Document:

Registration Rights Agreement dated as of August 22, 2012

 Exhibit 10.8 
 REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT 
 This Registration Rights Agreement (this
“Agreement”) is made and entered into as of the 22nd day of August, 2012 by and among Energy & Exploration Partners, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and each of the other signatories hereto
who are all of the owners of the capital stock of the Company on the date hereof (collectively, the “Stockholders”). 
 Section
1. Definitions 
 Unless otherwise defined herein, as used in this Agreement, the following terms have the following
meanings: 
 “Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble. 

“Automatic Shelf Registration Statement” means a registration statement filed on Form S-3 (or successor form or other
appropriate form under the Securities Act) by a WKSI pursuant to General Instruction I.D. (or other successor or appropriate instruction) of such form. 
 “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday on which banks in New York, New York are authorized or obligated by law to close. 

“Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission. 

“Common Stock” means shares of common stock of the Company, $0.01 par value per share. 

“Company” has the meaning set forth in the preamble and includes the Company’s successors by merger, acquisition,
reorganization or otherwise. 
 “Entity” means any corporation, limited liability company, general partnership,
limited partnership, venture, trust, business trust, unincorporated association, estate or other entity. 
 “Exchange
Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 
 “Free Writing Prospectus” means a free
writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act. 
 “Holder” means any Stockholder and any
Person to whom rights hereunder are assigned in accordance with Section 9 for so long as any such Person continues to own Registrable Common Stock. 
 “Initiating Holder(s)” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a). 
 “IPO” means (i) the Company’s initial public officering of securities pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, or (ii) any other
transaction pursuant to which a class of equity securities of the Company becomes registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act. 
 “Permitted Free Writing Prospectus” has the meaning set forth in Section 3. 
 “Person” means any individual or Entity. 

“Prospectus” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(a). 

 “Registering Stockholder” means any Holder of Registrable Common Stock
giving the Company a notice pursuant to Section 2 or Section 3 hereof requesting that Registrable Common Stock owned by it be included in a proposed registration. 
 “Registrable Common Stock” means the shares of Common Stock owned by the Holders on the date hereof, and any shares or other securities issued in respect of such shares of Registrable
Common Stock because of or in connection with any stock dividend, stock distribution, stock split or purchase in any rights offering or in connection with any exchange for or replacement of such shares of Registrable Common Stock or any combination
of shares, recapitalization, merger or consolidation, or any other equity securities issued pursuant to any other pro rata distribution with respect to the shares of Registrable Common Stock, other than any such shares (a) sold by a Holder in a
transaction in which the Holder’s rights under this Agreement are not assigned pursuant to Section 9, (b) sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, or (c) sold in a transaction exempt from the
registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act (including transactions under Rule 144 or a successor thereto) so that all transfer restrictions and restrictive legends with respect thereto, if any, are removed upon the
consummation of such sale. Shares of restricted Common Stock issued to Stockholders under the Company’s 2012 Stock Incentive Plan shall constitute Registrable Common Stock upon the vesting of such restricted Common Stock in accordance with the
terms of the awards of such restricted Common Stock and the 2012 Stock Incentive Plan. 
 “Registration
Expenses” means, except for Selling Expenses (as hereinafter defined), all expenses incurred in effecting any registration pursuant to this Agreement, including all registration, qualification and filing fees, listing fees, printing
expenses, escrow fees, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, blue sky fees and expenses, accountants’ fees and expenses including those related to any special audits incident to or required by any such registration and the
reasonable fees and disbursements of one special legal counsel to represent all of the Holders together. 

“Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(a). 

“Rule 144” has the meaning set forth in Section 8. 

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 “Selling Expenses” means all underwriting discounts and selling commissions applicable to the securities
sold in a transaction or transactions registered on behalf of the Holders. 
 “Shelf Registration Statement”
shall mean a registration statement of the Company filed with the Commission on Form S-3 (or any successor form or other appropriate form under the Securities Act) for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the
Securities Act (or any similar rule that may be adopted by the Commission) covering shares of Registrable Common Stock. 

“Stockholders” has the meaning set forth in the preamble. 

“Stockholders Agreement” means the Stockholders Agreement dated the date hereof among the Company and the Stockholders,
as amended and supplemented from time to time. 
 “Violation” has the meaning set forth in Section 7(a).

 “WKSI,” or a well-known seasoned issuer, has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

  
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 Section 2. Demand Registration Rights 

(a) General. If the Company shall receive from any Holder(s) holding at least 20% of the then outstanding shares of Registrable
Common Stock, at any time after 180 days after the date of the completion of an IPO, a written request that the Company file a registration statement with respect to any of such Holder’s shares of Registrable Common Stock (the sender(s) of such
request or any similar request pursuant to this Agreement shall be known as the “Initiating Holder(s)”), then the Company shall, within ten (10) days of the receipt thereof, give written notice of such request to all Holders,
and subject to the limitations of this Section 2, use its reasonable best efforts to effect, as soon as reasonably practicable (and in any event within sixty (60) days after the date such request is given by the Initiating Holders), the
registration under the Securities Act of the offer and sale of all shares of Registrable Common Stock that the Holders request to be registered. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Initiating Holders may request that the
Company register the sale of such Registrable Common Stock on an appropriate form, including a Shelf Registration Statement (so long as the Company is eligible to use Form S-3) and, if the Company is a WKSI, an Automatic Shelf Registration
Statement. The Company shall not be obligated to take any action to effect any such registration: 
 (i) after it has effected
five such registrations pursuant to this Section 2, and such registrations have been declared or ordered effective; 
 (ii)
within six months after a registration pursuant to this Section 2 that has been declared or ordered effective; 
 (iii)
during the period starting with the date 60 days prior to its good faith estimate of the date of filing of, and ending on a date 180 days after the effective date of, a Company-initiated registration pursuant to which Holders would have piggyback
registration rights pursuant to Section 3 hereof, provided that the Company is actively employing in good faith all reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective; 

(iv) where the anticipated aggregate offering price of all securities included in such offering is less than (A) $10,000,000, in the
event such registration is effected through the filing of a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (or any successor form under the Securities Act), or (B) $5,000,000, in the event such registration is effected through the filing of a Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (or any successor or other form under the Securities Act other than Form S-1); or 
 (v) if the Company
shall furnish to such Holders a certificate signed by the President of the Company stating that in the good faith judgment of the board of directors of the Company it would be seriously detrimental to the Company and its equity holders for such
registration statement to be filed at the time filing would be required and it is therefore essential to defer the filing of such registration statement, the Company shall have the right to defer such filing for a period of not more than 120 days
after receipt of the request of the Initiating Holder(s), provided that the Company shall not defer its obligation in this manner more than once in any twelve month period. 
 (b) Underwriting. In the event that the Initiating Holders elect to conduct an underwritten offering of Registrable Common Stock pursuant to a registration statement filed pursuant to paragraph
(a) of this Section 2, the Company (together with all Holders proposing to distribute their securities through such underwriting) shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the underwriter or underwriters selected
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Company and reasonably acceptable to the Registering Stockholders holding a majority of the shares of Registrable Common Stock requested to be included in such registration and underwriting.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2, if the underwriter advises the Registering Stockholders in writing that marketing factors require a limitation of the number of shares to be underwritten, the number of shares of
Registrable Common Stock that may be included in the registration and underwriting shall be allocated among all Registering Stockholders in proportion, as nearly as practicable, to the respective amounts of Registrable Common Stock requested by such
Registering Stockholders to be included in such registration and underwriting. 
 If any Holder of Registrable Common Stock
disapproves of the terms of the underwriting, such Person may elect to withdraw therefrom by written notice to the Company, the managing underwriter and the Initiating Holder(s). If by the withdrawal of such Registrable Common Stock a greater number
of shares of Registrable Common Stock held by other Holders may be included in such registration (up to the maximum of any limitation imposed by the underwriters), then the Company shall offer to all Holders who have included Registrable Common
Stock in the registration the right to include additional Registrable Common Stock in the same proportion used in determining the shares that may be included pursuant to the first paragraph of this Section 2(b). If the underwriter has not
limited the number of shares of Registrable Common Stock to be underwritten, the Company may include securities for its own account if the underwriter so agrees and if the number of shares of Registrable Common Stock which would otherwise have been
included in such registration and underwriting will not thereby be limited. 
 Section 3. Piggyback Registrations 

(a) General. If, at any time or from time to time after the date of the completion of an IPO, the Company shall determine to
register the offer and sale of any of its securities for its own account or the account of a stockholder or stockholders exercising their respective demand registration rights (other than a registration pursuant to Section 2 or a registration
effected solely to implement an employee benefit plan or a transaction to which Rule 145 of the Securities Act is applicable) in connection with an underwritten offering of its securities for cash on a form which would permit the registration of
Registrable Common Stock, the Company will: 
 (i) promptly (and in any event no later than twenty (20) days prior to the
filing of any Registration Statement in connection with such offering) give to each Holder written notice thereof; and 
 (ii)
include in such registration and in the underwriting involved therein, all the Registrable Common Stock specified in a written request or requests, made within ten days after giving of such written notice by the Company, by any Holders (except that
(A) if the underwriter determines that marketing factors require a shorter time period and the Company so informs each Holder in the applicable written notice, such written request or requests must be made within five days and (B) in the
case of an “overnight” offering or a “bought deal,” such written request or requests must be made within one Business Day), except as set forth in Section 3(b); provided, however, that the Company may withdraw
any registration statement described in this Section 3 at any time before it becomes effective, or postpone or terminate the offering of securities under such registration statement, without obligation or liability to any Holder. 

  
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 (b) Underwriting. The right of any Holder to registration pursuant to this
Section 3 shall be conditioned upon such Holder’s participation in the underwriting and the inclusion of such Holder’s Registrable Common Stock in the underwriting to the extent provided herein. All Holders proposing to distribute
their Registrable Common Stock through such underwriting shall (together with the Company) enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the underwriter or underwriters selected for such underwriting by the Company. Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Section 3, if the underwriter determines that marketing factors require a limitation of the number of shares to be underwritten, the Company shall so advise all Registering Stockholders whose securities would otherwise
be registered and underwritten pursuant hereto, and the number of shares of Registrable Common Stock that may be included in the registration and underwriting shall be allocated among all Registering Stockholders in proportion, as nearly as
practicable, to the respective amounts of Registrable Common Stock requested by such Registering Stockholders to be included in such registration and underwriting, or, if so determined by the underwriter, all Registrable Common Stock shall be
excluded from such registration and underwriting; provided, however, that in no event shall the amount of securities of the Registering Stockholders included in the offering be reduced unless the amount of securities of all other selling equity
holders included in the offering are proportionately reduced. 
 If any Holder disapproves of the terms of any such
underwriting, the Holder may elect to withdraw therefrom by written notice to the Company and the underwriter. If by the withdrawal of such Registrable Common Stock a greater number of shares of Registrable Common Stock held by other Holders may be
included in such registration (up to the maximum of any limitation imposed by the underwriters), then the Company shall offer to all Holders who have included Registrable Common Stock in the registration the right to include additional shares of
Registrable Common Stock in the same proportion used in determining the shares that may be included pursuant to the first paragraph of this Section 3(b). 
 Section 4. Selection of Counsel; Registration Expenses 
 (a) The Holders of
a majority of the shares of Registrable Common Stock included in any registration pursuant to Section 2 or 3 hereof shall have the right to designate legal counsel to represent all of the Holders in connection therewith. 

(b) All Registration Expenses incurred in connection with any registration, filing, qualification or compliance pursuant to Section 2
or 3 shall be borne by the Company. All Selling Expenses relating to the sale of securities registered by the Holders shall be borne by the holders of such securities pro rata on the basis of the number of shares so sold. 

Section 5. Further Obligations 
 (a) In connection with any registration of the offer and sale of shares of Registrable Common Stock under the Securities Act pursuant to this Agreement, the Company will consult with the Registering
Stockholders concerning the form of underwriting agreement (and shall provide to each Registering Stockholder the form of underwriting agreement prior to the Company’s execution thereof) in the case of an underwritten offering and shall provide
to each Registering Stockholder and its representatives such other documents (including correspondence with the Commission with respect to the registration statement and the related securities offering) as such Registering Stockholder shall
reasonably request in connection with its participation in such registration. The Company will furnish to each Registering Stockholder as far in advance as reasonably practicable before filing a Registration Statement or any supplement or amendment
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any preliminary prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto, the “Prospectus”), upon request, copies of reasonably complete drafts of all such documents proposed to be
filed (including exhibits and each document incorporated by reference therein to the extent then required by the rules and regulations of the Commission), and provide each such Registering Stockholder the opportunity to object to any information
pertaining to such Registering Stockholder and its plan of distribution that is contained therein and make the corrections reasonably requested by such Registering Stockholder with respect to such information prior to filing such document. In the
event that the Company prepares and files with the Commission a registration statement on any appropriate form under the Securities Act (a “Registration Statement”) providing for the sale of Registrable Common Stock held by any
Registering Stockholder pursuant to its obligations under this Agreement, the Company will: 
 (i) prepare and file with the
Commission such Registration Statement with respect to such Registrable Common Stock, which Registration Statement shall comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the applicable form and include all financial statements
required by the Commission to be filed therewith, and use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and keep such Registration Statement effective until the Registering Stockholders have completed the
distribution described in such Registration Statement or until all shares of Registrable Common Stock covered by such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Common Stock; 

(ii) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement as may be necessary
to keep such Registration Statement effective; cause the related Prospectus to be supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement, and as so supplemented to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act; and comply with the provisions of
the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such Registration Statement during the applicable period in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the participating Holder or Holders thereof set forth
in such Registration Statement or supplement to such Prospectus; 
 (iii) promptly notify the Registering Stockholders and the
managing underwriters, if any, (A) when a Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and, with respect to a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective,
(B) of any request by the Commission or any state securities commission for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or related Prospectus or for additional information, (C) of the issuance by the Commission or any state
securities commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose, (D) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the
qualification of any of the Registrable Common Stock for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose, and (E) of the existence of any fact which results in a Registration Statement, a Prospectus
or any document incorporated therein by reference containing an untrue statement of a material fact or omitting to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; 

(iv) use reasonable best efforts to promptly obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement;

  
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 (v) if requested by the managing underwriters or a Registering Stockholder, promptly
incorporate in a Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as the managing underwriters or the Registering Stockholders holding a majority of the Registrable Common Stock being sold by Registering Stockholders agree should
be included therein relating to the sale of such Registrable Common Stock, including without limitation information with respect to the amount of Registrable Common Stock being sold to such underwriters, the purchase price being paid therefor by
such underwriters and with respect to any other terms of the underwritten (or best efforts underwritten) offering of the Registrable Common Stock to be sold in such offering; and make all required filings of such Prospectus supplement or
post-effective amendment as soon as notified of the matters to be incorporated in such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment; 
 (vi) furnish to such Registering Stockholder and each managing underwriter at least one signed copy of the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, including financial statements
and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference and all exhibits (including those incorporated by reference) (provided, however, that any such document made available by the Company through EDGAR shall be deemed so
furnished); 
 (vii) deliver to such Registering Stockholders and the underwriters, if any, as many copies of the Prospectus
(including each preliminary prospectus) and any amendment or supplement thereto and any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as such persons or entities may reasonably request; 
 (viii) prior to any public offering of Registrable Common Stock, register or qualify or cooperate with the Registering Stockholders, the underwriters, if any, and their respective counsel in connection
with the registration or qualification of such Registrable Common Stock for offer and sale under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions within the United States as any Registering Stockholder or underwriter reasonably requests in
writing and do any and all other acts or things necessary or advisable to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Common Stock covered by the applicable Registration Statement; provided, however, that the
Company will not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so required to be qualified or to take any action which would subject it to general service of process or taxation in any such jurisdiction
where it is not then so subject; 
 (ix) cooperate with the Registering Stockholders and the managing underwriters, if any, to
facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Common Stock to be sold pursuant to such Registration Statement and not bearing any restrictive legends, and enable such Registrable Common Stock to be in such
denominations and registered in such names as the managing underwriters may request at least one Business Day prior to any sale of Registrable Common Stock to the underwriters; 
 (x) if any fact described in subparagraph (iii)(E) above exists, promptly prepare and file with the Commission a supplement or post-effective amendment to the applicable Registration Statement or
the related Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by reference or file any other required document so that the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of the Registrable Common Stock being sold
thereunder, will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; 

  
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 (xi) cause all Registrable Common Stock covered by the Registration Statement to be listed
on each securities exchange or automated quotation system on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed; 

(xii) provide a transfer agent and registrar and a CUSIP number for all Registrable Common Stock included in such Registration Statement,
not later than the effective date of the applicable Registration Statement; 
 (xiii) enter into such agreements (including an
underwriting agreement in form reasonably satisfactory to the Company) and take all such other reasonable actions in connection therewith in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Common Stock, including customary
participation of management; 
 (xiv) in the case of an underwritten offering, use its commercially reasonable efforts to
furnish or cause to be furnished to the Registering Stockholders and the underwriters a signed counterpart, addressed to the Registering Stockholders and the underwriters, of: (i) an opinion of counsel for the Company, dated the date of each
closing under the underwriting agreement, reasonably satisfactory to the underwriters; (ii) a “comfort” letter, dated the date of the underwriting agreement and the date of each closing under the underwriting agreement, signed by the
independent registered public accounting firm that has certified the Company’s financial statements included in such Registration Statement, covering substantially the same matters with respect to such Registration Statement (and the Prospectus
included therein) and with respect to events subsequent to the date of such financial statements, as are customarily covered in accountants’ letters delivered to underwriters in underwritten public offerings of securities, and such other
financial matters as the underwriters may reasonably request and customarily obtained by underwriters in underwritten offerings, provided that, to be an addressee of the comfort letter, the Registering Stockholders may be required to confirm that
they are in the category of persons to whom a comfort letter may be delivered in accordance with applicable accounting literature; and (iii) a “comfort” letter, dated the date of the underwriting agreement and the date of each closing
under the underwriting agreement, signed by the independent petroleum engineering firm that has evaluated the Company’s oil and gas reserves included in such Registration Statement, covering substantially the same matters with respect to such
Registration Statement (and the Prospectus included therein) and with respect to events subsequent to the date of its evaluation of such oil and gas reserves, as are customarily covered in engineers’ letters delivered to underwriters in
underwritten public offerings of securities, and such other related matters as the underwriters may reasonably request and customarily obtained by underwriters in underwritten offerings; and 

(xv) make available for inspection by a representative of the Registering Stockholders whose Registrable Common Stock is being sold
pursuant to such Registration Statement, any underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to a Registration Statement, and any attorney or accountant retained by such Registering Stockholders or underwriter, all financial and other records
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connection with such Registration Statement; provided, however, that any records, information or documents that are reasonably determined by the Company to be, and are designated by
the Company in writing as, confidential shall be kept confidential by such persons or entities unless disclosure of such records, information or documents is required by court or administrative order. 

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, to the extent the Company is a WKSI, at the time any Registrable Common
Stock is registered pursuant to Section 2 hereof, and the Initiating Holders so request, the Company shall file an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement which covers those shares of Registrable Common Stock which are requested to be registered
within five Business Days after receipt of such request. If the Company does not pay the filing fee covering the shares of Registrable Common Stock at the time the Automatic Shelf Registration Statement is filed, the Company agrees to pay such fee
at such time or times as the shares of Registrable Common Stock are to be sold. If the Automatic Shelf Registration Statement has been outstanding for at least three years, at the end of the third year the Company shall file a new Automatic Shelf
Registration Statement covering the shares of Registrable Common Stock. If at any time when the Company is required to re-evaluate its WKSI status the Company determines that it is not a WKSI, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to
file a new Shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 (or amend the Automatic Shelf Registration Statement to a form that the Company is eligible to use) and keep such registration statement effective during the period during which such registration
statement is required to be kept effective. 
 (c) Each Holder agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the
happening of an event of the kind described in Section 5(a)(iii)(B) through Section 5(a)(iii)(E), such Holder will immediately discontinue disposition of shares of Registrable Common Stock pursuant to the applicable Shelf Registration
Statement until such stop order is vacated or such Holder receives a copy of the supplemented or amended Prospectus. If so directed by the Company, each Holder will deliver to the Company (at the reasonable expense of the Company) all copies in its
possession, other than permanent file copies then in such Holder’s possession, of the Prospectus covering such shares of Registrable Common Stock at the time of receipt of such notice. 

Each Holder represents that it has not prepared or had prepared on its behalf or used or referred to, and agrees that it will not prepare
or have prepared on its behalf or use or refer to, any Free Writing Prospectus, and has not distributed and will not distribute any written materials in connection with the offer or sale of the Registrable Common Stock, in each case without the
prior express written consent of the Company and, in connection with any underwritten offering, the underwriters. Any such Free Writing Prospectus consented to by, or any Free Writing Prospectus prepared by or on behalf of or otherwise used or
referred to by, the Company or the underwriters, as the case may be, is referred to herein as a “Permitted Free Writing Prospectus.” The Company represents and agrees that it has treated and will treat, as the case may be,
each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (as defined in Rule 433 of the Securities Act), including in respect of timely filing with the Commission, legending and record keeping. 

  
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 Section 6. Further Information Furnished by Holders 

It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to take any action pursuant to Sections 2 through 5 that the Holders
shall furnish to the Company such information regarding themselves, the Registrable Common Stock held by them, and the intended method of disposition of such securities as shall be reasonably required to effect the registration of the offer and sale
of their Registrable Common Stock. 
 Section 7. Indemnification 
 In the event any shares of Registrable Common Stock are included in a registration statement under Section 2 or 3: 
 (a) The Company will indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, each of the officers, directors, managers, shareholders, members, partners, employees and agents of each Holder and each Person, if any, who
controls such Holder within the meaning of the Securities Act or Exchange Act, against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (joint or several) to which they may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other federal or
state law, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any of the following statements, omissions or violations (collectively a “Violation”): any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in such registration statement, including any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein or any amendments or supplements thereto, or in any Permitted Free Writing
Prospectus; the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; or any violation or alleged violation by the Company or any officer, director,
employee, advisor or affiliate thereof of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any state securities law or any rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities law, and the Company will reimburse
each such Holder, officer, director, manager, shareholder, member, partner, employee, agent or controlling Person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage,
liability, or action; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 7(a) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability, or action if such settlement is
effected without the consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, delayed or denied), nor shall the Company be liable in any such case for any such loss, claim, damage, liability, or action to the extent
that it arises out of or is based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished expressly for use in connection with such registration by any such Holder. 

(b) To the extent permitted by law, each Holder will, if shares of Registrable Common Stock held by such Person are included in the
securities as to which such registration, qualification or compliance is being effected, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors and officers, each Person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities
Act and any other Holder selling securities in such registration statement and each of its officers, directors, managers, shareholders, members, partners, employees and agents or any Person who controls such Holder, against any losses, claims,
damages, or liabilities (joint or several) to which the Company or any such other Holder, officer, director, manager, shareholder, member, partner, employee, agent or controlling Person may became subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act
or other federal or state law, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereto) arise out of or are based upon any Violation, in each case to the extent (and only to the extent) that such Violation occurs in
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in conformity with written information furnished by such Holder expressly for use in connection with such registration, and each such Holder will reimburse any legal or other expenses reasonably
incurred by the Company or any such underwriter, other Holder, officer, director, manager, shareholder, member, partner, employee, agent or controlling Person in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability, or
action; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 7(b) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without the
consent of such Holder (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, delayed or denied); and provided, that in no event shall any indemnity under this Section 7(b) exceed the net proceeds from the offering received by
such Holder. 
 (c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 7 of notice of the commencement of any
action (including any governmental action), such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 7, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof, and
the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the
parties; provided, however, that an indemnified party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, with the fees and expenses to be paid by the indemnifying party, if the indemnifying party has failed to assume the defense or employ
counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party or if the indemnified party shall have been advised by counsel that representation of such indemnified party by the counsel retained by the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to
actual or potential differing interests between such indemnified party and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. The failure of any indemnified party to notify an indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the
commencement of any such action shall relieve such indemnifying party of liability to the indemnified party under this Section 7 only to the extent that such failure to give notice shall materially prejudice the indemnifying party in the
defense of any such claim or any such litigation, but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party will not relieve it of any liability that it may have to any indemnified party otherwise than under this Section 7. 

(d) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 7 is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to an
indemnified party with respect to any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to herein, the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party thereunder, shall to the extent permitted by applicable law contribute to the
amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party on the one hand and of the indemnified party on the
other in connection with the Violation(s) that resulted in such loss, claim, damage or liability, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party on the one hand and the indemnified party on the
other shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact has been made by, or relates to, information supplied by
such party, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contributions pursuant to this
paragraph were to be determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to herein. The 

  
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amount paid by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to in the first sentence of this paragraph shall be deemed to include any legal and other
expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any loss, claim, damage or liability that is the subject of this paragraph. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of
Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who is not guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation; and in no event shall any contribution by a Holder exceed the net proceeds from the offering received by
such Holder. 
 (e) The obligations of the Company and the Holders under this Section 7 shall survive completion of any
offering of Registrable Common Stock pursuant to a registration statement, the expiration of any rights hereunder and the termination of this Agreement. 
 Section 8. Rule 144 Reporting 
 With a view to making available to the
Holders the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (“Rule 144”) and any other rule or regulation of the Commission that may at any time permit a Holder to sell securities of the Company to the public without
registration, the Company agrees to: 
 (a) make and keep public information available (as those terms are understood and
defined in Rule 144) at all times after the date hereof; 
 (b) file with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and
other documents required of the Company under the Exchange Act; and 
 (c) furnish to any Holder, forthwith upon request,
(i) a written statement by the Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (at any time after it has become subject to such reporting requirements), (ii) a copy of the
most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company (provided, however, that any such report or document described in this subsection (ii) made available by the
Company through EDGAR shall be deemed so furnished), and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested in availing any Holder of any rule or regulation of the Commission which permits the selling of any such securities without
registration or pursuant to such form. 
 Section 9. Assignment of Rights 

For so long as this Agreement is in effect, the rights to cause the Company to register Registrable Common Stock pursuant to
Section 2 or 3 may only be assigned to (i) a person referred to in clauses (a)—(e) of clause (2) of the definition of Permitted Transfer in the Stockholders Agreement or (ii) any other assignee that will hold 5% or more of
the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock following such assignment, without the prior consent of the Company. Subject to the foregoing, any assignment pursuant to this Section 9 shall be conditioned upon written notice to the Company
identifying the name and address of the assignee and any other material information as to the identity of such assignee as may be reasonably requested and to compliance with the Stockholders Agreement to the extent applicable. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Section 9 but subject to the terms of the Stockholders Agreement, any Holder may elect to transfer all or a portion of its Registrable Common Stock to any third party (to the extent such transfer is
otherwise permissible) without assigning its rights hereunder with respect thereto; provided, that in any such event all rights under this Agreement with respect to the Registrable Common Stock so transferred shall cease and terminate. 

  
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 Section 10. Amendment of Registration Rights 

Any provision of this Agreement may be amended and the observance thereof may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and
either retroactively or prospectively) only with the written consent of the Company and the Holders of a majority of the then outstanding Registrable Common Stock. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 10 shall be
binding upon each Holder and the Company; provided, however, that no such amendment that materially and adversely affects the rights of any Holder shall be binding on such Holder without such Holder’s consent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Company may, without the consent of any Holder, amend this Agreement solely for the purpose of adding as a Stockholder party to this Agreement, and granting to such person the registration rights provided hereunder, any person who acquires shares of
Common Stock from the Company prior to the consummation of an IPO. 
 Section 11. Expiration, Termination and Delay of Registration

 (a) A Holder’s registration rights hereunder shall expire at such time as all shares of Registrable Common Stock held by
such Holder cease to be Registrable Common Stock. 
 (b) The Company shall have no further obligations pursuant to this
Agreement at such time as no shares of Registrable Common Stock are outstanding after their original issuance; provided, that the Company’s obligations under Sections 4, 7 and 14 (and any related definitions) shall remain in full force
and effect following such time. 
 (c) No Holder shall have any right to obtain or seek an injunction restraining or otherwise
delaying any such registration as the result of any controversy that might arise with respect to the interpretation or implementation of this Agreement. 
 Section 12. Limitations on Subsequent Registration Rights 
 From and after
the date hereof, the Company may, without the prior written consent of the Holders, enter into any agreement with any holder or prospective holder of any securities of the Company which provides such holder or prospective holder of securities of the
Company comparable, but not materially more favorable, registration rights to those granted to the Holders hereby. 
 Section 13.
“Market Stand-off” Agreement 
 Each Holder hereby agrees that it will not, to the extent requested by the
Company and any underwriter of securities of the Company, sell or otherwise transfer or dispose of any Registrable Common Stock, except securities included in such registration, during a period, not to exceed 180 days, following the date of the
final prospectus for a firm commitment underwritten offering of Common Stock by the Company, and it will enter into agreements with the managing underwriters, if any, in connection with any such sale to give effect to the foregoing; provided,
however, that all other Persons with registration rights (whether or not pursuant to this Agreement) and all executive officers and directors of the Company enter into similar agreements. In order to enforce the foregoing covenant, the
Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the Registrable Common Stock of each Holder (and the shares or securities of every other Person subject to the foregoing restriction) until the end of such period. 

Section 14. Miscellaneous 

(a) Notices. All notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to
have been duly given and received when delivered by overnight courier or hand delivery, when sent by telecopy, or five days after mailing if sent by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested) postage prepaid, to the Parties at the
following addresses (or at such other address for any Party as shall be specified by like notices, provided that notices of a change of address shall be effective only upon receipt thereof). 

  
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 If to the Company, at: 

Energy & Exploration Partners, Inc. 
 Attn: General Counsel 
 Two City Place, Suite 1700 

100 Throckmorton 
 Fort Worth, Texas 76102 
 If to any Holder of Registrable Common Stock, to such
Person’s address as set forth on the records of the Company. 
 (b) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in
any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 
 (c) Headings. The section and paragraph headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 (d) Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE
OF DELAWARE, EXCLUDING ANY CONFLICT-OF-LAWS RULE OR PRINCIPLE THAT MIGHT REFER THE GOVERNANCE OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS AGREEMENT TO THE LAW OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION. 
 (e) Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the
terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their best efforts to find and employ an alternative
means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining
terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable. 
 (f) Entire Agreement. This Agreement is intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement, and is intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding
of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein, with respect to the registration rights granted by the
Company with respect to Registrable Common Stock. This Agreement supersedes all prior written or oral agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter. 

(g) Securities Held by the Company or its Subsidiaries. Whenever the consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage of
Registrable Common Stock is required hereunder, Registrable Common Stock held by the Company or its subsidiaries shall not be counted in determining whether such consent or approval was given by the Holders of such required percentage. 

  
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 (h) Termination. This Agreement shall terminate when no shares of Registrable Common
Stock remain outstanding; provided that Sections 4 and 7 and this Section 14 shall survive any termination hereof. 
 (i)
Specific Performance. The parties hereto recognize and agree that money damages may be insufficient to compensate the Holders of any Registrable Common Stock for breaches by the Company of the terms hereof and, consequently, that the
equitable remedy of specific performance of the terms hereof will be available in the event of any such breach. 

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 EXECUTED and delivered on the date first above written. 

 

			
	ENERGY & EXPLORATION PARTNERS, INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Hunt Pettit

	Name: Hunt Pettit
	Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
	
	 /s/ Hunt Pettit

	Hunt Pettit
	
	H PETTIT HC, INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Hunt Pettit

	Name: Hunt Pettit
	Title: President and Secretary

  
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	Oso + Toro Multi Strategy Fund Series Interests of the SALI Multi-Series Fund II 3(c)(1), L.P.
		
	By:	 	SALI Fund Management, LLC
	Its:	 	Investment Manager
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Thomas A. Nieman

	Name: Thomas A. Nieman
	Its: Chief Financial Officer

  
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	Oso + Toro Multi Strategy Fund (Tax Exempt) Segregated Portfolio of SALI Multi-Series Fund SPC, Ltd.
		
	By:	 	SALI Fund Partners, LLC
	Its:	 	General Partner
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Thomas A. Nieman

	Name: Thomas A. Nieman
	Its: Chief Financial Officer

  
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	 /s/ Carl Lasner

	Carl Lasner

  
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	 /s/ Jason Roberts

	Jason Roberts

  
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	 /s/ Zachary Burk Lowe

	Zachary Burk Lowe

  
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	 /s/ Janice Boswell Wueste

	Janice Boswell Wueste

  
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	 /s/ Edward A. Wueste

	Edward A. Wueste

  
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	 /s/ Matthew F. Ledbetter

	Matthew F. Ledbetter

  
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	 /s/ Amber Boswell

	Amber Boswell

  
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	 /s/ Brian Nelson

	Brian Nelson

  
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	 /s/ David Patty

	David Patty

  
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	 /s/ Robert Karpman

	Robert Karpman

  
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	 /s/ Tom McNutt

	Tom McNutt

  
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	 /s/ Scott Burk

	Scott Burk

  
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	 /s/ Joseph C. Daches

	Joseph C. Daches

  
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Page to Registration Rights Agreement<![CDATA[Energy & Exploration Partners Inc 2012 Stock Incentive Plan]]>

 Exhibit 10.9 
 ENERGY & EXPLORATION PARTNERS, INC. 
 2012 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN 

1. Purpose; Eligibility. 

1.1 General Purpose. The name of this plan is the Energy & Exploration Partners, Inc. 2012 Stock Incentive Plan (the
“Plan”). The purposes of the Plan are to (a) enable Energy & Exploration Partners, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and any Affiliate to attract and retain the types of Employees, Consultants and
Directors who will contribute to the Company’s long range success; (b) provide incentives that align the interests of Employees, Consultants and Directors with those of the shareholders of the Company; and (c) promote the
success of the Company’s business. 
 1.2 Eligible Award Recipients. The persons eligible to receive Awards are the
Employees, Consultants and Directors of the Company and its Affiliates. 
 1.3 Available Awards. Awards that may be
granted under the Plan include: (a) Incentive Stock Options, (b) Nonqualified Stock Options, (c) Stock Appreciation Rights, (d) Restricted Awards and (e) Performance Compensation Awards. 

2. Definitions. 

“Affiliate” means a corporation or other entity that, directly or through one or more intermediaries, controls, is
controlled by or is under common control with, the Company. 
 “Applicable Laws” means the requirements related
to or implicated by the administration of the Plan under applicable state corporate law, United States federal and state securities laws, the Code, any stock exchange or quotation system on which the shares of Common Stock are listed or quoted, and
the applicable laws of any foreign country or jurisdiction where Awards are granted under the Plan. 
 “Award”
means any right granted under the Plan, including an Incentive Stock Option, a Nonqualified Stock Option, a Stock Appreciation Right, a Restricted Award, or a Performance Compensation Award. 

“Award Agreement” means a written agreement, contract, certificate or other instrument or document evidencing the terms
and conditions of an individual Award granted under the Plan which may, in the discretion of the Company, be transmitted electronically to any Participant. Each Award Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan. 

“Beneficial Owner” has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except
that in calculating the beneficial ownership of any particular “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), such “person” shall be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities that such
“person” has the right to acquire by conversion or exercise of other securities, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only after the passage of time. The terms “Beneficially Owns” and “Beneficially
Owned” have a corresponding meaning. 

 “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company, as constituted at any
time. 
 “Cause” means: 

With respect to any Employee or Consultant: 

(a) If the Employee or Consultant is a party to an employment or service agreement with the Company or its Affiliates and
such agreement provides for a definition of Cause, the definition contained therein; or 
 (b) If no such
agreement exists, or if such agreement does not define Cause: (i) the commission of, or plea of guilty or no contest to, a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude or the commission of any other act involving willful malfeasance or material
fiduciary breach with respect to the Company or an Affiliate; (ii) conduct that results in or is reasonably likely to result in harm to the reputation or business of the Company or any of its Affiliates; (iii) gross negligence or willful
misconduct with respect to the Company or an Affiliate; or (iv) material violation of state or federal securities laws. 
 With respect to any Director, a determination by a majority of the disinterested Board members that the Director has engaged in any of the following: 

(a) malfeasance in office; 
 (b) gross misconduct or neglect; 
 (c) false or fraudulent
misrepresentation inducing the director’s appointment; 
 (d) willful conversion of corporate funds; or

 (e) repeated failure to participate in Board meetings on a regular basis despite having received proper notice
of the meetings in advance. 
 The Committee, in its absolute discretion, shall determine the effect of all
matters and questions relating to whether a Participant has been discharged for Cause. 
 “Change in Control”
means: 
 (a) The direct or indirect sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger
or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person that is not a subsidiary of the Company; 

(b) The Incumbent Directors cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; 

(c) The acquisition by any Person of Beneficial Ownership of more than 50% (on a fully diluted basis) of either
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Company, taking into account as outstanding for this purpose such Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of options or warrants, the conversion of convertible stock or debt, and the exercise of
any similar right to acquire such Common Stock (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 Plan, the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: (A) any acquisition by the Company or any Affiliate, (B) any
acquisition by any employee benefit plan sponsored or maintained by the Company or any subsidiary, (C) any acquisition which complies with clauses, (i), (ii) and (iii) of subsection (d) of this definition or (D) in respect
of an Award held by a particular Participant, any acquisition by the Participant or any group of persons including the Participant (or any entity controlled by the Participant or any group of persons including the Participant); or 

(d) The consummation of a reorganization, merger, consolidation, statutory share exchange or similar form of corporate
transaction involving the Company that requires the approval of the Company’s shareholders, whether for such transaction or the issuance of securities in the transaction (a “Business Combination”), unless immediately following such
Business Combination: (i) more than 50% of the total voting power of (A) the entity resulting from such Business Combination (the “Surviving Company”), or (B) if applicable, the ultimate parent entity that directly or
indirectly has beneficial ownership of sufficient voting securities eligible to elect a majority of the members of the board of directors (or the analogous governing body) of the Surviving Company (the “Parent Company”), is represented by
the Outstanding Company Voting Securities that were outstanding immediately prior to such Business Combination (or, if applicable, is represented by shares into which the Outstanding Company Voting Securities were converted pursuant to such Business
Combination), and such voting power among the holders thereof is in substantially the same proportion as the voting power of the Outstanding Company Voting Securities among the holders thereof immediately prior to the Business Combination;
(ii) no Person (other than any employee benefit plan sponsored or maintained by the Surviving Company or the Parent Company) is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of 50% or more of the total voting power of the outstanding
voting securities eligible to elect members of the board of directors of the Parent Company (or the analogous governing body) (or, if there is no Parent Company, the Surviving Company); and (iii) at least a majority of the members of the board
of directors (or the analogous governing body) of the Parent Company (or, if there is no Parent Company, the Surviving Company) following the consummation of the Business Combination were Board members at the time of the Board’s approval of the
execution of the initial agreement providing for such Business Combination. 
 Notwithstanding anything herein to
the contrary, and only to the extent that an Award is subject to Section 409A of the Code and payment of the Award pursuant to the application of the definition of “Change in Control” above would cause such Award not to otherwise
comply with Section 409A of the Code, payment of an Award may occur upon a “Change in Control” only to the extent that the event constitutes a “change in the ownership or effective control” of the Company or a “change
in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets” of the Company under Section 409A of the Code and the applicable Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department regulations thereunder. 

  
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 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it may be amended from
time to time. Any reference to a section of the Code shall be deemed to include a reference to any regulations promulgated thereunder. 
 “Committee” means the Board or a committee of one or more members of the Board appointed by the Board to administer the Plan in accordance with Section 3. 

“Common Stock” means the common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the Company, or such other securities of the
Company as may be designated by the Committee from time to time in substitution thereof. 
 “Company” means
Energy & Exploration Partners, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor thereto. 

“Consultant” means any individual who is engaged by the Company or any Affiliate to render consulting or advisory
services. 
 “Continuous Service” means that the Participant’s service with the Company or an Affiliate,
whether as an Employee, Consultant or Director, is not interrupted or terminated. The Participant’s Continuous Service shall not be deemed to have terminated merely because of a change in the capacity in which the Participant renders service to
the Company or an Affiliate as an Employee, Consultant or Director or a change in the entity for which the Participant renders such service, provided that there is no interruption or termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service;
provided further that if any Award is subject to Section 409A of the Code, this sentence shall only be given effect to the extent consistent with Section 409A of the Code. For example, a change in status from an Employee of the Company to
a Director of an Affiliate will not constitute an interruption of Continuous Service. The Committee or its delegate, in its sole discretion, may determine whether Continuous Service shall be considered interrupted in the case of any leave of absence
approved by that party, including sick leave, military leave or any other personal or family leave of absence. 

“Covered Employee” has the same meaning as set forth in Section 162(m)(3) of the Code, as interpreted by Internal
Revenue Service Notice 2007-49. 
 “Director” means a member of the Board. 

“Disability” means that the Participant is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any
medically determinable physical or mental impairment; provided, however, for purposes of determining the term of an Incentive Stock Option pursuant to Section 6.10 hereof, the term Disability shall have the meaning ascribed to it under
Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, and for purposes of an Award that is subject to Section 409A of the Code that provides for payment upon a disability, the term Disability shall have the meaning ascribed to it under Section 409A of the
Code. The determination of whether an individual has a Disability shall be determined under procedures established by the Committee. Except in situations where the Committee is determining Disability for purposes of the term of an Incentive Stock
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pursuant to Section 6.10 hereof within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, the Committee may rely on any determination that a Participant is disabled for purposes of benefits
under any long-term disability plan maintained by the Company or any Affiliate in which a Participant participates. 

“Disqualifying Disposition” has the meaning set forth in Section 14.12. 

“Effective Date” shall mean the date as of which this Plan is adopted by the Board. 

“Employee” means any person, including an Officer or Director, employed by the Company or an Affiliate; provided, that,
for purposes of determining eligibility to receive Incentive Stock Options, an Employee shall mean an employee of the Company or a parent or subsidiary corporation within the meaning of Section 424 of the Code. Mere service as a Director or
payment of a director’s fee by the Company or an Affiliate shall not be sufficient to constitute “employment” by the Company or an Affiliate. 
 “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 
 “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of the Common Stock as determined below. If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system,
the Fair Market Value shall be the closing price of a share of Common Stock (or if no sales were reported the closing price on the date immediately preceding such date) as quoted on such exchange or system on the day of determination, as reported in
the Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Committee deems reliable. In the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value shall be determined in good faith by the Committee and such determination shall be
conclusive and binding on all persons. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, for purposes of establishing the exercise price of Options and Stock Appreciation Rights, the determination of Fair Market Value in all cases shall be in
accordance with Section 409A of the Code and the regulations thereunder. 
 “Free Standing Rights” has the
meaning set forth in Section 7.1(a). 
 “Grant Date” means the date on which the Committee adopts a
resolution, or takes other appropriate action, expressly granting an Award to a Participant that specifies the key terms and conditions of the Award or, if a later date is set forth in such resolution, then such date as is set forth in such
resolution. 
 “Incentive Stock Option” means an Option intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within
the meaning of Section 422 of the Code. 
 “Incumbent Directors” means individuals who, on the Effective
Date, constitute the Board, provided that any individual becoming a Director subsequent to the Effective Date whose election or nomination for election to the Board was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Incumbent Directors then on the
Board (either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement of the Company in which such person is named as a nominee for Director without objection to such nomination) shall be an Incumbent Director. No individual initially elected or
nominated as a director of the Company as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to Directors or as a result of any other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies by

  
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or on behalf of any person other than the Board shall be an Incumbent Director. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any individual who becomes a Director in connection with an
initial public offering of Common Stock shall be an Incumbent Director. 
 “Negative Discretion” means the
discretion authorized by the Plan to be applied by the Committee to eliminate or reduce the size of a Performance Compensation Award in accordance with Section 7.3(d)(iv) of the Plan; provided, that, the exercise of such discretion would not
cause the Performance Compensation Award to fail to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code. 
 “Non-Employee Director” means a Director who is a “non-employee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3. 

“Nonqualified Stock Option” means an Option that by its terms does not qualify or is not intended to qualify as an
Incentive Stock Option. 
 “Officer” means a person who is an officer of the Company within the meaning of
Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. 
 “Option” means an
Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option granted pursuant to the Plan. 
 “Optionholder” means a
person to whom an Option is granted pursuant to the Plan or, if applicable, such other person who holds an outstanding Option. 

“Option Exercise Price” means the price at which a share of Common Stock may be purchased upon the exercise of an
Option. 
 “Outside Director” means a Director who is an “outside director” within the meaning of
Section 162(m) of the Code and Treasury Regulations Section 1.162-27(e)(3) or any successor to such statute and regulation. 
 “Participant” means an eligible person to whom an Award is granted pursuant to the Plan or, if applicable, such other person who holds an outstanding Award. 

“Performance Compensation Award” means any Award designated by the Committee as a Performance Compensation Award
pursuant to Section 7.3 of the Plan. 
 “Performance Criteria” means the criterion or criteria that the
Committee shall select for purposes of establishing the Performance Goal(s) for a Performance Period with respect to any Performance Compensation Award under the Plan. The Performance Criteria that will be used to establish the Performance Goal(s)
shall be based on the attainment of specific levels of performance of the Company (or Affiliate, division, business unit or operational unit of the Company) and shall be limited to the following: 

(a) net earnings or net income (before or after taxes); 

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 (c) net revenue or net revenue growth; 

(d) gross revenue; 
 (e) gross profit or gross profit growth; 
 (f) net operating profit
(before or after taxes); 
 (g) return on assets, capital, invested capital, equity, or sales; 

(h) cash flow (including, but not limited to, operating cash flow, free cash flow, and cash flow return on capital);

 (i) earnings before or after taxes, interest, depreciation and/or amortization; 

(j) gross or operating margins; 
 (k) improvements in capital structure; 
 (l) budget and expense
management; 
 (m) productivity ratios; 

(n) economic value added or other value added measurements; 

(o) share price (including, but not limited to, growth measures and total shareholder return); 

(p) expense targets; 
 (q) margins; 
 (r) operating efficiency; 

(s) working capital targets; 
 (t) enterprise value; 
 (u) safety record; and 

(v) completion of acquisitions or business expansion. 

Any one or more of the Performance Criteria may be used on an absolute or relative basis to measure the performance of the Company and/or
an Affiliate as a whole or any division, business unit or operational unit of the Company and/or an Affiliate or any combination thereof, as the Committee may deem appropriate, or as compared to the performance of a group of comparable companies, or
published or special index that the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate, or the Committee may select Performance Criterion (o) above as compared to various stock market indices. The Committee also has the authority to provide
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vesting of any Award based on the achievement of Performance Goals pursuant to the Performance Criteria specified in this paragraph. To the extent required under Section 162(m) of the Code,
the Committee shall, within the first 90 days of a Performance Period (or, if longer or shorter, within the maximum period allowed under Section 162(m) of the Code), define in an objective fashion the manner of calculating the Performance
Criteria it selects to use for such Performance Period. In the event that applicable tax and/or securities laws change to permit the Committee discretion to alter the governing Performance Criteria without obtaining shareholder approval of such
changes, the Committee shall have sole discretion to make such changes without obtaining shareholder approval. 

“Performance Formula” means, for a Performance Period, the one or more objective formulas applied against the relevant
Performance Goal to determine, with regard to the Performance Compensation Award of a particular Participant, whether all, some portion but less than all, or none of the Performance Compensation Award has been earned for the Performance Period.

 “Performance Goals” means, for a Performance Period, the one or more goals established by the Committee for
the Performance Period based upon the Performance Criteria. The Committee is authorized at any time during the first 90 days of a Performance Period (or, if longer or shorter, within the maximum period allowed under Section 162(m) of the Code),
or at any time thereafter (but only to the extent the exercise of such authority after such period would not cause the Performance Compensation Awards granted to any Participant for the Performance Period to fail to qualify as
“performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code), in its sole and absolute discretion, to adjust or modify the calculation of a Performance Goal for such Performance Period to the extent permitted under
Section 162(m) of the Code in order to prevent the dilution or enlargement of the rights of Participants based on the following events: 
 (a) asset write-downs; 
 (b) litigation or claim judgments or
settlements; 
 (c) the effect of changes in tax laws, accounting principles, or other laws or regulatory rules
affecting reported results; 
 (d) any reorganization and restructuring programs; 

(e) extraordinary nonrecurring items as described in Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 30 (or any successor or
pronouncement thereto) and/or in management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations appearing in the Company’s annual report to shareholders for the applicable year; 

(f) acquisitions or divestitures; 
 (g) any other specific unusual or nonrecurring events, or objectively determinable category thereof; 
 (h) foreign exchange gains and losses; and 
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 “Performance Period” means the one or more periods of time, as the
Committee may select, over which the attainment of one or more Performance Goals will be measured for the purpose of determining a Participant’s right to and the payment of a Performance Compensation Award. 

“Permitted Transferee” means: (a) a member of the Optionholder’s immediate family (child, stepchild,
grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, sibling, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, including adoptive relationships), any person sharing the
Optionholder’s household (other than a tenant or employee), a trust in which these persons have more than 50% of the beneficial interest, a foundation in which these persons (or the Optionholder) control the management of assets, and any other
entity in which these persons (or the Optionholder) own more than 50% of the voting interests; (b) third parties designated by the Committee in connection with a program established and approved by the Committee pursuant to which Participants
may receive a cash payment or other consideration in consideration for the transfer of a Nonqualified Stock Option; and (c) such other transferees as may be permitted by the Committee in its sole discretion. 

“Plan” means this Energy & Exploration Partners, Inc. 2012 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and/or amended and
restated from time to time. 
 “Related Rights” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1(a). 

“Restricted Award” means any Award granted pursuant to Section 7.2(a). 

“Restricted Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(a). 

“Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act or any successor to Rule 16b-3, as in effect from time
to time. 
 “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. 

“Stock Appreciation Right” means the right pursuant to an Award granted under Section 7.1 to receive, upon
exercise, an amount payable in cash or shares equal to the number of shares subject to the Stock Appreciation Right that is being exercised multiplied by the excess of (a) the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date the Award
is exercised, over (b) the exercise price specified in the Stock Appreciation Right Award Agreement. 
 “Stock for
Stock Exchange” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.4. 
 “Ten Percent Shareholder” means a
person who owns (or is deemed to own pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code) stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of any of its Affiliates. 

  
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 3. Administration. 
 3.1 Authority of Committee. The Plan shall be administered by a committee of one or more members of the Board appointed by the Board or, in the Board’s sole discretion, by the Board, and the
term “Committee” shall apply to the Board or a committee, as applicable, as administrator of the Plan. Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee’s charter and Applicable Laws, and in addition to other express powers and
authorization conferred by the Plan, the Committee shall have the authority: 
 (a) to construe and interpret the
Plan and apply its provisions; 
 (b) to promulgate, amend, and rescind rules and regulations relating to the
administration of the Plan; 
 (c) to authorize any person to execute, on behalf of the Company, any instrument
required to carry out the purposes of the Plan; 
 (d) to delegate its authority to one or more Officers of the
Company with respect to Awards that do not involve Covered Employees or “insiders” within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act; 
 (e) to determine when Awards are to be granted under the Plan and the applicable Grant Date; 
 (f) from time to time to select, subject to the limitations set forth in this Plan, those Participants to whom Awards shall be granted; 

(g) to determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be made subject to each Award; 

(h) to determine whether each Option is to be an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option; 

(i) to prescribe the terms and conditions of each Award, including, without limitation, the exercise price and medium of
payment and vesting provisions, and to specify the provisions of the Award Agreement relating to such grant; 

(j) to designate an Award (including a cash bonus) as a Performance Compensation Award and to select the Performance
Criteria that will be used to establish the Performance Goals; 
 (k) to amend any outstanding Awards, including
for the purpose of modifying the time or manner of vesting, or the term of any outstanding Award; provided, however, that if any such amendment impairs a Participant’s rights or increases a Participant’s obligations under his or her Award
or creates or increases a Participant’s federal income tax liability with respect to an Award, such amendment shall also be subject to the Participant’s consent; 

  
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 (l) to determine the duration and purpose of leaves of absences which may be
granted to a Participant without constituting termination of their employment for purposes of the Plan, which periods shall be no shorter than the periods generally applicable to Employees under the Company’s employment policies; 

(m) to make decisions with respect to outstanding Awards that may become necessary upon a change in corporate control or
an event that triggers anti-dilution adjustments; 
 (n) to interpret, administer, reconcile any inconsistency
in, correct any defect in and/or supply any omission in the Plan and any instrument or agreement relating to, or Award granted under, the Plan; and 
 (o) to exercise discretion to make any and all other determinations which it determines to be necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. 

The Committee also may modify the purchase price or the exercise price of any outstanding Award, provided that if the modification
effects a repricing, shareholder approval shall be required before the repricing is effective. 
 3.2 Committee Decisions
Final. All decisions made by the Committee pursuant to the provisions of the Plan shall be final and binding on the Company and the Participants, unless such decisions are determined by a court having jurisdiction to be arbitrary and capricious.

 3.3 Delegation. The Committee may delegate administration of the Plan to a committee or committees of one or more
members of the Board, and the term “Committee” shall apply to any person or persons to whom such authority has been delegated. The Committee shall have the power to delegate to a subcommittee any of the administrative powers the Committee
is authorized to exercise (and references in this Plan to the Committee shall thereafter be to the committee or subcommittee), subject, however, to such resolutions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as may be adopted from time to
time by the Board. The Board may abolish any committee appointed as administrator of the Plan at any time and revest in the Board the administration of the Plan. The members of any committee appointed as administrator of the Plan shall be appointed
by and serve at the pleasure of the Board. From time to time, the Board may increase or decrease the size of any such committee, add additional members to, remove members (with or without cause) from, appoint new members in substitution therefor,
and fill vacancies, however caused, in the committee. The Committee shall act pursuant to a vote of the majority of its members or, in the case of a Committee comprised of only two or fewer members, the unanimous consent of its members, whether
present or not, or by the written consent of the majority of its members and minutes shall be kept of all of its meetings and copies thereof shall be provided to the Board. Subject to the limitations prescribed by the Plan and the Board, the
Committee may establish and follow such rules and regulations for the conduct of its business as it may determine to be advisable. 
 3.4 Committee Composition. Except as otherwise determined by the Board, the Committee shall consist solely of two or more Non-Employee Directors who are also Outside Directors. The Board shall have
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the exemption requirements of Rule 16b-3 and/or Section 162(m) of the Code. However, if the Board intends to satisfy such exemption requirements, with respect to Awards to any Covered
Employee and with respect to any insider subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the Committee shall be a compensation committee of the Board that at all times consists solely of two or more Non-Employee Directors who are also Outside
Directors. Within the scope of such authority, the Board or the Committee may (a) delegate to a committee of one or more members of the Board who are not Outside Directors the authority to grant Awards to eligible persons who are either
(i) not then Covered Employees and are not expected to be Covered Employees at the time of recognition of income resulting from such Award or (ii) not persons with respect to whom the Company wishes to comply with Section 162(m) of
the Code or (b) delegate to a committee of one or more members of the Board who are not Non-Employee Directors the authority to grant Awards to eligible persons who are not then subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act. Nothing herein
shall create an inference that an Award is not validly granted under the Plan in the event Awards are granted under the Plan by a compensation committee of the Board that does not at all times consist solely of two or more Non-Employee Directors who
are also Outside Directors. 
 3.5 Indemnification. In addition to such other rights of indemnification as they may have
as Directors or members of the Committee, and to the extent allowed by Applicable Laws, the Committee shall be indemnified by the Company against the reasonable expenses, including attorney’s fees, actually incurred in connection with any
action, suit or proceeding or in connection with any appeal therein, to which the Committee may be party by reason of any action taken or failure to act under or in connection with the Plan or any Award granted under the Plan, and against all
amounts paid by the Committee in settlement thereof (provided, however, that the settlement has been approved by the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) or paid by the Committee in satisfaction of a judgment in any such
action, suit or proceeding, except in relation to matters as to which it shall be adjudged in such action, suit or proceeding that such Committee did not act in good faith and in a manner which such person reasonably believed to be in the best
interests of the Company, or in the case of a criminal proceeding, had no reason to believe that the conduct complained of was unlawful; provided, however, that within 60 days after institution of any such action, suit or proceeding, such Committee
shall, in writing, offer the Company the opportunity at its own expense to handle and defend such action, suit or proceeding. 
 4. Shares
Subject to the Plan. 
 4.1 Subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 11, a total of 225,000 shares of Common
Stock shall be available for the grant of Awards under the Plan, any or all of which may be granted as Incentive Stock Options. During the terms of the Awards, the Company shall keep available at all times the number of shares of Common Stock
required to satisfy such Awards. 
 4.2 Shares of Common Stock available for distribution under the Plan may consist, in whole
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 4.3 Subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 11, no Participant shall be
granted, during any one (1) year period, Options to purchase Common Stock and Stock Appreciation Rights with respect to more than 25,000 shares of Common Stock in the aggregate or any other Awards with respect to more than 200,000 shares of
Common Stock in the aggregate. 
 4.4 Any shares of Common Stock subject to an Award that terminates by expiration, forfeiture,
cancellation, or otherwise without the issuance of such shares of Common Stock, is settled in cash, or is exchanged with the Administrator’s permission, prior to the issuance of shares of Common Stock, for an Award not involving shares of
Common Stock, either in full or in part, shall again become available for issuance under the Plan. However, the full number of Stock Appreciation Rights granted that are to be settled by the issuance of shares of Common Stock shall be counted
against the aggregate plan limit described above, regardless of the number of shares of Common Stock actually issued upon settlement of such Stock Appreciation Rights. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein: (i) shares of
Common Stock surrendered or withheld in payment of the exercise price of an Option shall count against the aggregate plan limit described above; and (ii) shares of Common Stock withheld by the Company to satisfy any tax withholding obligation
shall count against the aggregate plan limit described above. No fractional shares of Common Stock may be issued. 
 5. Eligibility.
Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees. Awards other than Incentive Stock Options may be granted to Employees, Consultants and Directors. 
 6. Option Provisions. 
 6.1 General. Each Option granted under the
Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement. Each Option so granted shall be subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 6, and to such other conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be reflected in the applicable Award
Agreement. All Options shall be separately designated Incentive Stock Options or Nonqualified Stock Options at the time of grant, and, if certificates are issued, a separate certificate or certificates will be issued for shares of Common Stock
purchased on exercise of each type of Option. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall have no liability to any Participant or any other person if an Option designated as an Incentive Stock Option fails to qualify as such at any time or if
an Option is determined to constitute “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and the terms of such Option do not satisfy the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. The provisions of
separate Options need not be identical, but each Option shall include (through incorporation of provisions hereof by reference in the Option or otherwise) the substance of each of the following provisions: 

6.2 Term. Subject to the provisions of Section 6.13 regarding Ten Percent Shareholders, no Incentive Stock Option shall be
exercisable after the expiration of 10 years from the Grant Date. The term of a Nonqualified Stock Option granted under the Plan shall be determined by the Committee; provided, however, no Nonqualified Stock Option shall be exercisable after the
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 6.3 Exercise Price of an Option. Subject to the provisions of Section 6.13
regarding Ten Percent Shareholders, the Option Exercise Price of each Option shall be not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the Option on the Grant Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Option may be granted
with an Option Exercise Price lower than that set forth in the preceding sentence if such Option is granted pursuant to an assumption or substitution for another option in a manner satisfying the provisions of Section 409A or 424(a) of the
Code, as applicable. 
 6.4 Consideration. The Option Exercise Price of Common Stock acquired pursuant to an Option shall
be paid, to the extent permitted by applicable statutes and regulations, either (a) in cash or by certified or bank check at the time the Option is exercised or (b) in the discretion of the Committee, upon such terms as the Committee shall
approve, under the following methods: (i) by delivery to the Company of other Common Stock, duly endorsed for transfer to the Company, with a Fair Market Value on the date of delivery equal to the Option Exercise Price (or portion thereof) due
for the number of shares being acquired, or by means of attestation whereby the Participant identifies for delivery specific shares of Common Stock that have an aggregate Fair Market Value on the date of attestation equal to the Option Exercise
Price (or portion thereof) and receives a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the difference between the number of shares thereby purchased and the number of identified attestation shares of Common Stock (a “Stock for Stock
Exchange”); (ii) a “cashless” exercise program established with a broker; (iii) by reduction in the number of shares of Common Stock otherwise deliverable upon exercise of such Option with a Fair Market Value equal to the
aggregate Option Exercise Price at the time of exercise; (iv) any combination of the foregoing methods; or (v) in any other form of legal consideration that may be acceptable to the Committee. Unless otherwise specifically provided in the
Option, the exercise price of Common Stock acquired pursuant to an Option that is paid by delivery (or attestation) to the Company of other Common Stock acquired, directly or indirectly from the Company, shall be paid only by shares of the Common
Stock of the Company that have been held for more than six months (or such longer or shorter period of time required to avoid a charge to earnings for financial accounting purposes). Notwithstanding the foregoing, during any period for which the
Common Stock is publicly traded (i.e., the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system) an exercise by a Director or Officer that involves or may involve a direct or indirect extension of credit or
arrangement of an extension of credit by the Company, directly or indirectly, in violation of Section 402(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 shall be prohibited with respect to any Award under this Plan. 

6.5 Transferability of an Option. An Incentive Stock Option shall not be transferable except by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution and shall be exercisable during the lifetime of the Optionholder only by the Optionholder. A Nonqualified Stock Option may, in the sole discretion of the Committee, be transferable to a Permitted Transferee, upon written approval by the
Committee to the extent provided in the Award Agreement. If the Nonqualified Stock Option does not provide for transferability, then the Nonqualified Stock Option shall not be transferable except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution
and shall be exercisable during the lifetime of the Optionholder only by the Optionholder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Optionholder may, by delivering written notice to the Company, in a form satisfactory to the Company, designate a third
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 6.6 Vesting of Options. Each Option may, but need not, vest and therefore become
exercisable in periodic installments that may, but need not, be equal. The Option may be subject to such other terms and conditions on the time or times when it may be exercised (which may be based on performance or other criteria) as the Committee
may deem appropriate. The vesting provisions of individual Options may vary. No Option may be exercised for a fraction of a share of Common Stock. The Committee may, but shall not be required to, provide for an acceleration of vesting and
exercisability in the terms of any Award Agreement upon the occurrence of a specified event. 
 6.8 Termination of Continuous
Service. Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement or in an employment agreement the terms of which have been approved by the Committee, in the event an Optionholder’s Continuous Service terminates (other than upon the
Optionholder’s death or Disability), the Optionholder may exercise his or her Option (to the extent that the Optionholder was entitled to exercise such Option as of the date of termination) but only within such period of time ending on the
earlier of (a) the date three months following the termination of the Optionholder’s Continuous Service or (b) the expiration of the term of the Option as set forth in the Award Agreement; provided that, if the termination of
Continuous Service is by the Company for Cause, all outstanding Options (whether or not vested) shall immediately terminate and cease to be exercisable. If, after termination, the Optionholder does not exercise his or her Option within the time
specified in the Award Agreement, the Option shall terminate. 
 6.9 Extension of Termination Date. An
Optionholder’s Award Agreement may also provide that if the exercise of the Option following the termination of the Optionholder’s Continuous Service for any reason would be prohibited at any time because the issuance of shares of Common
Stock would violate the registration requirements under the Securities Act or any other state or federal securities law or the rules of any securities exchange or interdealer quotation system, then the Option shall terminate on the earlier of
(a) the expiration of the term of the Option in accordance with Section 6.2 or (b) the expiration of a period after termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service that is three months after the end of the period during which
the exercise of the Option would be in violation of such registration or other securities law requirements. 
 6.10
Disability of Optionholder. Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, in the event that an Optionholder’s Continuous Service terminates as a result of the Optionholder’s Disability, the Optionholder may exercise his or her
Option (to the extent that the Optionholder was entitled to exercise such Option as of the date of termination), but only within such period of time ending on the earlier of (a) the date 12 months following such termination or (b) the
expiration of the term of the Option as set forth in the Award Agreement. If, after termination, the Optionholder does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified herein or in the Award Agreement, the Option shall terminate. 

6.11 Death of Optionholder. Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, in the event an Optionholder’s Continuous
Service terminates as a result of the Optionholder’s death, then the Option may be exercised (to the extent the Optionholder was entitled to exercise such Option as of the date of death) by the Optionholder’s estate, by a person who
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Option upon the Optionholder’s death, but only within the period ending on the earlier of (a) the date 12 months following the date of death or (b) the expiration of the term of
such Option as set forth in the Award Agreement. If, after the Optionholder’s death, the Option is not exercised within the time specified herein or in the Award Agreement, the Option shall terminate. 

6.12 Incentive Stock Option $100,000 Limitation. To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time of
grant) of Common Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by any Optionholder during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company and its Affiliates) exceeds $100,000, the Options or portions
thereof which exceed such limit (according to the order in which they were granted) shall be treated as Nonqualified Stock Options. 
 6.13 Ten Percent Shareholders. A Ten Percent Shareholder shall not be granted an Incentive Stock Option unless the Option Exercise Price is at least 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Common
Stock at the Grant Date and the Option is not exercisable after the expiration of five years from the Grant Date. 
 7. Provisions of Awards
Other Than Options. 
 7.1 Stock Appreciation Rights. 

(a) General. Each Stock Appreciation Right granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement. Each
Stock Appreciation Right so granted shall be subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 7.1, and to such other conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be reflected in the applicable Award Agreement. Stock Appreciation Rights
may be granted alone (“Free Standing Rights”) or in tandem with an Option granted under the Plan (“Related Rights”). 
 (b) Grant Requirements. Any Related Right that relates to a Nonqualified Stock Option may be granted at the same time the Option is granted or at any time thereafter but before the exercise or
expiration of the Option. Any Related Right that relates to an Incentive Stock Option must be granted at the same time the Incentive Stock Option is granted. 
 (c) Term of Stock Appreciation Rights. The term of a Stock Appreciation Right granted under the Plan shall be determined by the Committee; provided, however, no Stock Appreciation Right shall be
exercisable later than the tenth anniversary of the Grant Date. 
 (d) Vesting of Stock Appreciation
Rights. Each Stock Appreciation Right may, but need not, vest and therefore become exercisable in periodic installments that may, but need not, be equal. The Stock Appreciation Right may be subject to such other terms and conditions on the time
or times when it may be exercised as the Committee may deem appropriate. The vesting provisions of individual Stock Appreciation Rights may vary. No Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised for a fraction of a share of Common Stock. The Committee
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 (e) Exercise and Payment. Upon exercise of a Stock Appreciation
Right, the holder shall be entitled to receive from the Company an amount equal to the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Stock Appreciation Right that is being exercised multiplied by the excess of (i) the Fair Market Value of a
share of Common Stock on the date the Award is exercised, over (ii) the exercise price specified in the Stock Appreciation Right or related Option. Payment with respect to the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right shall be made on the date of
exercise. Payment shall be made in the form of shares of Common Stock (with or without restrictions as to substantial risk of forfeiture and transferability, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion), cash or a combination thereof, as
determined by the Committee. 
 (f) Exercise Price. The exercise price of a Free Standing Stock
Appreciation Right shall be determined by the Committee, but shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock on the Grant Date of such Stock Appreciation Right. A Related Right granted simultaneously with or
subsequent to the grant of an Option and in conjunction therewith or in the alternative thereto shall have the same exercise price as the related Option, shall be transferable only upon the same terms and conditions as the related Option, and shall
be exercisable only to the same extent as the related Option; provided, however, that a Stock Appreciation Right, by its terms, shall be exercisable only when the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock subject to the Stock Appreciation Right
and related Option exceeds the exercise price per share thereof and no Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted in tandem with an Option unless the Committee determines that the requirements of Section 7.1(b) are satisfied. 

(g) Reduction in the Underlying Option Shares. Upon any exercise of a Related Right, the number of shares of Common
Stock for which any related Option shall be exercisable shall be reduced by the number of shares for which the Stock Appreciation Right has been exercised. The number of shares of Common Stock for which a Related Right shall be exercisable shall be
reduced upon any exercise of any related Option by the number of shares of Common Stock for which such Option has been exercised. 
 7.2 Restricted Awards. 
 (a) General. A Restricted
Award is an Award of actual shares of Common Stock (“Restricted Stock”) or hypothetical Common Stock units (“Restricted Stock Units”) having a value equal to the Fair Market Value of an identical number of shares of Common Stock,
which may, but need not, provide that such Restricted Award may not be sold, assigned, transferred or otherwise disposed of, pledged or hypothecated as collateral for a loan or as security for the performance of any obligation or for any other
purpose for such period (the “Restricted Period”) as the Committee shall determine. Each Restricted Award granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement. Each Restricted Award so granted shall be subject to the conditions
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 (b) Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units. 

(i) Each Participant granted Restricted Stock shall execute and deliver to the Company an Award Agreement with respect to
the Restricted Stock setting forth the restrictions and other terms and conditions applicable to such Restricted Stock. If the Committee determines that the Restricted Stock shall be held by the Company or in escrow rather than delivered to the
Participant pending the release of the applicable restrictions, the Committee may require the Participant to additionally execute and deliver to the Company (A) an escrow agreement satisfactory to the Committee, if applicable and (B) the
appropriate blank stock power with respect to the Restricted Stock covered by such agreement. If a Participant fails to execute an agreement evidencing an Award of Restricted Stock and, if applicable, an escrow agreement and stock power, the Award
shall be null and void. Subject to the restrictions set forth in the Award, the Participant generally shall have the rights and privileges of a shareholder as to such Restricted Stock, including the right to vote such Restricted Stock and the right
to receive dividends; provided that an Award Agreement may provide that any cash dividends and stock dividends with respect to the Restricted Stock shall be withheld by the Company for the Participant’s account, and interest may be credited on
the amount of the cash dividends withheld at a rate and subject to such terms as determined by the Committee. The cash dividends or stock dividends so withheld by the Committee and attributable to any particular share of Restricted Stock (and
earnings thereon, if applicable) shall be distributed to the Participant in cash or, at the discretion of the Committee, in shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of such dividends, if applicable, upon the release of
restrictions on such share and, if such share is forfeited, the Participant shall have no right to such dividends. 
 (ii) The terms and conditions of a grant of Restricted Stock Units shall be reflected in an Award Agreement. No shares of Common Stock shall be issued at the time a Restricted Stock Unit is granted, and
the Company will not be required to set aside a fund for the payment of any such Award. A Participant shall have no voting rights with respect to any Restricted Stock Units granted hereunder. At the discretion of the Committee, each Restricted Stock
Unit (representing one share of Common Stock) may be credited with cash and stock dividends paid by the Company in respect of one share of Common Stock (“Dividend Equivalents”). Dividend Equivalents shall be withheld by the Company for the
Participant’s account, and interest may be credited on the amount of cash Dividend Equivalents withheld at a rate and subject to such terms as determined by the Committee. Dividend Equivalents credited to a Participant’s account and
attributable to any particular Restricted Stock Unit (and earnings thereon, if applicable) shall be distributed in cash or, at the discretion of the Committee, in shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of such Dividend
Equivalents and earnings, if applicable, to the Participant upon settlement of such Restricted Stock Unit and, if such Restricted Stock Unit is forfeited, the Participant shall have no right to such Dividend Equivalents. 

  
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 (c) Restrictions. 

(i) Restricted Stock awarded to a Participant shall be subject to the following restrictions until the expiration of the
Restricted Period, and to such other terms and conditions as may be set forth in the applicable Award Agreement: (A) if an escrow arrangement is used, the Participant shall not be entitled to delivery of the stock certificate; (B) the
shares shall be subject to the restrictions on transferability set forth in the Award Agreement; (C) the shares shall be subject to forfeiture to the extent provided in the applicable Award Agreement; and (D) to the extent such shares are
forfeited, the stock certificates shall be returned to the Company, and all rights of the Participant to such shares and as a shareholder with respect to such shares shall terminate without further obligation on the part of the Company. 

(ii) Restricted Stock Units awarded to any Participant shall be subject to (A) forfeiture until the expiration of the
Restricted Period, and satisfaction of any applicable Performance Goals during such period, to the extent provided in the applicable Award Agreement, and to the extent such Restricted Stock Units are forfeited, all rights of the Participant to such
Restricted Stock Units shall terminate without further obligation on the part of the Company and (B) such other terms and conditions as may be set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. 

(iii) The Committee shall have the authority to remove any or all of the restrictions on the Restricted Stock and
Restricted Stock Units whenever it may determine that, by reason of changes in Applicable Laws or other changes in circumstances arising after the date the Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units are granted, such action is appropriate.

 (d) Restricted Period. With respect to Restricted Awards, the Restricted Period shall commence on the
Grant Date and end at the time or times set forth on a schedule established by the Committee in the applicable Award Agreement. No Restricted Award may be granted or settled for a fraction of a share of Common Stock. The Committee may, but shall not
be required to, provide for an acceleration of vesting in the terms of any Award Agreement upon the occurrence of a specified event. 
 (e) Delivery of Restricted Stock and Settlement of Restricted Stock Units. Upon the expiration of the Restricted Period with respect to any shares of Restricted Stock, the restrictions set forth in
Section 7.2(c) and the applicable Award Agreement shall be of no further force or effect with respect to such shares, except as set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. If an escrow arrangement is used, upon such expiration, the Company
shall deliver to the Participant, or his or her beneficiary, without charge, the stock certificate evidencing the shares of Restricted Stock which have not then been forfeited and with respect to which the Restricted Period has expired (to the
nearest full share) and any cash dividends or stock dividends credited to the Participant’s account with respect to such Restricted Stock and the interest thereon, if any. Upon the expiration of the Restricted Period with respect to any
outstanding Restricted Stock Units, the Company shall deliver to the Participant, or his or her beneficiary, without charge, one share of Common Stock for each such outstanding Restricted Stock Unit (“Vested Unit”)

  
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and cash equal to any Dividend Equivalents credited with respect to each such Vested Unit in accordance with Section 7.2(b)(ii) hereof and the interest thereon or, at the discretion of the
Committee, in shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to such Dividend Equivalents and the interest thereon, if any; provided, however, that, if explicitly provided in the applicable Award Agreement, the Committee may, in its sole
discretion, elect to pay cash or part cash and part Common Stock in lieu of delivering only shares of Common Stock for Vested Units. If a cash payment is made in lieu of delivering shares of Common Stock, the amount of such payment shall be equal to
the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock as of the date on which the Restricted Period lapsed with respect to each Vested Unit. 
 (f) Stock Restrictions. Each certificate representing Restricted Stock awarded under the Plan shall bear a legend in such form as the Company deems appropriate. 

7.3 Performance Compensation Awards. 
 (a) General. The Committee shall have the authority, at the time of grant of any Award described in this Plan (other than Options and Stock Appreciation Rights granted with an exercise price equal
to or greater than the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the Grant Date), to designate such Award as a Performance Compensation Award in order to qualify such Award as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m)
of the Code. In addition, the Committee shall have the authority to make an Award of a cash bonus to any Participant and designate such Award as a Performance Compensation Award in order to qualify such Award as “performance-based
compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code. 
 (b) Eligibility. The Committee will, in its
sole discretion, designate within the first 90 days of a Performance Period (or, if longer or shorter, within the maximum period allowed under Section 162(m) of the Code) which Participants will be eligible to receive Performance Compensation
Awards in respect of such Performance Period. However, designation of a Participant eligible to receive an Award hereunder for a Performance Period shall not in any manner entitle the Participant to receive payment in respect of any Performance
Compensation Award for such Performance Period. The determination as to whether or not such Participant becomes entitled to payment in respect of any Performance Compensation Award shall be decided solely in accordance with the provisions of this
Section 7.3. Moreover, designation of a Participant eligible to receive an Award hereunder for a particular Performance Period shall not require designation of such Participant eligible to receive an Award hereunder in any subsequent
Performance Period and designation of one person as a Participant eligible to receive an Award hereunder shall not require designation of any other person as a Participant eligible to receive an Award hereunder in such period or in any other period.

 (c) Discretion of Committee with Respect to Performance Compensation Awards. With regard to a
particular Performance Period, the Committee shall have full discretion to select the length of such Performance Period (provided any such Performance Period shall be not less than one fiscal quarter in duration), the type(s) of Performance
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used to establish the Performance Goal(s), the kind(s) and/or level(s) of the Performance Goal(s) that is (are) to apply to the Company and the Performance Formula. Within the first 90 days of a
Performance Period (or, if longer or shorter, within the maximum period allowed under Section 162(m) of the Code), the Committee shall, with regard to the Performance Compensation Awards to be issued for such Performance Period, exercise its
discretion with respect to each of the matters enumerated in the immediately preceding sentence of this Section 7.3(c) and record the same in writing. 
 (d) Payment of Performance Compensation Awards. 
 (i)
Condition to Receipt of Payment. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, a Participant must be employed by the Company on the last day of a Performance Period to be eligible for payment in respect of a Performance
Compensation Award for such Performance Period. 
 (ii) Limitation. A Participant shall be eligible to
receive payment in respect of a Performance Compensation Award only to the extent that: (A) the Performance Goals for such period are achieved; and (B) the Performance Formula as applied against such Performance Goals determines that all
or some portion of such Participant’s Performance Compensation Award has been earned for the Performance Period. 
 (iii) Certification. Following the completion of a Performance Period, the Committee shall review and certify in writing whether, and to what extent, the Performance Goals for the Performance
Period have been achieved and, if so, calculate and certify in writing the amount of the Performance Compensation Awards earned for the period based upon the Performance Formula. The Committee shall then determine the actual size of each
Participant’s Performance Compensation Award for the Performance Period and, in so doing, may apply Negative Discretion in accordance with Section 7.3(d)(iv) hereof, if and when it deems appropriate. 

(iv) Use of Discretion. In determining the actual size of an individual Performance Compensation Award for a
Performance Period, the Committee may reduce or eliminate the amount of the Performance Compensation Award earned under the Performance Formula in the Performance Period through the use of Negative Discretion if, in its sole judgment, such reduction
or elimination is appropriate. The Committee shall not have the discretion to (A) grant or provide payment in respect of Performance Compensation Awards for a Performance Period if the Performance Goals for such Performance Period have not been
attained or (B) increase a Performance Compensation Award above the maximum amount payable under Section 7.3(d)(vi) of the Plan. 
 (v) Timing of Award Payments. Performance Compensation Awards granted for a Performance Period shall be paid to Participants as soon as administratively practicable following completion of the
certifications required by this Section 7.3 but, in the case of an Award that is intended to be a “short-term deferral” for purposes of Section 409A of the Code, in no event later than 2 1/2 months following the end of the calendar year during which the Performance Period is completed. 

  
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 (vi) Maximum Award Payable. Notwithstanding any provision contained
in this Plan to the contrary, the maximum Performance Compensation Award payable to any one Participant under the Plan for a Performance Period (excluding any Options and Stock Appreciation Rights) is 200,000 shares of Common Stock or, in the event
such Performance Compensation Award is paid in cash, the equivalent cash value thereof on the first or last day of the Performance Period to which such Award relates, as determined by the Committee. The maximum amount that can be paid in any
calendar year to any Participant pursuant to a cash bonus Award described in the last sentence of Section 7.3(a) shall be $1,000,000. If, after the attainment of the applicable Performance Goals, payment of a Performance Compensation Award in
cash is accelerated to an earlier date, the amount paid will be discounted to reasonably reflect the time value of money. Furthermore, any Performance Compensation Award that has been deferred shall not (between the date as of which the Award is
deferred and the payment date) increase (A) with respect to a Performance Compensation Award that is payable in cash, by a measuring factor for each fiscal year greater than a reasonable rate of interest set by the Committee or (B) with
respect to a Performance Compensation Award that is payable in shares of Common Stock, by an amount greater than the appreciation of a share of Common Stock from the date such Award is deferred to the payment date. 

(vii) Death, Disability or Change in Control. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, an Award Agreement
may provide that a Performance Compensation Award may be payable upon death, Disability or change of ownership or control prior to the attainment of the applicable Performance Goals, provided that any such Award will not constitute
“performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code if the Award is actually paid prior to the attainment of the Performance Goals. 
 (viii) Dividends and Dividend Equivalents. With respect to Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units that are intended to constitute “performance-based compensation” under
Section 162(m) of the Code, the Administrator has the discretion to determine whether dividends on such Restricted Stock and Dividend Equivalents on such Restricted Stock Units are intended to constitute “performance-based
compensation.” If any dividends or Dividend Equivalents are so intended, such dividends or Dividend Equivalents must satisfy the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code separately from the underlying Restricted Awards. 

8. Securities Law Compliance. Each Award Agreement shall provide that no shares of Common Stock shall be purchased or sold thereunder unless and
until (a) any then applicable requirements of state or federal laws and regulatory agencies have been fully complied with to the satisfaction of the Company and its counsel and (b) if required to do so by the Company, the

  
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Participant has executed and delivered to the Company a letter of investment intent in such form and containing such provisions as the Committee may require. The Company shall use reasonable
efforts to seek to obtain from each regulatory commission or agency having jurisdiction over the Plan such authority as may be required to grant Awards and to issue and sell shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Awards; provided, however, that
this undertaking shall not require the Company to register under the Securities Act the Plan, any Award or any Common Stock issued or issuable pursuant to any such Award. If, after reasonable efforts, the Company is unable to obtain from any such
regulatory commission or agency the authority which counsel for the Company deems necessary for the lawful issuance and sale of Common Stock under the Plan, the Company shall be relieved from any liability for failure to issue and sell Common Stock
upon exercise of such Awards unless and until such authority is obtained. 
 9. Use of Proceeds from Stock. Proceeds from the sale of
Common Stock pursuant to Awards, or upon exercise thereof, shall constitute general funds of the Company. 
 10. Miscellaneous.

 10.1 Acceleration of Exercisability and Vesting. The Committee shall have the power to accelerate the time at which an
Award may first be exercised or the time during which an Award or any part thereof will vest in accordance with the Plan, notwithstanding the provisions in the Award stating the time at which it may first be exercised or the time during which it
will vest. 
 10.2 Shareholder Rights. Except as provided in the Plan or an Award Agreement, no Participant shall be
deemed to be the holder of, or to have any of the rights of a holder with respect to, any shares of Common Stock subject to such Award unless and until such Participant has satisfied all requirements for exercise of the Award pursuant to its terms
and no adjustment shall be made for dividends (ordinary or extraordinary, whether in cash, securities or other property) or distributions of other rights for which the record date is prior to the date such Common Stock certificate is issued, except
as provided in Section 11 hereof. 
 10.3 No Employment or Other Service Rights. Nothing in the Plan or any
instrument executed or Award granted pursuant thereto shall confer upon any Participant any right to continue to serve the Company or an Affiliate in the capacity in effect at the time the Award was granted or shall affect the right of the Company
or an Affiliate to terminate (a) the employment of an Employee with or without notice and with or without Cause or (b) the service of a Director pursuant to the By-laws of the Company or an Affiliate, and any applicable provisions of the
corporate law of the state in which the Company or the Affiliate is incorporated, as the case may be. 
 10.4 Transfer;
Approved Leave of Absence. For purposes of the Plan, no termination of employment by an Employee shall be deemed to result from either (a) a transfer to the employment of the Company from an Affiliate or from the Company to an Affiliate, or
from one Affiliate to another, or (b) an approved leave of absence for military service or sickness, or for any other purpose approved by the Company, if the Employee’s right to reemployment is guaranteed either by a statute or by contract
or under the policy pursuant to which the leave of absence was granted or if the Committee otherwise so provides in writing, in either case, except to the extent inconsistent with Section 409A of the Code if the applicable Award is subject
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 10.5 Withholding Obligations. To the extent provided by the terms of an Award
Agreement and subject to the discretion of the Committee, the Participant may satisfy any federal, state or local tax withholding obligation relating to the exercise or acquisition of Common Stock under an Award by any of the following means (in
addition to the Company’s right to withhold from any compensation paid to the Participant by the Company) or by a combination of such means: (a) tendering a cash payment; (b) authorizing the Company to withhold shares of Common Stock
from the shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable to the Participant as a result of the exercise or acquisition of Common Stock under the Award, provided, however, that no shares of Common Stock are withheld with a value exceeding the minimum
amount of tax required to be withheld by law; or (c) delivering to the Company previously owned and unencumbered shares of Common Stock of the Company. 
 11. Adjustments Upon Changes in Stock. In the event of changes in the outstanding Common Stock or in the capital structure of the Company by reason of any stock or extraordinary cash dividend,
stock split, reverse stock split, an extraordinary corporate transaction such as any recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, combination, exchange, or other relevant change in capitalization occurring after the Grant Date of any
Award, Awards granted under the Plan and any Award Agreements, the exercise price of Options and Stock Appreciation Rights, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock subject to all Awards stated in Section 4 and the maximum number of shares
of Common Stock with respect to which any one person may be granted Awards during any period stated in Section 4 and Section 7.3(d)(vi) will be equitably adjusted or substituted, as to the number, price or kind of a share of Common Stock
or other consideration subject to such Awards to the extent necessary to preserve the economic intent of such Award. In the case of adjustments made pursuant to this Section 11, unless the Committee specifically determines that such adjustment
is in the best interests of the Company or its Affiliates, the Committee shall, in the case of Incentive Stock Options, ensure that any adjustments under this Section 11 will not constitute a modification, extension or renewal of the Incentive
Stock Options within the meaning of Section 424(h)(3) of the Code and in the case of Nonqualified Stock Options, ensure that any adjustments under this Section 11 will not constitute a modification of such Nonqualified Stock Options within
the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. Any adjustments made under this Section 11 shall be made in a manner which does not adversely affect the exemption provided pursuant to Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act. Further, with respect to
Awards intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code, any adjustments or substitutions will not cause the Company to be denied a tax deduction on account of Section 162(m) of the Code.
The Company shall give each Participant notice of an adjustment hereunder and, upon notice, such adjustment shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes. 

  
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 12. Effect of Change in Control. 

12.1 Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary: 

(a) In the event of a Change in Control, all Options and Stock Appreciation Rights shall become immediately exercisable
with respect to 100% of the shares subject to such Options or Stock Appreciation Rights, and/or the Restricted Period shall expire immediately with respect to 100% of the shares of time-based Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units. 

(b) With respect to Performance Compensation Awards, in the event of a Change in Control, all Performance Goals or other
vesting criteria will be deemed achieved at 100% of target levels and all other terms and conditions will be deemed met. 
 To
the extent practicable, any actions taken by the Committee under the immediately preceding clauses (a) and (b) shall occur in a manner and at a time which allows affected Participants the ability to participate in the Change in Control
with respect to the shares of Common Stock subject to their Awards. 
 12.2 In addition, in the event of a Change in Control,
the Committee may in its discretion and upon at least 10 days’ advance notice to the affected persons, cancel any outstanding Awards and pay to the holders thereof, in cash or stock, or any combination thereof, the value of such Awards based
upon the price per share of Common Stock received or to be received by other shareholders of the Company in the event. In the case of any Option or Stock Appreciation Right with an exercise price (or SAR Exercise Price in the case of a Stock
Appreciation Right) that equals or exceeds the price paid for a share of Common Stock in connection with the Change in Control, the Committee may cancel the Option or Stock Appreciation Right without the payment of consideration therefor.

 12.3 The obligations of the Company under the Plan shall be binding upon any successor corporation or organization resulting
from the merger, consolidation or other reorganization of the Company, or upon any successor corporation or organization succeeding to all or substantially all of the assets and business of the Company and its Affiliates, taken as a whole.

 13. Amendment of the Plan and Awards. 
 13.1 Amendment of Plan. The Board at any time, and from time to time, may amend or terminate the Plan. However, except as provided in Section 11 relating to adjustments upon changes in Common
Stock and Section 13.3, no amendment shall be effective unless approved by the shareholders of the Company to the extent shareholder approval is necessary to satisfy any Applicable Laws. At the time of such amendment, the Board shall determine,
upon advice from counsel, whether such amendment will be contingent on shareholder approval. 
 13.2 Shareholder
Approval. The Board may, in its sole discretion, submit any other amendment to the Plan for shareholder approval, including, but not limited to, amendments to the Plan intended to satisfy the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code and
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 13.3 Contemplated Amendments. It is expressly contemplated that the Board may amend
the Plan in any respect the Board deems necessary or advisable to provide eligible Employees, Consultants and Directors with the maximum benefits provided or to be provided under the provisions of the Code and the regulations promulgated
thereunder relating to Incentive Stock Options or to the nonqualified deferred compensation provisions of Section 409A of the Code and/or to bring the Plan and/or Awards granted under it into compliance therewith. 

13.4 No Impairment of Rights. Rights under any Award granted before amendment of the Plan shall not be impaired by any amendment
of the Plan unless (a) the Company requests the consent of the Participant and (b) the Participant consents in writing. 
 13.5 Amendment of Awards. The Committee at any time, and from time to time, may amend the terms of any one or more Awards; provided, however, that the Committee may not affect any amendment which
would otherwise constitute an impairment of the rights under any Award unless (a) the Company requests the consent of the Participant and (b) the Participant consents in writing. 
 14. General Provisions. 
 14.1 Forfeiture Events. The Committee may
specify in an Award Agreement that the Participant’s rights, payments and benefits with respect to an Award shall be subject to reduction, cancellation, forfeiture or recoupment upon the occurrence of certain events, in addition to applicable
vesting conditions of an Award. Such events may include, without limitation, breach of non-competition, non-solicitation, confidentiality, or other restrictive covenants that are contained in the Award Agreement or otherwise applicable to the
Participant, a termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service for Cause, or other conduct by the Participant that is detrimental to the business or reputation of the Company and/or its Affiliates. 

14.2 Clawback. Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Plan, any Award which is subject to recovery under any law, government
regulation or stock exchange listing requirement, will be subject to such deductions and clawback as may be required to be made pursuant to such law, government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement (or any policy adopted by the Company
pursuant to any such law, government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement). 
 14.3 Other Compensation
Arrangements. Nothing contained in this Plan shall prevent the Board from adopting other or additional compensation arrangements, subject to shareholder approval if such approval is required; and such arrangements may be either generally
applicable or applicable only in specific cases. 
 14.4 Sub-plans. The Committee may from time to time establish
sub-plans under the Plan for purposes of satisfying blue sky, securities, tax or other laws of various jurisdictions in which the Company intends to grant Awards. Any sub-plans shall contain such limitations and other terms and conditions as the
Committee determines are necessary or desirable. All sub-plans shall be deemed a part of the Plan, but each sub-plan shall apply only to the Participants in the jurisdiction for which the sub-plan was designed. 

  
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 14.5 Deferral of Awards. The Committee may establish one or more programs under the
Plan to permit selected Participants the opportunity to elect to defer receipt of consideration upon exercise of an Award, satisfaction of performance criteria, or other event that absent the election would entitle the Participant to payment or
receipt of shares of Common Stock or other consideration under an Award. The Committee may establish the election procedures, the timing of such elections, the mechanisms for payments of, and accrual of interest or other earnings, if any, on
amounts, shares or other consideration so deferred, and such other terms, conditions, rules and procedures that the Committee deems advisable for the administration of any such deferral program. 

14.6 Unfunded Plan. The Plan shall be unfunded. Neither the Company, the Board nor the Committee shall be required to establish
any special or separate fund or to segregate any assets to assure the performance of its obligations under the Plan. 
 14.7
Recapitalizations. Each Award Agreement shall contain provisions required to reflect the provisions of Section 11. 

14.8 Delivery. Upon exercise of a right granted under this Plan, the Company shall issue Common Stock or pay any amounts due
within a reasonable period of time thereafter. Subject to any statutory or regulatory obligations the Company may otherwise have, for purposes of this Plan, 30 days shall be considered a reasonable period of time. 

14.9 No Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan. The Committee
shall determine whether cash, additional Awards or other securities or property shall be issued or paid in lieu of fractional shares of Common Stock or whether any fractional shares should be rounded, forfeited or otherwise eliminated. 

14.10 Other Provisions. The Award Agreements authorized under the Plan may contain such other provisions not inconsistent with
this Plan, including, without limitation, restrictions upon the exercise of the Awards, as the Committee may deem advisable. 

14.11 Section 409A. The Plan is intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code to the extent subject thereto, and,
accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, the Plan shall be interpreted and administered to be in compliance therewith. Any payments described in the Plan that are due within the “short-term deferral period” as defined in
Section 409A of the Code shall not be treated as deferred compensation unless Applicable Laws require otherwise. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, to the extent required to avoid accelerated taxation and tax penalties under
Section 409A of the Code, amounts that would otherwise be payable and benefits that would otherwise be provided pursuant to the Plan during the six (6) month period immediately following the Participant’s termination of Continuous
Service shall instead be paid on the first payroll date after the six-month anniversary of the Participant’s separation from service (or the Participant’s death, if earlier). Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Company nor the
Committee shall have any obligation to take any action to prevent the assessment of any excise tax or penalty on any Participant under Section 409A of the Code and neither the Company nor the Committee will have any liability to any Participant
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 14.12 Disqualifying Dispositions. Any Participant who shall make a
“disposition” (as defined in Section 424 of the Code) of all or any portion of shares of Common Stock acquired upon exercise of an Incentive Stock Option within two years from the Grant Date of such Incentive Stock Option or within
one year after the issuance of the shares of Common Stock acquired upon exercise of such Incentive Stock Option (a “Disqualifying Disposition”) shall be required to immediately advise the Company in writing as to the occurrence of the sale
and the price realized upon the sale of such shares of Common Stock. 
 14.13 Section 16. It is the intent of the
Company that the Plan satisfy, and be interpreted in a manner that satisfies, the applicable requirements of Rule 16b-3 as promulgated under Section 16 of the Exchange Act so that Participants will be entitled to the benefit of Rule 16b-3, or
any other rule promulgated under Section 16 of the Exchange Act, and will not be subject to short-swing liability under Section 16 of the Exchange Act. Accordingly, if the operation of any provision of the Plan would conflict with the
intent expressed in this Section 14.13, such provision to the extent possible shall be interpreted and/or deemed amended so as to avoid such conflict. 
 14.14 Section 162(m). To the extent the Committee issues any Award that is intended to be exempt from the deduction limitation of Section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee may, without
shareholder or grantee approval, amend the Plan or the relevant Award Agreement retroactively or prospectively to the extent it determines necessary in order to comply with any subsequent clarification of Section 162(m) of the Code required to
preserve the Company’s federal income tax deduction for compensation paid pursuant to any such Award. 
 14.15
Beneficiary Designation. Each Participant under the Plan may from time to time name any beneficiary or beneficiaries by whom any right under the Plan is to be exercised in case of such Participant’s death. Each designation will revoke
all prior designations by the same Participant, shall be in a form reasonably prescribed by the Committee and shall be effective only when filed by the Participant in writing with the Company during the Participant’s lifetime. 

14.16 Expenses. The costs of administering the Plan shall be paid by the Company. 

14.17 Severability. If any of the provisions of the Plan or any Award Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable,
whether in whole or in part, such provision shall be deemed modified to the extent, but only to the extent, of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability and the remaining provisions shall not be affected thereby. 

14.18 Plan Headings. The headings in the Plan are for purposes of convenience only and are not intended to define or limit the
construction of the provisions hereof. 
 14.19 Non-Uniform Treatment. The Committee’s determinations under the Plan
need not be uniform and may be made by it selectively among persons who are eligible to receive, or actually receive, Awards. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee shall be entitled to make non-uniform and selective
determinations, amendments and adjustments, and to enter into non-uniform and selective Award Agreements. 
 15. Effective Date of Plan.
The Plan shall become effective as of the Effective Date, but no Award shall be exercised (or, in the case of a stock Award, shall be granted) unless and until the Plan has been approved by the shareholders of the Company, which approval shall be
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 16. Termination or Suspension of the Plan. The Plan shall terminate automatically on the tenth
anniversary of the Effective Date. No Award shall be granted pursuant to the Plan after such date, but Awards theretofore granted may extend beyond that date. The Board may suspend or terminate the Plan at any earlier date pursuant to
Section 13.1 hereof. No Awards may be granted under the Plan while the Plan is suspended or after it is terminated. Unless the Company determines to submit Section 7.3 of the Plan and the definition of “Performance Goal” and
“Performance Criteria” to the Company’s shareholders at the first shareholder meeting that occurs in the fifth year following the year in which the Plan was last approved by shareholders (or any earlier meeting designated by the
Board), in accordance with the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code, and such shareholder approval is obtained, then no further Performance Compensation Awards shall be made to Covered Employees under Section 7.3 after the date of
such annual meeting, but the Plan may continue in effect for Awards to Participants not in accordance with Section 162(m) of the Code. 

17. Choice of Law. The law of the State of Delaware shall govern all questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of this
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