplemented with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes, and any existing
Default or Event of Default or compliance with any provision of the Indenture or the Notes may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes. Without the consent of any Holder of a Note,
the Indenture or the Notes may be amended or supplemented to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency, to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes, to provide for the assumption of the Company’s
obligations to Holders of the Notes in case of a merger or consolidation, to secure the Notes, to make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders of the Notes or that does not adversely affect the legal rights
under the Indenture of any such Holder (provided that any change to conform the Indenture to the final offering memorandum of the Company relating to the Series A Notes will not be deemed to adversely affect such legal rights), to add any
additional Guarantor or to release any Guarantor from its Subsidiary Guarantee, in each case as provided in the Indenture, or to comply with the requirements of the Commission in order to effect or maintain the qualification of the Indenture under
the Trust Indenture Act. 
 12.    DEFAULTS AND
REMEDIES. Events of Default include: (i) default for 30 days in the payment when due of interest, including Additional Interest, if any, on the Notes; (ii) default in payment when due of the principal of
or premium, if any, on the Notes; (iii) failure by the Company to comply with any of the then applicable provisions of Section 3.09, 4.10, 4.15 or 5.01 of the Indenture; (iv) failure by the Company for 60 days (or 120 days in the case
of any covenant or other agreement in Section 4.03 of the Indenture) after it receives written notice to observe or perform any other then applicable covenant or other agreement in the Indenture or the Notes, subject to the

  
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proviso set forth in Section 6.01(d) of the Indenture; (v) default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or
evidenced any Indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (or the payment of which is guaranteed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), whether such Indebtedness or guarantee now exists or is
created after the Issue Date, which default (a) is caused by a failure to pay principal of or premium or interest on such Indebtedness prior to the expiration of any grace period provided in such Indebtedness, including any extension thereof (a
“Payment Default”) or (b) results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its express maturity and, in each case, the principal amount of any such Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such
Indebtedness under which there has been a Payment Default or the maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregates at least $25,000,000, and provided, further, that if such default is cured or waived or any such acceleration
rescinded, or such Indebtedness is repaid within a period of 10 days from the continuation of such default beyond the applicable grace period or the occurrence of such acceleration, as the case may be, an Event of Default and any consequential
acceleration of the Notes shall be automatically rescinded, so long as said rescission does not conflict with any judgment or decree; (vi) failure by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to pay final judgments aggregating in excess
of $25,000,000, which judgments are not paid, discharged or stayed for a period of 60 days; (vii) failure by any Guarantor to perform any covenant set forth in its Subsidiary Guarantee, or the repudiation by any Guarantor of its obligations
under its Subsidiary Guarantee or the unenforceability of any Subsidiary Guarantee for any reason other than as provided in the Indenture; and (viii) certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to the Company or any Significant
Subsidiary. If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may, by written notice, declare all the Notes to be due and payable. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, in the case of an Event of Default arising from certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to the Company, all outstanding Notes will become due and payable without further action or notice. Holders may not enforce the
Indenture or the Notes except as provided in the Indenture. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may
withhold from Holders of the Notes notice of any continuing Default or Event of Default (except a Default or Event of Default relating to a payment obligation on the Notes) if it determines that withholding notice is in their interest. The Holders
of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by notice to the Trustee may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes waive any existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences under the Indenture except a
continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on, the Notes. The Company is required to deliver to the Trustee annually a statement regarding compliance with the Indenture, and the Company
is required upon becoming aware of any Default or Event of Default, to deliver to the Trustee a statement specifying such Default or Event of Default. 
 13.    DEFEASANCE. The Notes are subject to Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance upon the terms and conditions specified in Article 8 of the
Indenture. 

  
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 14.    TRUSTEE DEALINGS
WITH COMPANY. The Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform services for the Company or its Affiliates, and may otherwise deal with the
Company or its Affiliates, as if it were not the Trustee. 
 15.    NO
RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS. A director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, partner or shareholder or other owner of Capital Stock of the Company or any Guarantor, as such, shall not
have any liability for any obligations of the Company or any Guarantor under the Notes, the Subsidiary Guarantees or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by
accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Notes. 
 16.    AUTHENTICATION. This Note shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of an authorized signatory of the Trustee or an
authenticating agent. 
 17.    ABBREVIATIONS. Customary abbreviations
may be used in the name of a Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (=
Uniform Gifts to Minors Act). 
 18.    ADDITIONAL RIGHTS OF
HOLDERS. In addition to the rights provided to Holders of Notes under the Indenture, certain Holders shall have all the rights set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement dated as of even date with the Indenture,
among the Company, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers (the “Registration Rights Agreement”). 

19.    CUSIP NUMBERS. Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee
on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Notes and the Trustee shall use CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy
of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon. 
 The Company will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture or the Registration Rights Agreement. Requests may be made to: 

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. 
 103 Northpark Boulevard, Suite 300 
 Covington, Louisiana 70433 

Attention: Chief Financial Officer 

  
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 ASSIGNMENT FORM 

To assign this Note, fill in the form below: (I) or (we) assign and transfer this Note to 

 
  
 (Insert Assignee’s Soc. Sec. or Tax I.D. no.) 
  

 
  

 
  

 
  

 
  

 
 (Print or Type Assignee’s
Name, Address and Zip Code.) 
 and irrevocably appoint 

 
 to transfer this Note on the
books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him. 
  

 
 Date: ______________________________

 Your Signature: 

 

(Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note) 
 Signature Guarantee: 
  

(Signature must be guaranteed by a financial institution that is a member of the Securities Transfer Agent Medallion Program
(“STAMP”), the Stock Exchange Medallion Program (“SEMP”), the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. Medallion Signature Program (“MSP”) or such other signature guarantee program as may be determined by the Security Registrar in
addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, SEMP or MSP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.) 

  
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 OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE 

If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.10 or 4.15 of the Indenture, check the box
below: 

 ̈        Section 4.10      
                           ̈       
 Section 4.15 
 If you want to elect to have only part of the Note purchased by the Company pursuant to
Section 4.10 or Section 4.15 of the Indenture, state the amount you elect to have purchased: $___________ 

Date: ______________________________ 
 Your Signature: 
  

(Sign exactly as your name appears on the Note) 

Soc. Sec. or Tax Identification No.: 

 
 Signature Guarantee: 

 
 (Signature must
be guaranteed by a financial institution that is a member of the Securities Transfer Agent Medallion Program (“STAMP”), the Stock Exchange Medallion Program (“SEMP”), the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. Medallion Signature Program
(“MSP”) or such other signature guarantee program as may be determined by the Security Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, SEMP or MSP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.)

  
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 SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF NOTES 

The following exchanges, redemptions, repurchases and transfers of interests of a part of this Global Note have been made:

  

									
	 Date of Exchange, Etc.
	 	Amount of decrease in
Principal Amount of
this Global Note	 	Amount of increase in
Principal Amount of
this Global Note	 	Principal Amount of
this Global Note
following such
decrease (or increase)	 	Signature of authorized
signatory of Trustee

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 NOTATION OF SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEE 

Subject to Section 10.06 of the Indenture, each Guarantor has jointly and severally, unconditionally guaranteed to each Holder of a
Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns, irrespective of the validity and enforceability of the Indenture, the Notes and the Obligations of the Company under the Notes or under the Indenture,
that: (a) the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on, the Notes will be promptly paid in full when due, subject to any applicable grace period, whether at Stated Maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, and interest on
overdue principal of, and premium, if any, and interest (to the extent permitted by law) on, the Notes and all other payment Obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee under the Indenture or under the Notes will be promptly paid in
full and performed, all in accordance with the terms thereof; and (b) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other payment Obligations, the same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed in
accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, subject to any applicable grace period, whether at Stated Maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise. Failing payment when so due of any amount so guaranteed or any performance so
guaranteed for whatever reason, the Guarantors will be jointly and severally obligated to pay the same immediately. An Event of Default under the Indenture or the Notes shall constitute an event of default under the Subsidiary Guarantees, and shall
entitle the Holders to accelerate the obligations of the Guarantors under the Indenture in the same manner and to the same extent as the Obligations of the Company. The Guarantors have agreed that their Obligations under the Indenture shall be
unconditional, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Notes or the Indenture, the absence of any action to enforce the same, any waiver or consent by any Holder with respect to any provisions hereof or thereof, the
recovery of any judgment against the Company, any action to enforce the same or any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a Guarantor. Each Guarantor further, to the extent permitted by law,
has waived diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a proceeding first against the Company, protest, notice and all demands whatsoever and
covenants that its Subsidiary Guarantee will not be discharged except by complete performance of the Obligations contained in the Notes and the Indenture. If any Holder or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to return to the Company,
the Guarantors, or any Note Custodian, Trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to either the Company or the Guarantors, any amount paid by the Company or any Guarantor to the Trustee or such Holder, the Subsidiary
Guarantees, to the extent theretofore discharged, shall be reinstated in full force and effect. Each Guarantor has agreed that it shall not be entitled to, and hereby has waived, any right of subrogation in relation to the Holders in respect of any
Obligations guaranteed under the Indenture. Each Guarantor further has agreed that, as between the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (a) the maturity of the Obligations guaranteed under the
Indenture may be accelerated as provided in Article 6 of the Indenture for the purposes of its Subsidiary Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the Obligations guaranteed
thereby, and (b) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of such Obligations as 

 
provided in Article 6 of the Indenture, such Obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantor for the purpose of its Subsidiary Guarantee. The
Guarantors shall have the right to seek contribution from any non-paying Guarantor so long as the exercise of such right does not impair the rights of the Holders under the Subsidiary Guarantees. 

The obligations of the Guarantors to the Holders and to the Trustee pursuant to the Subsidiary Guarantees and the Indenture are expressly
set forth in Article 10 of the Indenture, and reference is hereby made to such Indenture for the precise terms of the Subsidiary Guarantees. The terms of Article 10 of the Indenture are incorporated herein by reference. The Subsidiary Guarantees are
subject to release as and to the extent provided in Sections 10.04 and 10.05 of the Indenture. 
 Each Subsidiary Guarantee is a
continuing guarantee and shall remain in full force and effect and shall be binding upon each Guarantor and its successors and assigns to the extent set forth in the Indenture until full and final payment of all of the Company’s Obligations
under the Notes and the Indenture and shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Trustee and the Holders and, in the event of any transfer or assignment of rights by any Holder or the Trustee, the rights and privileges conferred
in the Indenture upon that party shall automatically extend to and be vested in such transferee or assignee, all subject to the terms and conditions hereof. Each Subsidiary Guarantee is a guarantee of payment and not a guarantee of collection.

 For purposes hereof, each Guarantor’s liability under its Subsidiary Guarantee shall be limited in amount as provided in
Section 10.06 of the Indenture. 
 Capitalized terms used herein have the same meanings given in the Indenture unless
otherwise indicated. 
  

			
	 ENERGY SERVICES PUERTO RICO, LLC

HORNBECK OFFSHORE SERVICES, LLC
 HORNBECK OFFSHORE TRANSPORTATION, LLC

HORNBECK OFFSHORE OPERATORS, LLC
 HOS-IV, LLC
 HORNBECK OFFSHORE
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, LLC
 HOS PORT, LLC

		
	By:	 	 
	Name:	 	James O. Harp, Jr.
	Title:	 	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerAnnual Incentive Plan

 Exhibit 10.22 
 The Middlefield Banking Company 
 Annual Incentive Plan 

1. Plan Objectives. The primary objective of this Annual Incentive Plan, which is referred to hereinafter as the Plan, is
to promote the success of The Middlefield Banking Company by linking employee compensation to the bank’s financial success. The Plan is one means by which The Middlefield Banking Company can create on the part of its employees personal
financial incentives to achieve corporate goals and objectives. The Plan is also one part of a comprehensive compensation package that The Middlefield Banking Company desires to make available so that it may attract and retain the employee talent
that will give the bank a competitive advantage. 
 2. Plan Year and Term. The Plan Year is the calendar year. The
Plan is effective beginning January 1, 2012 for the 2012 Plan Year. The Plan shall remain in effect for subsequent Plan Years and until terminated by the Board of Directors of The Middlefield Banking Company. 

3. Eligibility. All full-time employees of The Middlefield Banking Company are eligible to participate in and receive
awards under the Plan. Employees who receive awards or who are eligible to receive awards are referred to hereinafter as Participants, and each a Participant. 
 4. Plan Administration. (a) Plan Administration. The Plan shall be administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of The Middlefield Banking Company. The
Compensation Committee shall have the authority to construe and interpret the Plan and to adopt rules and regulations governing the administration of the Plan. Consistent with any limitations on the Compensation Committee’s authority that are
explicitly stated in this Plan, the Compensation Committee also shall have authority to exercise all other duties and powers conferred on it by the Plan or that are incidental or ancillary thereto. To carry out its responsibilities under the Plan,
the Compensation Committee may use agents and delegate to them such administrative duties as the Compensation Committee sees fit (including acting through a duly appointed representative) and may from time to time consult with counsel, who may be
counsel to The Middlefield Banking Company. A decision or action of the Compensation Committee concerning any question arising out of the administration, interpretation, and application of the Plan and the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder
shall be final and binding upon all persons. 
 (b) Final Authority to Determine the Performance Criteria and the Potential
Award Amount. At the beginning of each Plan Year, the performance criteria and specific goals that must be satisfied in order for a Participant to become entitled to an incentive award for that Plan Year are established. The potential amount of
a Participant’s award is determined at that time also. The Compensation Committee shall recommend to the Board of Directors of The Middlefield Banking Company the performance criteria, specific goals, and potential award amounts, but final
approval of those criteria, goals, and potential award amounts is the responsibility of the nonemployee members of the Board of Directors. The Compensation Committee may delegate to agents, including but not limited to the Chief Executive Officer,
the Chief Operating Officer, or others, the committee’s responsibility for making recommendations concerning the performance criteria, specific goals, and potential award amounts applicable to Participants other than the Chief Executive
Officer, the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, or any executive who serves also as a director of The Middlefield Banking Company or its holding company, but the Compensation Committee may not delegate its responsibility to
recommend performance criteria, specific goals, and potential award amounts applicable to the Chief Executive Officer, to the Chief Operating Officer, to the Chief Financial Officer, or to any executive who serves also as a director of The
Middlefield Banking Company or its holding company. The Compensation Committee shall make its recommendations to the nonemployee members of the Board of Directors within 60 days after the beginning of the Plan Year. Within 90 days after the
beginning of the Plan Year, the nonemployee directors shall approve the performance criteria, goals, and potential award amounts. The performance criteria, goals, and potential award amounts approved by the nonemployee directors may be those
recommended by the Compensation Committee or may be different from the criteria, goals, and amounts recommended by the Compensation Committee, but the performance criteria, goals, and potential award amounts shall be consistent with the limitations
specified in section 5 of this Plan. 

 References in this Plan to actions taken and decisions made by the nonemployee directors
mean actions taken and decisions made by a majority of all nonemployee directors of the Board of Directors of The Middlefield Banking Company, including the members of the Compensation Committee, acting at a meeting duly called and held or acting by
written consent, in either case in a manner consistent with the articles of incorporation and regulations of The Middlefield Banking Company. 
 In their deliberations concerning the performance criteria for awards, the specific goals to be achieved, and the potential award amounts, both the Compensation Committee and the nonemployee directors
shall take into account not only the terms of this Plan and the compensation policies and guidelines of The Middlefield Banking Company and its holding company, but also applicable regulatory limitations and guidance concerning compensation,
including but not limited to the Interagency Guidance on Sound Incentive Compensation Policies adopted in June of 2010. The Compensation Committee and the nonemployee directors shall seek to ensure that this Plan is administered and that
awards are determined in a manner that does not encourage unnecessary and excessive risks or earnings manipulation, that appropriately balances risks and rewards, that is compatible with effective controls and risk management, and that is supported
by strong corporate governance, including active oversight by the Compensation Committee. 
 (c) Calculation of Award
Amounts. Within 60 days after the end of a Plan Year, the Compensation Committee shall determine whether the performance criteria and goals applicable to a Participant for that Plan Year were achieved. Based on that determination, the
Compensation Committee shall calculate the Participant’s award amount for that Plan Year, consistent with the criteria, goals, and potential award amounts approved under section 4(b) by the nonemployee directors for that Plan Year. 

5. Incentive Awards. (a) Form of Award. Incentive awards shall be paid in cash and in no other form. Award
amounts or potential award limits shall be stated as a percentage of a Participant’s annual compensation, or in the case of a salaried officer a percentage of the officer’s salary. 

(b) Absolute Award Limit. Because a potential short-term cash incentive award can encourage excessive risk-taking if the potential
award constitutes a dominant or excessively large portion of an employee’s total compensation, under no circumstance may the maximum potential cash award under this Plan to a Participant for a Plan Year exceed 30% of the Participant’s
annual compensation (without taking the incentive award under this Plan into account), or 30% of salary in the case of a salaried officer. 

  
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 (c) Awards Are Based on Full-Year Results Only. No incentive awards shall be made for
performance measured over a period less than a full Plan Year, except as may be specifically allowed by this Plan. 
 (d)
Awards. A Participant’s award under this Plan shall be based on two principal variables: the maximum potential award, stated as a percentage of annual compensation, or a percentage of annual salary in the case of a salaried employee, and
the specific performance criteria and goals that must be satisfied in a Plan Year in order for the Participant to actually receive the incentive award payment. 
 (1) The first variable, the maximum potential award, is established by the nonemployee directors of the Board of Directors and may change from one Plan Year to the next, subject to the 30% absolute award
limit stated in section 5(b). For purposes of determining the maximum potential award, the nonemployee directors may for convenience segregate employees into categories or tiers. The maximum potential award of one category or tier of employee may be
different from the maximum potential award of another category or tier of employee, and in the discretion of the nonemployee directors the maximum potential award may even be different from one employee to the next within the same category or tier.

 (2) The second variable, the award performance criteria and the specific goals to be achieved, is likewise
established by the nonemployee directors of the Board of Directors, may change from one Plan Year to the next, and likewise may be different for one employee category or tier from the performance criteria and goals applicable to another category or
tier, and may even be different for one employee within a particular category or tier from the performance criteria and goals applicable to another employee within that same category or tier. Performance criteria can be divided into three distinct
classes: (x) bank-wide performance criteria, (y) business unit or departmental performance criteria, and (z) individual performance criteria, with each employee category or tier being subject to varying
combinations of any one or more of these three classes of performance criteria, as determined by the nonemployee directors. 
 The performance criteria and goals may take into account factors such as total revenue, revenue growth, net income, earnings, earnings growth, earnings per share, cash flow, efficiency ratio, total
deposits, deposit growth, fee income, non-interest income, total loans, loan growth, loan charge offs, nonperforming assets to assets ratio, classified asset coverage ratio, return on assets, return on equity, customer satisfaction, peer data,
market data, management input, and other factors. 
 If first recommended by the Compensation Committee, the
nonemployee members of the Board of Directors may adjust or modify performance criteria and goals during a Plan Year to prevent the dilution or enlargement of awards that might otherwise result because of an unusual or extraordinary corporate item,
transaction, event, or development that occurs during the Plan Year or that might result because of changes in applicable laws or accounting principles. 
 (3) As of the January 1, 2012 effective date of this Plan, the employee categories or tiers, identification of employees within each category or tier, and their maximum potential awards are
illustrated in the table to follow. The table is included for illustrative purposes only. The employee categories or tiers and their maximum potential awards may be changed at any time by the nonemployee directors and may be different from those
shown, except that the maximum potential award may not exceed 30% of annual compensation (or salary). 

  
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	 employee
tier
	  	 maximum
potential
award
	 	 	 officers and employees

	 1
	  	 	30.0	% 	 	President and Chief Executive Officer
	 2
	  	 	20.0	% 	 	Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer
	 3
	  	 	12.5	% 	 	Senior Vice Presidents, Head of Loan Administration, Risk Officer
	 4
	  	 	12.0	% 	 	Vice Presidents
	 5
	  	 	10.0	% 	 	Assistant Vice Presidents, Branch Managers, all other officers
	 6
	  	 	8.0	% 	 	all other employees (including Lenders, Loan Administration Assistants, Collections/Special Assets, Tellers (all offices), Head Tellers (all offices), Audit Assistants, CSRs (all
offices), Bookkeeping/Proof, Facilities

 As of the January 1, 2012 effective date of this Plan, the employee categories or
tiers, their maximum potential awards, and the classes of performance criteria to which they are subject are illustrated in the tables to follow. The table is included for illustrative purposes only. The employee categories or tiers, their maximum
potential awards, and the classes of performance criteria may be changed at any time by the nonemployee directors and may be different from those shown, although the maximum potential award may not exceed 30% of annual compensation (or salary).

  

													
	 employee
tier
	  	 potential cash award as a percentage of annual
compensation (or salary) based on
 achievement of performance goals
	  	classes of performance criteria and weight (not
to exceed 100% in the aggregate) applicable to
each
employee category or tier
	  	 minimum *
	  	 midpoint *
	  	 maximum *
	  	bank-wide
performance	 	business unit or
departmental
performance	 	individual
performance
	 1
	  	 10%
 (if actual performance is
100% to 105% of goal)
	  	 20%
 (if actual performance is
105% to 110% of goal)
	  	 30%
 (if actual performance is
110% or more of goal)
	  	100%	 	0%	 	0%
							
	 2
	  	 10%
 (if actual performance is
100% to 105% of goal)
	  	 15%
 (if actual performance is
105% to 110% of goal)
	  	 20%
 (if actual performance is
110% or more of goal)
	  	100%	 	0%	 	0%
							
	 3
	  	 7.5%
 (if actual performance is
100% to 105% of goal)
	  	 10%
 (if actual performance is
105% to 110% of goal)
	  	 12.5%
 (if actual performance
is 110% or more of goal)
	  	50%	 	0% to 50%	 	0% to 50%
							
	 4
	  	 6%
 (if actual performance is
95% to 100% of goal)
	  	 9%
 (if actual performance is
100% to 110% of goal)
	  	 12%
 (if actual performance is
110% or more of goal)
	  	20% to 40%	 	20% to 80%	 	20% to 80%
							
	 5
	  	 4%
 (if actual performance is
95% to 100% of goal)
	  	 7%
 (if actual performance is
100% to 110% of goal)
	  	 10%
 (if actual performance is
110% or more of goal)
	  	20% to 40%	 	20% to 80%	 	20% to 80%
							
	 6
	  	 4%
 (if actual performance is
95% to 100% of goal)
	  	 6%
 (if actual performance is
100% to 110% of goal)
	  	 8%
 (if actual performance is
110% or more of goal)
	  	20% to 40%	 	0% to 80%	 	0% to 80%

  
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	*	Instead of performance ranges stated in percentage terms for the minimum, midpoint, and maximum awards, the Compensation Committee and nonemployee directors may
establish specific numeric goals for the minimum, midpoint, and maximum awards. The award parameters stated in the table are included for illustrative purposes only 

The following hypothetical illustrates application of section 5(d). 

Award potential established at the beginning of Plan Year X. Assume that for Plan Year X the potential award amounts and tiers are
as set forth in the immediately preceding table. Assume that the nonemployee directors establish at the beginning of Plan Year X the following performance criteria for the following officers and employees – 

 

	 	•	 	 tier 1, salary of $250,000: for the CEO, the only performance criteria are bank-wide performance criteria, and the specific goals established by the
nonemployee directors for the CEO for Plan Year X are (1) net income after tax of $1.0 million and (2) reduction of the classified asset coverage ratio from 50% to 45%. The directors assign a 75% weight to the net income goal and a 25%
weight to the classified asset coverage ratio goal 

  

	 	•	 	 tier 2, salary of $200,000: for the CFO the only performance criteria are bank-wide performance criteria, and the only bank-wide goal established by
the nonemployee directors for the CFO is net income after tax of $1.0 million 

  

	 	•	 	 tier 3, salary of $100,000: for one of the bank’s Senior Vice Presidents, an officer with responsibility for loan operations, the performance
criteria and goals established by the nonemployee directors are: (1) bank-wide performance goals of net income after tax of $1.0 million, reduction of the classified asset coverage ratio from 50% to 45%, and a 10% increase in interest income,
with a 50% weight allocated to the aggregate of these bank-wide goals (the aggregate 50% weight being calculated based on a 75% weight assigned to the net income goal, a 15% weight for the classified asset coverage goal, and a 10% weight assigned to
the interest income goal) (2) business unit goal of a 10% reduction of loan charge offs, with a weight of 30% allocated to this goal, and (3) an individual performance goal consisting of a determination that the individual achieved all
expectations for the year, with a weight of 20% allocated to this goal 

  

	 	•	 	 tier 4, salary of $75,000: a Vice President also involved in the lending function is subject to the exact same criteria and specific goals to which the
Senior Vice President is subject, but with a weight of 40% assigned to the bank-wide performance goal (rather than 50%), 40% to the business unit goal, and 20% to the individual performance goal 

 

	 	•	 	 tier 5, salary of $65,000: the Branch Manager of Branch A is subject to the following performance criteria and goals established by the nonemployee
directors: (1) bank-wide performance goal of net income after tax of $1.0 million, with a weight of 20% allocated to this goal, (2) business unit goal of a 10% increase in deposits held at Branch A, with a weight of 65% allocated to this
goal, and (3) an individual performance goal consisting of a determination that the individual achieved all expectations for the year, with a weight of 15% allocated to this goal 

 

	 	•	 	 tier 6, annual compensation of $32,750: the performance criteria and goals of a Teller employed at Branch A are exactly the same as those of the Branch
Manager, except that the weights are (1) bank-wide performance, 20% weight, (2) business unit goal, 10% weight, and (3) individual performance goal, 70% weight 

  
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 Actual results for Plan Year X. By the 60th day of Plan Year X+1, the Compensation Committee determines that the
following are the results for Plan Year X: 
  

	 	•	 	 net income after tax of $1.05 million, or 105% of the goal 

 

	 	•	 	 classified asset coverage ratio reduced by 5.0 percentage points to 45%, or 100% of the goal 

 

	 	•	 	 interest income increased by only 9.5%, rather than by the 10% goal that is applicable solely to the Senior Vice President (tier 3) and Vice President
(tier 4) 

  

	 	•	 	 loan charge offs reduced more than 10%, or 106% of goal 

 

	 	•	 	 the deposits of Branch A increased by 30%, or 300% of the goal 

 

	 	•	 	 for purposes of the individual performance evaluations, the Compensation Committee concludes that the tier 3 Senior Vice President did not achieve
expectations and that no portion of the Senior Vice President’s award shall be attributable to the individual performance factor. The Compensation Committee concludes also that the tier 4 Vice President precisely achieved expectations, that the
tier 5 Branch Manager exceeded expectations, and that the tier 6 Teller greatly exceeded expectations. 

Based on these results the Compensation Committee calculates the following awards: 

 

															
	 	  	 portion of award attributable
to
	  	total award	 
	 	  	 bank-wide performance
	  	 business unit performance
	  	 individual performance
	  	dollar
amount of
award	 	  	% of salary
or annual
compensation	 
	 CEO, tier 1
	  	with a 75% weight for achievement of 105% of the net income goal and a weight of 25% for achievement of 100% of the classified asset coverage goal, the combined performance is
103.8% of goal. Because this is in the minimum range for tier 1, the CEO’s award is the minimum 10% of salary	  	not applicable	  	not applicable	  	$	25,000	  	  	 	10.00	% 
						
	 CFO, tier 2
	  	105% of goal is achieved. Because this is in the midpoint range for tier 2, the CFO’s award is the midpoint 15% of salary	  	not applicable	  	not applicable	  	$	30,000	  	  	 	15.00	% 
						
	 SVP, tier 3
	  	the minimum 100% of goal is achieved for the classified asset portion of the bank-wide performance goal (15% weight), and 105% of the net income portion of the bank-wide
performance goal (75% weight), but only 95% for the interest income goal (10% weight), so aggregate bank-wide performance is 103.25% of goal [(15% x 100%) + (75% x 105%) + (10% x 95%) = 103.25%]. Because this is in the minimum
range for tier 3, the award is equal to 3.75% of salary (50% weight of the 7.5% minimum)	  	the reduction of loan charge offs was 106% of goal, so this criterion accounts for an award equal to 3.00% of salary (30% weight of the 10%
midpoint)	  	the SVP failed to achieve expectations, so this criterion accounts for an award of 0% of salary	  	$	 6,750	 	  	 	6.75	% 

  
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	 	  	 portion of award attributable
to
	  	total award	 
	 	  	 bank-wide performance
	  	 business unit performance
	  	 individual performance
	  	dollar
amount of
award	 	  	% of salary
or annual
compensation	 
						
	 VP, tier 4
	  	100% of goal is achieved for the classified asset portion of the bank-wide performance goal (15% weight), and 105% of the net income portion of the bank-wide performance goal
(75% weight), but only 95% for the interest income goal (10% weight), so aggregate bank-wide performance is 103.25% of goal [(15% x 100%) + (75% x 105%) + (10% x 95%) = 103.25%]. Because this is in the midpoint range for tier 4, the award is equal
to 3.6% of salary (40% weight of the 9% midpoint)	  	loan charge offs are 106% of goal, so this criterion accounts for an award equal to 3.6% of salary (40% weight of the 9% midpoint)	  	this criterion accounts for an award equal to 1.2% of salary (20% weight of the 6% minimum)	  	$	 6,300	  	  	 	8.40	% 
						
	 Branch

Manager, tier 5
	  	results are 115% of the only bank-wide goal applicable to this employee. Because this is in the maximum award range for tier 5, the Branch Manager’s award is the maximum 2%
of salary (20% weight of the 10% maximum)	  	results are 300% of goal, so this criterion accounts for the maximum award of 6.5% of salary (65% weight of the 10% maximum)	  	the Branch Manager exceeded expectations, so this criterion accounts for an award of 1.05% (15% weight of the 7% midpoint)	  	$	6,208	  	  	 	9.55	% 
						
	 Teller, tier 6
	  	results are 115% of goal. Because this is in the maximum award range for tier 6, the Teller’s award is the maximum award of 1.6% of compensation (20% weight of the 8%
maximum)	  	results are 300% of goal, so this criterion accounts for the maximum award of 0.8% of compensation (10% weight of the 8% maximum)	  	this criterion accounts for the maximum award of 5.6% of compensation (70% weight of the 8% maximum)	  	$	2,620	  	  	 	8.00	% 

 (e) Award Forfeiture. If the Compensation Committee in its sole and absolute judgement determines
that the individual performance of any Participant for a Plan Year failed significantly to satisfy expectations, or if the Compensation Committee determines in its sole and absolute judgement that the Participant engaged in fraudulent or unethical
conduct in the course of the Participant’s employment or otherwise committed what the Compensation Committee concludes is an intentional violation of policy of The Middlefield Banking Company, the Compensation Committee shall rescind and shall
not pay or provide for payment of an incentive award to that Participant for the Plan Year, regardless of whether the Participant’s individual performance is a criterion for an incentive award. In that case the Participant’s award for that
Plan Year shall be forfeited in its entirety. 
 6. Time of Payment. Subject to the provisions
of any separate written deferred compensation plan or agreement that may be applicable to a Participant, any incentive award payable under the Plan shall be paid as soon as practicable after the Compensation Committee’s determinations under
section 4(c), but in no event shall payment be made (x) before the end of the Plan Year for which the award is made or (y) later than the 15th day of the third month after the end of the Plan Year for which the award is made. 

7. Tax Withholding. The Middlefield Banking Company shall withhold from any amounts payable under this Plan any and all
Federal, state, and local income taxes, the Participant’s share of FICA and other employment taxes, and any other taxes that are required under applicable law to be withheld from the payment. 

  
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 8. Recovery of Awards. By accepting an award under this Plan, a Participant
agrees to repay to The Middlefield Banking Company any award that is entirely or partially attributable to a financial reporting error. The award is entirely attributable to a financial reporting error if after the award is paid the financial
statements of The Middlefield Banking Company are required to be restated because of a financial reporting error and, in the sole judgement of the Compensation Committee, (x) the award would not have been made had the financial reporting
not occurred or (y) the Participant was responsible for the financial reporting error and the Compensation Committee concludes that the Participant committed the error knowingly. If an award is entirely attributable to a financial
reporting error, the Participant shall repay promptly to The Middlefield Banking Company upon demand the entire amount of the award. A Participant shall be ineligible for any future awards under the Plan unless the Participant repays to The
Middlefield Banking Company the entire amount demanded. 
 An award is partially attributable to a financial reporting error if
after the award is paid the financial statements of The Middlefield Banking Company are required to be restated because of a financial reporting error and, in the sole judgement of the Compensation Committee, the award made to the Participant might
have been made nevertheless but would have been made in a lesser amount had the financial reporting not occurred. If an award is partially attributable to a financial reporting error, the Participant shall repay promptly to The Middlefield Banking
Company upon demand the portion of the award that the Compensation Committee determines is attributable to the financial reporting error. A Participant shall be ineligible for any future awards under the Plan unless the Participant repays to The
Middlefield Banking Company the entire amount demanded. 
 9. Employment Termination. (a) Employment
Termination after the End of a Plan Year. In the case of employment termination after the end of a Plan Year, a Participant forfeits the entire award for the completed Plan Year if the Participant’s employment terminates in the
approximately 75-day period after the end of the Plan Year but before payment of the award for that Plan Year is made, unless (x) the Participant’s termination is an involuntary termination by The Middlefield Banking Company without
cause, (y) the Participant’s termination is on account of death or disability, or (z) the Participant’s termination is a voluntary termination by the Participant after attaining age 65. If a Participant satisfies
the performance award criteria that are applicable for a Plan Year but terminates employment in the approximately 75-day period after the end of the Plan Year but before receiving payment of the award, the award shall nevertheless be paid to the
Participant or to the Participant’s estate or representative if the Participant’s employment termination is on account of involuntary termination by The Middlefield Banking Company without cause, death, disability, or voluntary termination
after attaining age 65. For a Participant who would not otherwise be entitled to payment under this section 9(a) after employment termination, the Compensation Committee may in its sole discretion elect to make an award payment to a Participant
whose employment terminates in the period after the end of a Plan Year but before payment of awards for that Plan Year is made. 

(b) Employment Termination During a Plan Year. In the case of employment termination during a Plan Year, the Participant forfeits
all expectation of and entitlement to an award for the Plan Year in which employment termination occurs, regardless of the reason employment termination occurs. In its sole discretion, however, the Compensation Committee may at the end of the Plan
Year elect to make a pro rata award payment to the terminated Participant or to the Participant’s representative or estate, for example in the case of a Participant who retires during a Plan Year or who dies or becomes disabled during a
Plan Year. 

  
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 10. Amendment, Suspension, or Termination. The Board of Directors of The
Middlefield Banking Company may amend, suspend, or terminate the Plan in whole or in part, but only if the Compensation Committee first recommends that action. Likewise, the Board of Directors also shall have authority to reinstate any or all of the
provisions of the Plan if the Plan is suspended or terminated, but only if the Compensation Committee first recommends that action. 
 11. No Right to an Incentive Award or to Continued Employment. Neither the establishment of the Plan nor the provision for or payment of any amounts hereunder nor any action by The
Middlefield Banking Company, by the Board of Directors, or by the Compensation Committee concerning the Plan shall be held or construed to confer upon any person any legal right to receive, or any interest in, an incentive award or any other benefit
under the Plan, or any legal right to be continued in the employ of The Middlefield Banking Company. 
 12. Unfunded
Arrangement. The Middlefield Banking Company shall not be required to fund or otherwise segregate any cash or any other assets that may at any time be paid to Participants under the Plan. The Plan constitutes an unfunded plan. The Middlefield
Banking Company shall not, by any provisions of the Plan, be deemed to be a trustee of any property, and any rights of any Participant or former Participant shall be no greater than those of a general unsecured creditor of The Middlefield Banking
Company. 
 13. Non-Transferability of Benefits and Interests. No benefit payable under the Plan shall be subject
to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, or garnishment by creditors, and any such attempted action shall be void. This section 13 shall not apply to an assignment of a contingency or payment due
(x) after the death of a Participant to the deceased Participant’s legal representative or beneficiary or (y) after the disability of a Participant to the disabled Participant’s personal representative. 

14. Governing Law. All questions pertaining to the construction, regulation, validity, and effect of the provisions of the
Plan shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio. 
 15. Non-Exclusivity. The Plan does
not limit the authority of The Middlefield Banking Company, the Board of Directors, the Compensation Committee, or the Chief Executive Officer to grant awards or authorize any other compensation to any person under any other plan or authority.

  
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