Document:

Exhibit 10.1

 

 

 

 

January 10, 2018

  

 

Tim M. Janke

[Redacted]

 

Re: Offer of Employment

 

Dear Tim:

 

We are pleased to offer you the position
of Chief Operating Officer for Pershing Gold Corporation (the “Company”). You will be reporting directly to Stephen D.
Alfers, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, or such other senior officer as may be determined at the
sole discretion of the Chief Executive Officer. The details of this offer are as follows:

 

Effective Date: Your first day of
employment under these new employment terms will be January 16, 2018.

 

Base Salary: Your annual salary
for substantially full time employment (1,200 hours per year / 100 hours per month) shall be $195,000 (the “Base Salary”).
Any hours worked in excess of 100 hours per month will be paid at the hourly rate of $162.50 per hour (the “Excess Hours”)
upon submission of a monthly time sheet documenting the hours worked during the current month. The Base Salary will be payable
at a rate of $8,125.00 paid twice monthly, in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll policy and subject to federal
and state withholding laws. Finally, the Base Salary will be reviewed at least annually, and any adjustments will be made at the
sole discretion of the Chief Executive Officer with the approval of the Board of Directors.

 

Annual Bonus: You will be entitled
to participate in the company’s incentive plans as they may be established or amended with a target bonus of 50% of your
Base Salary. All annual bonuses are based on the recommendations of your supervisors and are awarded at the sole discretion of
the Chief Executive Officer, with no guaranteed entitlement. You will also be entitled to participate in the Company’s executive
plans as they may be established or amended.

 

Benefits: You may continue to participate
in the Company’s health, dental and vision plans for employees. Any subsequent election to participate in benefit plans must
be made during an open enrollment period in accordance with the Company’s then current benefit plans. The Company currently
pays 100% of premium costs for employees and 75% of premium costs for eligible dependents. The Company’s percentage of employee
premium contribution may vary in the future and is subject to change due to market conditions and at the sole discretion of the
Chief Executive Officer.

 

     

    	Tim M. Janke
January 10, 2018
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Principal Place of Business: Your principal
place of business will be Lovelock, Nevada with most of your work to be conducted from your home office or Lovelock office of Gold
Acquisition Corp. or the Relief Canyon Mine site. It is understood that you plan to reside in Winnemucca, NV and commute to Lovelock,
NV or to the Relief Canyon Mine site as required. In addition, you agree to travel to the Company’s office in Lakewood, Colorado
and to other locations on an as-needed basis.

 

Directors’ and Officers’
Liability Insurance: As an executive officer, you will continue to be covered under the Company’s directors’ and
officers’ insurance policy.

 

Company Rules, Policies and Procedures:
As an employee of the Company, you must comply with all Company rules, policies and procedures, which may be modified by the
Company from time-to-time in its discretion. Further, as an employee, you will owe a duty of loyalty to the Company and, therefore,
you must always act in the Company’s best interests and must not engage in any activities or conduct that raise the appearance
of, or constitute a conflict of interest.

 

Confidentiality: Employee shall not,
directly or indirectly, either during the term of employment or thereafter, disclose to anyone (except in the regular course of
the Company’s business or as required by law), or use in any manner, any information acquired by the Employee during employment
by the Company with respect to any confidential, proprietary or secret aspect of the Company’s operations or affairs unless
such information has become public knowledge other than by reason of actions, direct or indirect, of the Employee. Information
subject to the provisions of this paragraph will include, without limitation:

 

		1.	Names, addresses and other information regarding investors in the Company’s or its affiliates’
gold exploration or mining programs;

 

		2.	Lists of or information about personnel seeking employment with or who are currently employed by the
Company or its affiliates;

 

		3.	Maps, logs, due diligence investigations, exploration prospects, geological information, mining reports
and any other information regarding past, planned or possible future leasing, exploration, mining, acquisition or other operations
that the Company or its affiliates have completed or are investigating or have investigated for possible inclusion in future activities;
and

 

		4.	Any other information or contacts relating to the Company’s or its affiliates’ exploration,
mining, development, fund-raising, purchasing, engineering and marketing.

 

At Will Employment: Your employment
with the Company will be “at-will,” which means that either you or the Company can terminate your employment at any
time, for any reason or no reason, with or without cause, warning, or notice. This letter is not to be construed as a contract
guaranteeing employment, either by you or the Company, for any specific duration, and by signing below, you acknowledge that no
promises have been made to you concerning the terms, conditions, duration, or any other aspect of your employment with the Company,
except as set forth in this letter. Only an agreement in writing and signed by the Company's Chief Executive Officer can alter
your at-will employment status.

 

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    	Tim M. Janke
January 10, 2018
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Severance and Change in Control: Commencing
from the Effective Date of this letter and continuing until December 31, 2018, you will be eligible for severance payments as set
forth below, subject to your execution of a waiver and release of all claims, in the form provided by and acceptable to the Company.
The terms offered in this letter may only be extended upon mutual, written agreement among the parties to this letter. In the event
you remain employed beyond the expiration of the term of this letter, your employment with the Company will continue to be on an
at-will basis, and this letter will no longer be in force or effect.

 

If you are terminated by the Company for Cause,
you will not be entitled to severance payments of any kind. If your termination from the Company during the term of this Agreement
is (a) initiated by the Company for any reason other than Cause, death, or disability or (b) initiated by you for Good Reason and
the date of Termination occurs within 90 days following the expiration of the 30-day cure period afforded the Company to rectify
the condition giving rise to Good Reason, you will be entitled to a severance payment in the amount of 1.125x base salary and bonus
(payable in a lump sum and subject to deductions for applicable taxes and withholdings) on the sixtieth (60) day following the
date of Termination. If the Employee is terminated after the term of this letter has expired, the Employee shall not be entitled
to any payments or benefits hereunder.

 

"Cause" shall mean your:
(i) breach of the terms of this letter agreement; (ii) knowing misrepresentation to the Company or its affiliates; (iii) failure
or refusal to perform your duties within the expectations of the Company or its affiliates; (iv) willful destruction of property
having a material value to the Company or its affiliates; (v) fraud, embezzlement, theft, dishonest activity or other breach of
trust; (vi) conviction of or entering a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to any crime constituting a felony or any misdemeanor
involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude; (vii) a willful violation of a written policy of the Company or its affiliates,
which does or could reasonably result in material harm to the Company or its reputation; (viii) violation of a statute, regulation
or common law, whether federal, state or local, which applies to and/or governs the business of the Company or its affiliates;
(ix) failure to maintain confidentiality related to the business operations of the Company or its affiliates; or (x) conduct which
adversely reflects upon the business, affairs or reputation of the Company or its Affiliates.

It is expressly acknowledged
and agreed that the decision as to whether “Cause” exists for termination of the employment relationship by the Company
is delegated to the Company's CEO or his designee.

 

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    	Tim M. Janke
January 10, 2018
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“Good Reason” shall
mean: Without express written consent of the Employee, the occurrence of one of the following arising on or after the date of this
Agreement, as determined in a manner consistent with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(n)(2)(ii):

 

		1.	a material reduction or change in Employee’s title
or job duties, responsibilities and requirements that is inconsistent with Employee’s position with the Company and Employee’s
prior duties, responsibilities and requirements;

 

		2.	a material reduction in the Employee’s Base Salary
or bonus opportunity unless a proportionate reduction is made to the Base Salary or bonus opportunity of all members of the Company’s
senior management;

 

		3.	a change of more than 50 miles in the geographic location
at which the Employee primarily performs services for the Company; or

 

		4.	any material breach of this Agreement by the Company.

 

In the case of Employee’s allegation
of Good Reason, (1) Employee shall provide written notice to the Company of the event alleged to constitute Good Reason within
30 days after the initial occurrence of such event, and (2) the Company shall have the opportunity to remedy the alleged Good Reason
event within 30 days from receipt of notice of such allegation.

 

On or after a Change in Control, if you are
terminated by the Company for Cause, you will not be entitled to severance payments of any kind. If, within twelve (12) months
following a Change in Control, termination occurs that is (a) initiated by the Company for any reason other than Cause, death,
or disability or (b) initiated by you for Good Reason, you will be entitled to a change in control payment in the amount of 1.125
x base salary and bonus (payable in a lump sum and subject to deductions for applicable taxes and withholdings) on the sixtieth
(60) day following the date of termination.

 

Change in Control is the occurrence of any
one or more of the following: (i) the accumulation (if over time, in any consecutive twelve (12) month period), whether directly,
indirectly, beneficially or of record, by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of 50.1% or more of the shares of the outstanding common stock of the Company,
whether by merger, consolidation, sale or other transfer of shares of common stock (other than a merger or consolidation where
the stockholders of the Company prior to the merger or consolidation are the holders of a majority of the voting securities of
the entity that survives such merger or consolidation), (ii) a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company
or (iii) during any period of twelve (12) consecutive months, the individuals who, at the beginning of such period, constitute
the Board, and any new director whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was
approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning
of the 12-month period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute
at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control for
the purposes of this Agreement: (A) any acquisitions of common stock or securities convertible, exercisable or exchangeable into
common stock directly from the Company or from any affiliate of the Company, or (B) any acquisition of common stock or securities
convertible, exercisable or exchangeable into common stock by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored by or maintained
by the Company.

 

Governing Law: The laws of the State
of Nevada and any applicable federal laws shall exclusively govern the offer made in this letter and, if accepted, your employment
with the Company.

 

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    	Tim M. Janke
January 10, 2018
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Please acknowledge your acceptance of this
offer by signing in the space indicated for that purpose and returning the same to me.

 

Pershing Gold Corporation

 

 

By: /s/ Stephen D. Alfers                                            

Stephen D. Alfers

President and CEO

 

 

Accepted and agreed to this 11th day of
January, 2018

 

 

/s/ Tim M.
Janke                                          

Tim M. Janke

 

 

    	 	5EX-4.1

 Exhibit 4.1 

STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT 

This STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of January 17, 2018, is entered into by and among
Liberty Oilfield Services Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), R/C IV Liberty Oilfield Services Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“R/C Holdings”), R/C Energy IV Direct
Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“R/C Partnership” and, together with R/C Holdings, “Riverstone”), Laurel Road, LLC, a California limited liability company (“Laurel
I”), Laurel Road II, LLC, a California limited liability company (“Laurel II” and, together with Laurel I, “Laurel”), Concentric Equity Partners II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership,
BRP Liberty, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company, Bay Resource Partners, L.P. a Delaware limited partnership, Bay II Resource Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, Thomas E. Claugus, GMT Exploration, LLC, a Georgia limited liability
company, SH Ventures LOS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with SH Ventures LOS, LLC, Concentric Equity Partners II, L.P.—Liberty Series, Bay Resource Partners, L.P., Bay II Resource Partners, L.P, Thomas E. Claugus, GMT
Exploration, LLC, SH Ventures LOS, LLC, the “Spruce Holders”). 
 RECITALS 

WHEREAS, the Company is currently contemplating an underwritten initial public offering (“IPO”) of shares of
Common Stock (as defined below); and 
 WHEREAS, in connection with, and effective upon, the IPO, the Company and the Principal
Stockholders have entered into this Agreement to set forth certain understandings among themselves, including with respect to certain corporate governance matters. 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: 
 AGREEMENTS 

ARTICLE I 
 DEFINITIONS

 1.1 Certain Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms will have the following meanings:

 “ABL Guaranty and Security Agreement” means that certain Guaranty and Security Agreement, dated
September 19, 2017, by and among the Company, Liberty Oilfield Services Holdings LLC, Liberty Oilfield Services LLC, LOS Acquisition Co I LLC, Titan Frac Services LLC, LOS Cibolo RE Investments, LLC, LOS Odessa RE Investments, LLC, Liberty
Oilfield Services New HoldCo LLC, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. 
 “Affiliate” means, with respect to
any specified Person, a Person that directly or indirectly Controls or is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such specified Person. For purposes hereof, the Company and its subsidiaries will not be deemed to be an Affiliate of
Riverstone. 

 “Beneficial Owner” means, with respect to any security, any Person who
directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, has or shares (a) voting power, which includes the power to vote, or to direct the voting of, such security and/or (b) investment power,
which includes the power to dispose, or to direct the disposition of, such security. The terms “Beneficially Own” and “Beneficial Ownership” will have correlative meanings. For the avoidance of doubt,
for purposes of this Agreement (i) each Principal Stockholder is deemed to Beneficially Own the shares of Common Stock owned by it, notwithstanding the fact that such shares are subject to this Agreement and (ii) each Principal Stockholder
is deemed to Beneficially Own the shares of Common Stock at such time issuable upon Redemption of the Units of such Principal Stockholder (determined without regard to the ability of the Company to pay cash in such Redemption). 

“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company. 

“Class B Common Stock” means the Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per
share, of the Company. 
 “Common Stock” means the Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the
Company. 
 “Control” (including the terms “Controls,” “Controlled
by” and “under common Control with”) means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to (a) direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of
voting securities, by contract or otherwise or (b) vote 10% or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of a Person. 

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder. 
 “Fair Market Value” means, with respect to property (other than cash), the fair market value of such
property as determined in good faith by the Board. 
 “GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles, as in
effect in the United States of America from time to time. 
 “Guaranty and Security Agreement” means either the ABL
Guaranty and Security Agreement or the Term Guaranty and Security Agreement. 
 “Laurel/Spruce Stockholder” means
each of Laurel I, Laurel II, SH Ventures LOS, LLC, Concentric Equity Partners II, L.P.—Liberty Series, BRP Liberty, LLC, Bay Resource Partners, L.P., Bay II Resource Partners, L.P., Thomas E. Claugus, GMT Exploration, LLC, and each of their
respective successors and Permitted Transferees who are assignees pursuant to Section 5.9 hereof. 

“LLC Agreement” means the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Agreement of Liberty Oilfield Services New
HoldCo LLC, dated as of January 17, 2018, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented and otherwise modified from time to time. 

  
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 “Necessary Action” means, with respect to a specified result, all actions
(to the extent such actions are permitted by applicable law and, in the case of any action by the Company that requires a vote or other action on the part of the Board, to the extent such action is consistent with the fiduciary duties that the
Company’s directors have in such capacity) necessary to cause such result, including (a) voting or providing a written consent or proxy with respect to shares of Common Stock or Class B Common Stock, (b) causing the adoption of
stockholders’ resolutions and amendments to the organizational documents of the Company, (c) causing members of the Board (to the extent such members were designated by the Person obligated to undertake the Necessary Action) to act
(subject to any applicable fiduciary duties) in a certain manner or causing them to be removed in the event they do not act in such a manner, (d) executing agreements and instruments and (e) making or causing to be made, with governmental,
administrative or regulatory authorities, all filings, registrations or similar actions that are required to achieve such result. For the avoidance of doubt, only clauses (a) and (b) of this definition shall be applicable to the Laurel/Spruce
Stockholder. 
 “Permitted Transferee” means, with respect to any Principal Stockholder, (a) any Affiliate of
such Principal Stockholder, (b) any partner, shareholder or member of such Principal Stockholder, (c) any successor entity of such Principal Stockholder, (d) a trust established by or for the benefit of a Principal Stockholder of
which only such Principal Stockholder and his or her immediate family members are beneficiaries, (e) any Person established for the benefit of, and beneficially owned solely by, an entity Principal Stockholder or the sole individual direct or
indirect owner of an entity Principal Stockholder, and (f) upon an individual Principal Stockholder’s death, an executor, administrator or beneficiary of the estate of the deceased Principal Stockholder. 

“Person” means any individual, corporation, firm, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, estate,
trust, business association, organization, any court, administrative agency, regulatory body, commission or other governmental authority, board, bureau or instrumentality, domestic or foreign and any subdivision thereof or other entity, and also
includes any managed investment account. 
 “Principal Stockholder” means each of R/C Holdings, R/C Partnership,
Laurel I, Laurel II, SH Ventures LOS, LLC, Concentric Equity Partners II, L.P.—Liberty Series, BRP Liberty, LLC, Bay Resource Partners, L.P., Bay II Resource Partners, L.P., Thomas E. Claugus, GMT Exploration, LLC, and each of their respective
successors and Permitted Transferees who are assignees pursuant to Section 5.9 hereof. 

“PubCo Change of Control” has the meaning given to such term in the LLC Agreement as of the date hereof.

 “Redemption” has the meaning given to such term in the LLC Agreement as of the date hereof. 

“Term Guaranty and Security Agreement” means that certain Guaranty and Security Agreement, dated September 19,
2017, by and among the Company, Liberty Oilfield Services Holdings LLC, Liberty Oilfield Services LLC, LOS Acquisition Co I LLC, Titan Frac Services LLC, LOS Cibolo RE Investments, LLC, LOS Odessa RE Investments, LLC, Liberty Oilfield Services New
HoldCo LLC, and U.S. Bank National Association. 

  
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 “Units” has the meaning given to such term in the LLC Agreement as of the
date hereof. 
 1.2 Rules of Construction. 

(a) Unless the context requires otherwise: (i) any pronoun used in this Agreement will include the corresponding masculine, feminine or
neuter forms; (ii) references to Articles and Sections refer to articles and sections of this Agreement; (iii) the terms “include,” “includes,” “including” and words of like import will be deemed to be
followed by the words “without limitation”; (iv) the terms “hereof,” “hereto,” “herein” or “hereunder” refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement;
(v) unless the context otherwise requires, the term “or” is not exclusive and will have the inclusive meaning of “and/or”; (vi) defined terms herein will apply equally to both the singular and plural forms and derivative
forms of defined terms will have correlative meanings; (vii) references to any law or statute will include all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and references to any law or statute will be construed as including any legal and
statutory provisions consolidating, amending, succeeding or replacing the applicable law or statute; (viii) references to any Person include such Person’s successors and permitted assigns; and (ix) references to “days” are
to calendar days unless otherwise indicated. 
 (b) The headings in this Agreement are for convenience and identification only and are not
intended to describe, interpret, define or limit the scope, extent or intent of this Agreement or any provision thereof. 
 (c) This
Agreement will be construed without regard to any presumption or other rule requiring construction against the party that drafted or caused this Agreement to be drafted 

ARTICLE II 
 GOVERNANCE
MATTERS 
 2.1 Board Designees. 

(a) The Company and each Principal Stockholder will use reasonable best efforts, including taking all Necessary Action, to cause the Board to
cause the following nominees to be elected to serve as directors on the Board: 
 (i) if Riverstone and its Affiliates
collectively Beneficially Own at least 35% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, up to five nominees designated by Riverstone; 

(ii) if Riverstone and its Affiliates collectively Beneficially Own less than 35% but at least 30% of the outstanding shares of
Common Stock, up to four nominees designated by Riverstone; 

  
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 (iii) if Riverstone and its Affiliates collectively Beneficially Own less than
30% but at least 20% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, up to two nominees designated by Riverstone; and 
 (iv) if
Riverstone and its Affiliates collectively Beneficially Own less than 20% but at least 10% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, up to one nominee designated by Riverstone. 

For the avoidance of doubt, the rights granted to Riverstone to designate members of the Board are additive to, and not intended to limit in
any way, the rights that Riverstone or any of its respective Affiliates may have to nominate, elect or remove directors under the Company’s certificate of incorporation, bylaws or the Delaware General Corporation Law. 

The Company agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law (including with respect to any applicable fiduciary duties under
Delaware law), that taking all necessary corporate action to effectuate the above will include (A) including the persons designated pursuant to this Section 2.1(a) in the slate of nominees recommended by the Board for
election at any meeting of stockholders called for the purpose of electing directors, (B) nominating and recommending each such individual to be elected as a director as provided herein, (C) soliciting proxies or consents in favor thereof,
and (D) without limiting the foregoing, otherwise using its reasonable best efforts to cause such nominees to be elected to the Board, including providing at least as high a level of support for the election of such nominees as it provides to
any other individual standing for election as a director. The Company is entitled to identify such individual as a Riverstone Director pursuant to this Agreement. 

(b) At any time the members of the Board are allocated among separate classes of directors, (i) the directors designated by Riverstone
pursuant to this Section 2.1 (the “Riverstone Directors”) will be in different classes of directors to the extent practicable and (ii) Riverstone will be permitted to designate the class or
classes to which each Riverstone Director will be allocated. 
 (c) So long as Riverstone and its Affiliates collectively Beneficially Own
20% or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, Riverstone will have the right to cause the Board to include at least one Riverstone Director on each committee of the Board as designated by Riverstone (subject to any independence requirement
imposed by applicable law or by the applicable rules of any national securities exchange on which the Common Stock may be listed or traded). 

(d) So long as Riverstone is entitled to designate one or more nominees pursuant to Section 2.1(a), Riverstone will
have the right to remove any Riverstone Director (with or without cause) appointed by Riverstone, from time to time and at any time, from the Board, exercisable upon written notice to the Company, and the Company and will take all Necessary Action
to cause such removal. 
 (e) In the event that a vacancy is created on the Board at any time by the death, disability, resignation or
removal (whether by Riverstone or otherwise in accordance with the Company’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws, as either may be amended or restated 

  
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from time to time) of a Riverstone Director, Riverstone will be entitled to designate an individual to fill the vacancy so long as the total number of persons that will serve on the Board as
designees of Riverstone immediately following the filling of such vacancy will not exceed the total number of persons Riverstone is entitled to designate pursuant to Section 2.1(a) on the date of such replacement
designation. The Company and the Principal Stockholders will take all Necessary Action to cause such replacement designee to become a member of the Board. 

(f) In the event that the number of nominees that Riverstone is entitled to designate pursuant to Section 2.1(a)
decreases below the number of Riverstone Directors then on the Board, to the extent requested by the nominating and corporate governance committee, Riverstone shall promptly cause a number of Riverstone Directors to resign from service on the Board
(and all committees thereof on which such Riverstone Director serves) so that the number of Riverstone Directors is no greater than the number of nominees Riverstone is entitled to designate pursuant to Section 2.1(a), and
promptly thereafter the Company shall take all Necessary Action to cause the Board to cause the size of the Board to decrease by such number. 

2.2 Restrictions on Other Agreements. No Principal Stockholder will, directly or indirectly, grant any proxy or
enter into or agree to be bound by any voting trust, agreement or arrangement of any kind with respect to its shares of Common Stock or Class B Common Stock if and to the extent the terms thereof conflict with the provisions of this Agreement
(whether or not such proxy, voting trust, agreement or agreements are with other Principal Stockholders, holders of shares of Common Stock or Class B Common Stock that are not parties to this Agreement or others). 

2.3 Consent Rights. So long as Riverstone and its Affiliates collectively Beneficially Own at least 20% of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Company shall not take and shall take all Necessary Action to cause its subsidiaries not to take, directly or indirectly (whether by amendment, merger, consolidation, reorganization or otherwise), any of the
following actions without the prior consent of Riverstone, which consent may be withheld for any reason or no reason, in addition to the Board’s approval (or, as applicable, the approval of the requisite governing body of any subsidiary of the
Company or any requisite statutory vote): 
 (a) any material change, through any acquisition, disposition of assets or otherwise, in the
nature of the business or operations of the Company and its subsidiaries as of the date of this Agreement; 
 (b) hiring or terminating the
chief executive officer or the chief financial officer of the Company and their successors; 
 (c) any transaction that, if consummated,
would constitute a PubCo Change of Control or entering into any definitive agreement or series of related agreements that govern any transaction or series of related transactions that, if consummated, would result in a PubCo Change of Control; 

(d) entering into any agreement providing for the acquisition or divestiture of assets or Persons, in each such case, involving consideration
payable or receivable by the Company or any of its subsidiaries in excess of $100 million in the aggregate in any single transaction or series of related transactions during any 12-month period; 

  
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 (e) any incurrence by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of indebtedness for borrowed money
(including through capital leases, the issuance of debt securities or the guarantee of indebtedness of another Person) in excess of $100 million in the aggregate in any single transaction or series of related transactions during any 12-month period; 
 (f) any issuance or series of related issuances of equity securities by the Company or
any of its subsidiaries for an aggregate consideration in excess of $100 million; 
 (g) any payment or declaration of any dividend or
other distribution of any shares of Common Stock or entering into any recapitalization transaction the primary purpose of which is to pay a dividend; 

(h) any increase or decrease in the size of the Board (other than pursuant to the terms of Section 2.1(f) hereof),
committees of the Board, and board and committees of subsidiaries of the Company; 
 (i) settling any litigation to which the Company or any
of its subsidiaries is a party involving the payment by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of an aggregate amount equal to or greater than $25 million; 

(j) entering into any joint venture or similar business alliance involving investment, contribution or disposition by the Company or its
subsidiaries of assets (including stock of subsidiaries) having an aggregate Fair Market Value in excess of $100 million, other than transactions solely between and among the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries; and 

(k) any amendment, modification or waiver of the Company’s certificate of incorporation, bylaws or any other governing document of the
Company following the date of this Agreement that (i) causes the number of Board seats to be less than or greater than nine (other than pursuant to the terms of Section 2.1(f) hereof) or (ii) materially and
adversely affects any Principal Stockholder. For the avoidance of doubt, as of the date hereof, there is one vacancy on the Board for which Riverstone has the right to designate a nominee in accordance with Section 2.1(a);

 provided, however, that the prior consent of Riverstone shall not be required with respect to the actions in
Section 2.3(a) in the event any Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders (as such terms are defined in the ABL Guaranty and Security Agreement or the Term Guaranty and Security Agreement), obtains any voting rights with
respect to the Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to the Guaranty and Security Agreement to which it is a party. 
 ARTICLE III

 INFORMATION RIGHTS 

3.1 Available Financial Information. So long as any Principal Stockholder and its respective Affiliates
collectively Beneficially Own at least 10% of the outstanding shares of 

  
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Common Stock, the Company will deliver, or will cause to be delivered, upon written request, to such Principal Stockholder the following information: 

(a) as soon as available after the end of each month and in any event within 30 days thereafter, a consolidated balance sheet of the Company
and its subsidiaries as of the end of such month and consolidated statements of operations, income, cash flows, retained earnings and stockholders’ equity of the Company and its subsidiaries, for each month and for the current fiscal year of
the Company to date, prepared in accordance with GAAP (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of notes thereto), together with a comparison of such statements to the corresponding periods
of the prior fiscal year and to the Company’s business plan then in effect and approved by the Board; 
 (b) an annual budget, a
business plan and financial forecasts for the Company for the next fiscal year of the Company (the “Annual Budget”), no later than 30 days before the beginning of the Company’s next fiscal year, in such manner and form
as approved by the Board, which will include at least a projection of income and a projected cash flow statement for each fiscal quarter in such fiscal year and a projected balance sheet as of the end of each fiscal quarter in such fiscal year, in
each case prepared in reasonable detail, with appropriate presentation and discussion of the principal assumptions upon which such budget and projections are based, which will be accompanied by the statement of the chief executive officer or chief
financial officer or equivalent officer of the Company to the effect that such budget and projections are based on reasonable and good faith estimates and assumptions made by the management of the Company for the respective periods covered thereby;
it being recognized by such holders that such budgets and projections as to future events are not to be viewed as facts and that actual results during the period or periods covered by them may differ from the projected results. Any material changes
in such Annual Budget will be delivered to such Principal Stockholder as promptly as practicable after such changes have been approved by the Board; 

(c) as soon as available after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, and in any event within 90 days thereafter, (i) the annual
financial statements required to be filed by the Company pursuant to the Exchange Act or (ii) a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its subsidiaries as of the end of such fiscal year, and consolidated statements of income, retained
earnings and cash flows of the Company and its subsidiaries for such year, prepared in accordance with GAAP and setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and accompanied by the
opinion of independent public accountants of recognized national standing selected by the Company, and a Company-prepared comparison to the Company’s Annual Budget for such year as approved by the Board; and 

(d) as soon as available after the end of the first, second and third quarterly accounting periods in each fiscal year of the Company, and in
any event within 45 days thereafter, (i) the quarterly financial statements required to be filed by the Company pursuant to the Exchange Act or (ii) a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its subsidiaries as of the end of each
such quarterly period, and consolidated statements of income, retained earnings and cash flows of the Company and its subsidiaries for such period and for the current fiscal year to date, prepared in accordance with GAAP (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of notes thereto) and setting forth in comparative form the figures for the 

  
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corresponding periods of the previous fiscal year and to the Company’s Annual Budget then in effect as approved by the Board, all in reasonable detail and certified by the principal
financial or accounting officer of the Company. 
 3.2 Other Information. The Company covenants and agrees
to deliver to each Principal Stockholder, upon written request, so long as such Principal Stockholder and its respective Affiliates collectively Beneficially Own at least 10% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, such other information and data
(including such information and reports made available to any lender of the Company or any of its subsidiaries under any credit agreement or otherwise) with respect to the Company and each of its subsidiaries as from time to time may be reasonably
requested by any such Principal Stockholder; provided that the Company reserves the right to withhold any information under this Section 3.2 from a Principal Stockholder if the Board determines that providing such
information or granting such access would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the Company on a competitive basis or otherwise. Each such Principal Stockholder will have access to the Company’s management as may be reasonably requested.

 ARTICLE IV 

EFFECTIVENESS, TRANSFERS AND TERMINATION 

4.1 Effectiveness. Upon the closing of the IPO, this Agreement will thereupon be deemed to be effective. However,
to the extent the closing of the IPO does not occur, the provisions of this Agreement will be without any force or effect. 

4.2 Transfers. No Laurel/Spruce Stockholder shall transfer any Units, Class A Common Stock or Class B
Common Stock to a Permitted Transferee unless such Permitted Transferee shall deliver to the Company notice of such transfer and a joinder agreement pursuant to which such Permitted Transferee agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and to
assume all obligations of the transferring Laurel/Spruce Stockholder as to such transferred security. To the extent any Laurel/Spruce Stockholder shall transfer any Units, Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock to any Person other
than a Permitted Transferee, such Person shall not be required to be execute such a joinder agreement referred to in the immediately prior sentence. 

4.3 Termination. This Agreement will terminate upon the earlier to occur of (a) such time as none of the
Principal Stockholders or any of their respective Permitted Transferees Beneficially Own any shares of Common Stock and (b) the delivery of written notice to the Company by Riverstone requesting the termination of this Agreement. Further, at
such time as a particular Principal Stockholder no longer Beneficially Owns any shares of Common Stock, all rights and obligations of such Principal Stockholder under this Agreement will terminate; provided, however, that the rights
and obligations of any Permitted Transferee thereof shall continue so long as such Permitted Transferee continues to Beneficially Owns any shares of Common Stock (unless otherwise terminated pursuant to this Agreement). In addition, the rights and
obligations of any Laurel/Spruce Stockholder under this Agreement may be terminated by such Laurel/Spruce Stockholder upon written notice to the Company and to Riverstone, but no such notice shall be valid unless given after the earlier of (i) 18
months after the date hereof and (ii) the date Riverstone and its Permitted Transferees have received, in the aggregate, in respect 

  
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of the Units and Common Stock owned by Riverstone on the date hereof, cash in the amount of 100% of Riverstone’s invested capital in Liberty Oilfield Services Holdings LLC, being
$164,556,931.52, plus an additional cash amount sufficient to represent a 8% per annum return from the respective dates such capital was invested in Liberty Oilfield Services Holdings LLC, compounded quarterly, on such invested capital. Riverstone
will promptly notify each Laurel/Spruce Stockholder (to the extent such Laurel/Spruce Stockholder continues to have rights and obligations under this Agreement) when Riverstone and its Permitted Transferees have received, in the aggregate, the cash
amount described in clause (ii) immediately preceding. 
 ARTICLE V 

MISCELLANEOUS 

5.1 Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement will be in writing and
will be personally delivered, sent by nationally recognized overnight courier, mailed by registered or certified mail or be sent by facsimile or electronic mail to such party at the address set forth below (or such other address as will be specified
by like notice). Notices will be deemed to have been duly given hereunder if (a) personally delivered, when received, (b) sent by nationally recognized overnight courier, one business day after deposit with the nationally recognized
overnight courier, (c) mailed by registered or certified mail, five business days after the date on which it is so mailed, and (d) sent by facsimile or electronic mail, on the date sent so long as such communication is transmitted before
5:00 p.m. in the time zone of the receiving party on a business day, otherwise, on the next business day. 
  

	 	(a)	If to the Company, to: 

 Liberty Oilfield Services Inc. 

950 17th Street, Suite 2000 

Denver, Colorado 80202 

Attention: R. Sean Elliott 
 E-mail: sean.elliott@libertyfrac.com 
  

	 	(b)	If to Riverstone, to: 

 712 Fifth Avenue,
51st Floor 
 New York, New York 10019 

Attention: General Counsel 
 E-mail: scoats@riverstonellc.com 
  

	 	(c)	If to Laurel, to: 

 865 South Figueroa Street, Suite 700 

Los Angeles, California 90017 

Attention: Peter Carlton 
 E-mail: PCarlton@oakmont.com 

  
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	 	(d)	If to any Spruce Holder, to: 

 655 Brea Canyon Road 

Walnut, California 91789 

Attention: Cary Steinbeck 
 E-mail: cary.steinbeck@sheaventures.com 
 5.2 Severability. The provisions of
this Agreement will be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision will not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any
Person or any circumstance, is found to be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, (a) a suitable and equitable provision will be substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose
of such invalid or unenforceable provision and (b) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision to other Persons or circumstances will not be affected by such invalidity or unenforceability, nor will such invalidity or
unenforceability affect the validity or enforceability of such provision, or the application thereof, in any other jurisdiction. 

5.3 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed an
original and all of which, taken together, will be considered one and the same agreement. 
 5.4 Entire Agreement; No
Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement (a) constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all other prior agreements, both written and oral, among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and (b) is not
intended to confer upon any Person, other than the parties hereto, any rights or remedies hereunder. 
 5.5 Further
Assurances. Each party hereto will execute, deliver, acknowledge and file such other documents and take such further actions as may be reasonably requested from time to time by the other parties hereto to give effect to and carry out the
transactions contemplated herein. 
 5.6 Governing Law; Equitable Remedies. THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE GOVERNED BY,
AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE (WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF). The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this
Agreement were not performed in accordance with its specific terms or was otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties hereto will be entitled to an injunction or injunctions and other equitable remedies to prevent breaches of this
Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any of the Selected Courts (as defined below), this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. Any requirements for the securing or
posting of any bond with respect to such remedy are hereby waived by each of the parties hereto. Each party hereto further agrees that, in the event of any action for an injunction or other equitable remedy in respect of such breach or enforcement
of specific performance, it will not assert the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate. 
 5.7 Consent To
Jurisdiction. With respect to any suit, action or proceeding (“Proceeding”) arising out of or relating to this Agreement, each of the parties hereto hereby 

  
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irrevocably (a) submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware and the United States District Court for the District of Delaware and the appellate
courts therefrom (the “Selected Courts”) and waives any objection to venue being laid in the Selected Courts whether based on the grounds of forum non conveniens or otherwise and hereby agrees not to commence any such
Proceeding other than before one of the Selected Courts; provided, however, that a party may commence any Proceeding in a court other than a Selected Court solely for the purpose of enforcing an order or judgment issued by one of the
Selected Courts; (b) consents to service of process in any Proceeding by the mailing of copies thereof by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, or by recognized international express carrier or delivery service, to their respective
addresses referred to in Section 5.1 hereof; provided, however, that nothing herein will affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in any other manner permitted by law; and (c) TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED
BY APPLICABLE LAW THAT CANNOT BE WAIVED, WAIVES, AND COVENANTS THAT IT WILL NOT ASSERT (WHETHER AS PLAINTIFF, DEFENDANT OR OTHERWISE) ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION ARISING IN WHOLE OR IN PART UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT,
WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, AND AGREES THAT ANY OF THEM MAY FILE A COPY OF THIS PARAGRAPH WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE KNOWING, VOLUNTARY AND BARGAINED-FOR AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY TO WAIVE THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY PROCEEDING WHATSOEVER BETWEEN THEM RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND TO HAVE ALL MATTERS RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT BE
TRIED IN A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION BY A JUDGE SITTING WITHOUT A JURY. 
 5.8 Amendments; Waivers.
 
 (a) No provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived unless such amendment or waiver is in writing and signed (i) in the
case of an amendment, by each of the parties hereto (including any amendment providing for additional obligations hereunder of any party hereto), and (ii) in the case of a waiver, by each of the parties against whom the waiver is to be
effective. 
 (b) No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder will operate as waiver thereof nor
will any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein provided will be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies
provided by law. 
 5.9 Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights or obligations hereunder will
be assigned by any of the parties hereto without the prior written consent of the other parties; provided, however, that (i) the rights and obligations of each Principal Stockholder hereunder relating to any Units, Class A
Common Stock or Class B Common Stock transferred by such Principal Stockholder to a Permitted Transferee shall be assigned, without any additional approval hereunder required of any other party hereto, by such Principal Stockholder to such
Permitted Transferee in connection with such transfer in accordance with Section 4.2 hereof and (ii) no rights or obligations of any Principal Stockholder hereunder relating to any Units, Class A

  
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Common Stock or Class B Common Stock transferred by such Principal Stockholder to any Person other than to a Permitted Transferee shall be required to be assigned by such Principal
Stockholder to such Permitted Transferee in connection with such transfer (provided that all rights and obligations of such Principal Stockholder hereunder relating to any Units, Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock of such
Principal Stockholder remaining after such transfer shall not be effected by such transfer and shall remain in full force and effect). Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable
by the parties and their respective successors and, as to the Company, its assigns and, as to any Principal Stockholder, to its assigns who are Permitted Transferees. 

[Signature page follows.] 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first written
above. 
  

			
	COMPANY:
	
	LIBERTY OILFIELD SERVICES INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Michael Stock

	Name:	 	Michael Stock
	Title:	 	Chief Financial Officer
	
	PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS:
	
	R/C IV LIBERTY OILFIELD SERVICES HOLDINGS, L.P.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Thomas Walker

	Name:	 	Thomas Walker
	Title:	 	Authorized Person
	
	R/C ENERGY IV DIRECT PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
		
	By:	 	 Riverstone/Carlyle Energy Partners IV, L.P.,

its general partner

		
	By:	 	R/C ENERGY GP IV, LLC, its general partner
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Thomas Walker

	Name:	 	Thomas Walker
	Title:	 	Authorized Person
	
	LAUREL ROAD, LLC
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Peter Carlton

	Name:	 	Peter Carlton
	Title:	 	Managing Director of Oakmont Corp., its Administrator

 [SIGNATURE PAGE TO STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT] 

 
			
	LAUREL ROAD II, LLC
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Peter Carlton

	Name:	 	Peter Carlton
	Title:	 	Managing Director of Oakmont Corp., its Administrator

 [SIGNATURE PAGE TO STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT] 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first written
above. 
  

			
	CONCENTRIC EQUITY PARTNERS II, L.P
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Frank A. Reppenhagen

	Name:	 	Frank A. Reppenhagen
	Title:	 	General Partner
	
	BRP LIBERTY, LLC
		
	By:	 	Bay Resource Partners Offshore Master Fund, L.P., as Sole Member
		
	By:	 	GMT Capital Offshore Management, LLC, as General Partner
		
	By:	 	GMT Capital Corp., as Manager
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Harold Randall

	Name:	 	Harold Randall
	Title:	 	Chief Operating Officer
	
	BAY RESOURCE PARTNERS, L.P.
		
	By:	 	GMT Capital Corp., as General Partner
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Harold Randall

	Name:	 	Harold Randall
	Title:	 	Chief Operating Officer
	
	BAY II RESOURCE PARTNERS, L.P.
		
	By:	 	GMT Capital Corp., as General Partner
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Harold Randall

	Name:	 	Harold Randall
	Title:	 	Chief Operating Officer
	
	THOMAS E. CLAUGUS
		
	By:	 	GMT Capital Corp., as Adviser
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Harold Randall

	Name:	 	Harold Randall
	Title:	 	Chief Operating Officer

 [SIGNATURE PAGE TO STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT] 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first written
above. 
  

			
	GMT EXPLORATION, LLC
		
	By:	 	 /s/ William D. Lancaster

	Name:	 	William D. Lancaster
	Title:	 	President
	
	SH VENTURES LOS, LLC
		
	By:	 	Shea Ventures, LLC,
		 	a California limited liability company. Its Managing Member
		
	By:	 	 /s/ John Morrissey

	Name:	 	John Morrissey
	Title:	 	Managing Director

 [SIGNATURE PAGE TO STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT]

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