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			EXHIBIT 10.1
		

		
			EXECUTION COPY
		

		
			AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE
CREDIT AGREEMENT
		

		
			Dated as of April 3, 2017
		

		
			AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) among ALLIANCE RESOURCE OPERATING PARTNERS, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Borrower”), the banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders parties to the Credit Agreement referred to below (collectively, the “Lenders”) and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as agent (the “Agent”) for the Lenders.
		

		
			PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS:
		

		
			(1)The Borrower, the Lenders and the Agent have entered into a Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of January 27, 2017 (the “Credit Agreement”).  Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Amendment have the same meanings as specified in the Credit Agreement.
		

		
			(2)The Borrower has requested certain amendments to the Credit Agreement and has requested that the Extending Lenders further extend their respective Revolving Credit Commitments, Letter of Credit Commitments and Swing Line Commitments, as applicable, for an additional two years, to May 23, 2021.
		

		
			(3)The Required Lenders have agreed to amend the Credit Agreement as hereinafter set forth, and each of the Extending Lenders so indicating on its signature page hereto has agreed to extend its Revolving Credit Commitment, Letter of Credit Commitment and Swing Line Commitment, as applicable, for an additional two years, to May 23, 2021.
		

		
			SECTION 1.Amendments to Credit Agreement.  The Credit Agreement is, effective as of the date hereof and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4, hereby amended as follows:
		

			
	
			
				 (a)
			The following definitions are added to Section 1.01 in appropriate alphabetical order:

		
			“Amendment No. 1”  means Amendment No. 1 to this Agreement, dated as of April 3, 2017.
		

		
			“Extending Lender (2019)”  means each Extending Lender that does not agree to extend its Revolving Credit Commitment, Letter of Credit Commitment and the Swing Line Commitment (to the extent applicable) in accordance with Section 2 of Amendment No. 1.
		

		
			

		 

 

		

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			“Extending Lender (2021)” means each Extending Lender that agrees to extend its Revolving Credit Commitment, Letter of Credit Commitment and the Swing Line Commitment (to the extent applicable) in accordance with Section 2 of Amendment No. 1.
		

		
			“Non-Consenting Lender” means any Lender that does not approve any (i) consent, waiver or amendment that (x) requires the approval of all or all affected Lenders in accordance with the terms of Section 8.01 and (y) has been approved by the Required Lenders or (ii) request by the Borrower for an extension of the Termination Date.
		

			
	
			
				 (b)
			The definitions of “Related Documents” and “Termination Date” in Section 1.01 is amended in full to read as follows:

		
			“Related Documents” means the Partnership Agreement and the MLP Agreement.
		

		
			“Termination Date” means:
		

		
			(a) with respect to the Term Advances and the Term Facility, the earlier of (i) May 23, 2017 and (ii) the acceleration of the Term Advances pursuant to Section 6.01; and
		

		
			(b) with respect to the Revolving Credit Commitments, the Letter of Credit Commitment, the Swing Line Commitment and the Revolving Credit Facility, the earlier of (i) (x) for each Non-Extending Lender, May 23, 2017, (y) for each Extending Lender (2019), May 23, 2019 and (z) for each Extending Lender (2021), May 23, 2021 and (ii) the date of termination in whole of the Revolving Credit Commitments, the Letter of Credit Commitment and the Swing Line Commitment pursuant to Section 2.05 or 6.01.
		

			
	
			
				 (c)
			Section 2.04(b)(ii) is amended in full to read as follows:

		
			(ii)The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Revolving Credit Lenders that are Extending Lenders on the Termination Date for the Revolving Credit Facility applicable to such Extending Lenders the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Credit Advances owing to such Extending Lenders then outstanding.
		

			
	
			
				 (d)
			There is added to the end of Section 2.13 the following sentence:

		
			Each of the Extending Lenders hereby acknowledges and agrees that principal repayments made to the Extending Lenders (2019) on the Termination Date applicable to the Extending Lenders (2019) (and not also applicable to the Extending Lenders (2021)) shall not be subject to the share provisions of this Section.
		

			
	
			
				 (e)
			Section 2.17(b) is amended (i) by deleting the phrase “or if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender” and substituting therefor the phrase “or if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, or if any Lender is a Non-Consenting Lender” and (ii) by adding thereto a new clause (iv) at the end of the first sentence to read as follows:

		
			

		 

 

		

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			and (iv) in the case of any assignment resulting from a Lender becoming a Non-Consenting Lender, the applicable assignee shall have consented to the applicable amendment, waiver or consent or the applicable request for extension
		

			
	
			
				 (f)
			Section 5.01(n) is deleted in full and replaced with “Intentionally omitted”.

			
	
			
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			Section 5.02(b)(i)(B) is amended by deleting the phrase “incurred in the ordinary course of business”.

			
	
			
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			Section 5.02(b)(i)(C) is amended by deleting the phrase “incurred in the ordinary course of business”.

			
	
			
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			Section 5.02(b)(i)(D) is amended in full to read as follows:

		
			(D)(i) the Senior Notes and Permitted Junior Refinancing Debt in respect thereof in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $145,000,000 and (ii) junior secured Debt in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed $300,000,000; provided that, in the case of this clause (ii), (a) such Debt is (i) if secured, secured by Liens on (x) the Collateral that are junior to the Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations and/or (y) property of Persons other than the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, (ii) not secured by any property or assets of any Loan Party other than the Collateral and (iii) not guaranteed by Subsidiaries of the Borrower other than the Subsidiary Guarantors, (b) such Debt does not mature or have scheduled amortization or scheduled payments of principal and is not subject to mandatory redemption, repurchase, prepayment or sinking fund obligation (other than customary offers to repurchase upon a change of control, asset sale or casualty event and customary acceleration rights after an event of default), prior to the date that is 90 days after the latest Termination Date applicable to the Facilities at the time such Debt is incurred, (c) the security agreements (if such debt is secured by the Collateral) and guarantees (if such Debt is guaranteed by one or more Subsidiary Guarantors) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries relating to such Debt have terms not more favorable to the respective creditors than the terms of the Collateral Documents and the Subsidiary Guaranty (with such differences as are appropriate to reflect the nature of such junior lien Debt and any other differences reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent) and (d) if such Debt is secured by the Collateral, a Representative acting on behalf of the holders of such Debt shall have become party to, or otherwise be subject to the provisions of, the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement;
		

			
	
			
				 (j)
			Section 5.02(b)(iii)(F) is amended by deleting the phrase “and incurred in the ordinary course of business”.

			
	
			
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			Section 5.02(b)(iii)(G) is amended by deleting the phrase “and other unsecured Debt”.

			
	
			
				 (l)
			Section 5.02(b)(iii) is further amended by adding to the end thereof a new clause (I) to read as follows:

		
			

		 

 

		

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			(I)Debt of a newly formed, Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower, solely to the extent such Debt is issued as a co-obligor (with the Borrower) of Debt issued in the capital markets having a maturity not earlier than November 23, 2021.
		

			
	
			
				 (m)
			Section 5.02(g) is amended by deleting the ratio “1.25:1.0” and substituting therefor the ratio “1.15:1.0”.

			
	
			
				 (n)
			Section 5.02(l) is deleted in full and replaced with “Intentionally omitted”.

			
	
			
				 (o)
			Section 5.04(a) is amended by deleting the ratio “2.25:1.0” and substituting therefor the ratio “2.50:1.0”.

		
			SECTION 2.Consent to Extension Request.  Upon the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4, and subject to the further condition that Extending Lenders holding at least 75% of the Revolving Credit Commitments of the Extending Lenders as of the date of this Amendment so agree, each Extending Lender so indicating on its signature page to this Amendment hereby agrees to extend the Termination Date with respect to its Revolving Credit Commitment, Letter of Credit Commitment and the Swing Line Commitment (to the extent applicable) for a period of two years, expiring May 23, 2021.  
		

		
			SECTION 3.Waiver.  Upon the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4, Section 5.02(k) of the Credit Agreement is hereby waived to permit the Borrower to apply the proceeds of the Debt Issuance (as defined below) to the prepayment in full of the Notes Obligations (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement).
		

		
			SECTION 4.Conditions of Effectiveness.  (a) Section 1(l) of this Amendment shall become effective as of the date first above written when, and only when, on or before June 30, 2017 the Agent shall have received counterparts of this Amendment executed by the Borrower and the Required Lenders and the consent attached hereto executed by each Guarantor.  
		

		
			(b)This Amendment (other than Section 1(l)) shall become effective as of the date first above written when, and only when, on or before June 30, 2017 the following conditions have been satisfied:
		

		
			(i)The Borrower shall have received not less than $350,000,000 in gross proceeds from unsecured Debt issued in the capital markets having a maturity not earlier than November 23, 2021 (the “Debt Issuance”) and all Notes Obligations held by the holders of the Senior Notes shall have been paid in full (other than contingent indemnification obligations not yet due and payable).
		

		
			(ii)The Borrower shall have paid to the Agent for the account of each Extending Lender (2021) such fees as have been separately agreed in writing.
		

		
			(iii)The Borrower shall have paid fees and expenses of Shearman & Sterling LLP, counsel to the Administrative Agent, to the extent that such fees and expenses have been invoiced at least 24 hours prior to the date thereof.
		

		
			

		 

 

		

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			This Amendment is subject to the provisions of Section 8.01 of the Credit Agreement.
		

		
			SECTION 5.Representations and Warranties of the Borrower.  The Borrower represents and warrants that the representations and warranties contained in Section 4.01 of the Credit Agreement are correct in all material respects (other than any representation or warranty qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, which shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date hereof after giving effect to the extension of Commitments as contemplated hereby (or, if any such representation or warranty is expressly stated to have been made as of a specific date, as of such specific date), before and after giving effect to this Amendment, and no Default has occurred and is continuing.
		

		
			SECTION 6.Reference to and Effect on the Loan Documents.  (a)  On and after the effectiveness of this Amendment, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, and each reference in the Notes and each of the other Loan Documents to “the Credit Agreement”, “thereunder”, “thereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment.  
		

		
			(b)The Credit Agreement, the Notes and each of the other Loan Documents, as specifically amended by this Amendment, are and shall continue to be in full force and effect and are hereby in all respects ratified and confirmed.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Collateral Documents and all of the Collateral described therein do and shall continue to secure the payment of all Obligations of the Loan Parties under the Loan Documents, in each case as amended by this Amendment.
		

		
			(c)The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Lender or the Agent under any of the Loan Documents, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of any of the Loan Documents.
		

		
			SECTION 7.Costs and Expenses.  The Borrower agrees to pay on demand all costs and expenses of the Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery and administration, modification and amendment of this Amendment and the other instruments and documents to be delivered hereunder (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Agent) in accordance with the terms of Section 8.04 of the Credit Agreement.  
		

		
			SECTION 8.Execution in Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute but one and the same agreement.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Amendment by telecopier shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment.
		

		
			

		 

 

		

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			SECTION 9.Governing Law.  This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
		

		
			IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						ALLIANCE RESOURCE OPERATING PARTNERS, L.P.

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						By:

					
					
						ALLIANCE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT GP, 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						LLC, its Managing General Partner

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						By:

					
					
						/s/ Cary P. Marshall

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Name:

					
					
						Cary P. Marshall

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Title:

					
					
						Vice President-Corporate Finance and 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Treasurer

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						as Administrative Agent

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						By:

					
					
						/s/ James Shender

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Name:

					
					
						James Shender

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Title:

					
					
						Vice President

				

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

 

		

		
			SIGNATURE PAGE
		

		
			 
		

		
			CONSENT TO AMENDMENT NO. 1 to the FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of jANUARY 27, 2017 of ALLIANCE RESOURCE OPERATING PARTNERS, L.P.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Name of Lender: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
		

		
			 
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						by

					
					
						/s/ James Shender

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Name:

					
					
						James Shender

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Title: 

					
					
						Vice President

					
					
						 

				

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			CONSENT TO EXTENSION OF TERMINATION DATE:
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Name of Lender: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
		

		
			 
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						by

					
					
						/s/ James Shender

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Name:

					
					
						James Shender

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Title: 

					
					
						Vice President

					
					
						 

				

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

 

		

		
			SIGNATURE PAGE
		

		
			 
		

		
			CONSENT TO AMENDMENT NO. 1 to the FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of jANUARY 27, 2017 of ALLIANCE RESOURCE OPERATING PARTNERS, L.P.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Name of Lender: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
		

		
			 
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						by

					
					
						/s/ Jeffrey cobb

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Name:

					
					
						Jeffrey Cobb

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Title: 

					
					
						Director

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Date:

					
					
						04/03/2017

					
					
						 

				

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			CONSENT TO EXTENSION OF TERMINATION DATE:
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Name of Lender: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
		

		
			 
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
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						/s/ Jeffrey cobb

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Name:

					
					
						Jeffrey Cobb

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Title: 

					
					
						Director

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
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						04/05/2017

					
					
						 

				

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

 

		

		
			SIGNATURE PAGE
		

		
			 
		

		
			CONSENT TO AMENDMENT NO. 1 to the FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of jANUARY 27, 2017 of ALLIANCE RESOURCE OPERATING PARTNERS, L.P.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Name of Lender: Citibank, N.A. 
		

		
			 
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
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						/s/ Sumeet Singal

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Name:

					
					
						Sumeet Singal

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Title: 

					
					
						Vice President

					
					
						 

				

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			CONSENT TO EXTENSION OF TERMINATION DATE:
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Name of Lender: Citibank, N.A. 
		

		
			 
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
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						/s/ Sumeet Singal

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Name:

					
					
						Sumeet Singal

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
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						Vice President

					
					
						 

				

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

 

		

		
			SIGNATURE PAGE
		

		
			 
		

		
			CONSENT TO AMENDMENT NO. 1 to the FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of jANUARY 27, 2017 of ALLIANCE RESOURCE OPERATING PARTNERS, L.P.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			BOKF, N.A.
		

		
			 
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
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						/s/ Stevens E. Warrick

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Stevens E. Warrick, SVP

					
					
						 

				

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			CONSENT TO EXTENSION OF TERMINATION DATE:
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			BOKF, N.A.
		

		
			 
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
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						/s/ Stevens E. Warrick

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Stevens E. Warrick, SVP

					
					
						 

				

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

 

		

		
			SIGNATURE PAGE
		

		
			 
		

		
			CONSENT TO AMENDMENT NO. 1 to the FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of jANUARY 27, 2017 of ALLIANCE RESOURCE OPERATING PARTNERS, L.P.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Name of Lender:  Branch Banking and Trust Company
		

		
			 
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
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						/s/ Max N. Greer III

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Name:

					
					
						Max N. Greer III

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
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						Senior Vice President

					
					
						 

				

		
			 
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
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			Name of Lender:  Branch Banking and Trust Company
		

		
			 
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
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						/s/ Max N. Greer III

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Name:

					
					
						Max N. Greer III

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
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						Senior Vice President

					
					
						 

				

		
			 
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
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			SIGNATURE PAGE
		

		
			 
		

		
			CONSENT TO AMENDMENT NO. 1 to the FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of jANUARY 27, 2017 of ALLIANCE RESOURCE OPERATING PARTNERS, L.P.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Name of Lender:  Mabrey Bank
		

		
			 
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
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						/s/ John D. Pixley

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Name:

					
					
						John D. Pixley

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
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						EVP

					
					
						 

				

		
			 
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
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			Name of Lender:  Mabrey Bank
		

		
			 
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
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						/s/ John D. Pixley

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
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						John D. Pixley

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
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			SIGNATURE PAGE
		

		
			 
		

		
			CONSENT TO AMENDMENT NO. 1 to the FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of jANUARY 27, 2017 of ALLIANCE RESOURCE OPERATING PARTNERS, L.P.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Name of Lender: Fifth Third Bank 
		

		
			 
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
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						/s/ Christopher Mosley

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Name:

					
					
						Christopher Mosley

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Title: 

					
					
						Vice President

					
					
						 

				

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			CONSENT TO EXTENSION OF TERMINATION DATE:
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Name of Lender: Fifth Third Bank 
		

		
			 
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
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						/s/ Christopher Mosley

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Name:

					
					
						Christopher Mosley

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Title: 

					
					
						Vice President

					
					
						 

				

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

 

		

		
			SIGNATURE PAGE
		

		
			 
		

		
			CONSENT TO AMENDMENT NO. 1 to the FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of jANUARY 27, 2017 of ALLIANCE RESOURCE OPERATING PARTNERS, L.P.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Name of Lender:  Planters Bank, Inc.
		

		
			 
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
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						/s/ Leigh Durden

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Name:

					
					
						Leigh Durden

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
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						Senior Vice President

					
					
						 

				

		
			 
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
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			Name of Lender:  Planters Bank, Inc.
		

		
			 
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
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						/s/ Leigh Durden

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						Name:

					
					
						Leigh Durden

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
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			CONSENT TO AMENDMENT NO. 1 to the FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of jANUARY 27, 2017 of ALLIANCE RESOURCE OPERATING PARTNERS, L.P.
		

		
			
		

		
			 
		

		
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						Mahir Desai

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
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			Each of the undersigned, as Guarantors under the Subsidiary Guaranty dated as of January 27, 2017 (the “Guaranty”) in favor of the Agent, for its benefit and the benefit of the Lenders parties to the Credit Agreement referred to in the foregoing Amendment, hereby consents to such Amendment and hereby confirms and agrees that (a) notwithstanding the effectiveness of such Amendment, the Guaranty is, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects, except that, on and after the effectiveness of such Amendment, each reference in the Guaranty to the “Credit Agreement”, “thereunder”, “thereof” or words of like import shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement, as amended by such Amendment, and (b) the Collateral Documents to which such Guarantor is a party and all of the Collateral described therein do, and shall continue to, secure the payment of all of the Secured Obligations (in each case, as defined therein).
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
						 

					
						 

					
						 

					
						 

					
						 

					
						 

					
						 

					
						 

					
						 

					
						 

					
						 

					
						 

					
						 

					
						 

					
						 

					
						 

					
						 

					
						 

					
						 

					
						 

					
						 

					
						 

					
						 

					
						 

					
						 

					
						 

					
						 

					
						 

					
						 

					
						 

					
						 

					
						 

					
						 

					
						 

					
						 

					
						 

					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						ALLIANCE COAL, LLC

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						ALLIANCE DESIGN GROUP, LLC

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						ALLIANCE LAND, LLC

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						ALLIANCE MINERALS, LLC

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						ALLIANCE PROPERTIES, LLC

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						ALLIANCE RESOURCE PROPERTIES, LLC

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						ALLIANCE SERVICE, INC.

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						ALLIANCE WOR PROPERTIES, LLC

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						ARP SEBREE, LLC

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						ARP SEBREE SOUTH, LLC

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						BACKBONE MOUNTAIN, LLC

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						CR MACHINE SHOP, LLC

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						CR SERVICES, LLC

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						EXCEL MINING, LLC

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						GIBSON COUNTY COAL, LLC

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						HAMILTON COUNTY COAL, LLC

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						HOPKINS COUNTY COAL, LLC

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						MATRIX DESIGN GROUP, LLC

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						MC MINING, LLC

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						METTIKI COAL, LLC

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						METTIKI COAL (WV), LLC

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						MID-AMERICA CARBONATES, LLC

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						MT. VERNON TRANSFER TERMINAL, LLC

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						PENN RIDGE COAL, LLC

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						PONTIKI COAL, LLC

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						RIVER VIEW COAL, LLC

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						ROUGH CREEK MINING, LLC

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						SEBREE MINING, LLC

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						STEAMPORT, LLC

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						TUNNEL RIDGE, LLC

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						UC COAL, LLC

				

		 

		

			 

		

 

		

			 

		

	
					
						

					
						 

					
					
						UC MINING, LLC

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						UC PROCESSING, LLC

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						WARRIOR COAL, LLC

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						WEBSTER COUNTY COAL, LLC

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						WHITE COUNTY COAL, LLC

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						WHITE OAK RESOURCES LLC

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						WOR LAND 6, LLC

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						By:

					
					
						/s/ Cary P. Marshall

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Name:

					
					
						Cary P. Marshall

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Title:

					
					
						Vice President-Corporate Finance and Treasurer

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						MATRIX DESIGN INTERNATIONAL, LLC

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
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						/s/ Cary P. Marshall

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Name:

					
					
						Cary P. Marshall

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Title:

					
					
						Authorized AgentEX-10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 
  

 
 4553 GLENCOE AVENUE, SUITE 300 

LOS ANGELES, CA 90292 

April 7, 2017 
 Paul Rainey 

c/o Global Eagle Entertainment Inc. 
 4553 Glencoe Ave., Suite 300

 Los Angeles, CA 90292 
 Re: Offer of
Employment 
 Dear Mr. Rainey: 

Global Eagle Entertainment Inc. (the “Company”) is pleased to offer you employment on the following
terms: 
 1. Position. Your initial title will be Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and you
will report to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Your duties will include those assigned by the Chief Executive Officer from time to time. 

2. Commencement Date. Your commencement date for employment was April 3, 2017 (the “Commencement
Date”).  
 3. Location. You shall initially perform your employment duties at the Company’s
offices in Los Angeles, CA. You may keep your residence in Houston until your primary work location is determined. You shall later relocate to the primary location of the Company’s Finance Department, which shall be determined by the Company at
a future date.  
 4. Base Salary. Your initial base salary will be at a rate of $375,000 per year
(“Base Salary”), payable in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll schedule from time to time and subject to all tax withholdings. 

5. Annual Bonus. You will be eligible for an annual performance bonus under the Company’s Annual Incentive Plan (as in
effect from time to time) with an initial target of 75% of your Base Salary (the “Annual Bonus”) (but prorated for the 2017 performance year for the number of full months elapsed in 2017 after your Commencement
Date). Your actual Annual Bonus will however be subject to the achievement of individual and Company performance objectives and metrics to be established by the Company for you from time to time, and the final calculation and bonus determination
(including determinations of achievement of performance objectives) will be in the sole discretion of the Company. The Company typically pays its Annual Bonuses in March following each performance-year end, e.g., in March 2018
for the 2017 performance year, but the Company will determine the actual date of payment in its sole discretion. You must be employed on the payment date to receive any Annual Bonus, and if you are not employed on the payment date (subject to the
terms of any severance plan in which you then participate), then you will not be entitled to any Annual Bonus or any portion of it.  

 6. Initial Equity Incentive and Annual “Refresh” Equity Grants. You will receive
an initial equity grant consisting of: (i) a non-qualified stock option to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock with a grant date value equal to $325,000 (the “Initial Option Award”); (ii) an award of
the Company’s traditional time-based restricted stock units (the “Initial RSU Award”) with a grant date value equal to $325,000; and (iii) subject to the approval of the Compensation Committee (the
“Committee”) of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) in or around October 2017 when it normally grants performance-based restricted stock units to Company employees (and subject to the
terms for such awards at that time), an award of the Company’s performance-based restricted stock units with a grant date value equal to $100,000 (at target) (the “Initial PSU Award”). Each of the Initial Option Award,
the Initial RSU Award and the Initial PSU Award will be granted subject to the condition subsequent that the Company’s stockholders approve a new equity incentive plan (as it may be amended from time to time, the “Plan”)
at the Company’s 2017 annual stockholders’ meeting, and if such stockholder approval is not obtained, then each of these awards will be automatically forfeited (and be deemed to be void ad initio) on the date of such stockholder
meeting. Although each such award is subject to the above-mentioned condition subsequent, vesting for the Initial Option Award and the Initial RSU Award will commence on your Commencement Date. Each of the Initial Option Award, Initial RSU Award and
Initial PSU Award will be further subject to the terms and conditions applicable to such awards granted under the Plan and the relevant form of equity award agreement. The exercise price per share of Initial Option Award will be set on the date as
determined under the Company’s Equity Award Policy (the “Pricing Date”), and the amount of shares underlying your Initial Option Award and Initial RSU Award will be determined using the per-share trading price of the
Company’s common stock on the Pricing Date (rounded down to the nearest whole share). 
 One-quarter (25%) of your Initial Option
Award will vest on the first (1st) anniversary of the Commencement Date, and the balance will vest in equal monthly installments over the following 36 months, subject to your continuous
service with the Company through the applicable vesting date. Your Initial RSU Award will vest in four (4) equal installments on the first (1st), second (2nd), third (3rd) and fourth (4th) anniversaries of the Commencement Date, subject to
your continuous service with the Company through each applicable vesting date. 
 You will also be eligible to be considered for annual
“refresh” equity grants starting in 2018, expected to consist of a combination of options, RSUs and PSUs. Grant size is expected to be similar to 175% of current base salary at the time of the award, and grant-type mix will be as
determined each year by the Committee. All annual equity grants and their terms are subject to the approval of the Committee. 
 7.
Employee Benefits. You will be eligible to participate in all customary employee benefit plans and programs made generally available by the Company to its senior management from time to time. The Company will also reimburse you for travel to
and from your principal residence to the Company’s office locations, together with related accommodations while traveling, consistent with the Company’s travel policies. The Company reserves the right to add, terminate and/or amend any
employee benefit plans, policies, programs and/or arrangements from time to time without notice or consideration paid to you. 

  
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 8. Change in Control and Severance Protection. You will participate in the
Company’s Change in Control and Severance Plan for Senior Management (as amended from time to time), as a “Tier II participant” thereunder. 

9. Clawback. Notwithstanding any other provisions in this agreement to the contrary, any incentive-based compensation or any other
compensation paid to you pursuant to this agreement or any other agreement or arrangement with the Company or any of its subsidiaries from time to time shall be subject to recovery or deductions as may be required under any law, government
regulation, stock exchange listing requirement or policy adopted by the Board from time to time or as determined by the Board pursuant to such law, government regulation, stock exchange listing requirement or Board policy. 

10. Relocation Expenses. The Company will reimburse you for rental expenses for temporary housing until the earlier of
(i) the date that is twelve (12) months following the Commencement Date and (ii) the date on which you establish a permanent residence in a location to be designated by the Company. In addition, the Company shall provide you with a
relocation expense reimbursement allowance in connection with the relocation of your permanent residence equal to, at your election, (x) up to $35,000 (to be grossed up for taxes) or (y) a professional outsourced move paid for by the
Company, in each case in accordance with the Company’s customary relocation policies.  
 11. Indemnification. You
will be entitled to customary indemnification for executive officers of the Company pursuant to the terms of an indemnity agreement to be entered into between you and the Company. Pursuant to the terms of that agreement, the Company’s duty to
indemnify you will continue notwithstanding any termination of employment. 
 12. Employment Relationship. Your
employment with the Company will be “at will,” meaning that either you or the Company may terminate your employment at any time and for any reason, with or without cause. If you decide to resign from your employment, we will consider your
notice of resignation effective only when delivered in writing to the Chief Executive Officer.  
 13. Restrictive Covenant
Agreement. As a condition to your employment with the Company, you are required to concurrently enter into an Employee Statement and Agreements Regarding Confidentiality, Proprietary Information, Invention Assignment and Non-Solicitation (the
“Restrictive Covenant Agreement”), which is attached hereto as Attachment A.  

14. Employee Representations, Warranties and Covenants; Company Policies. You represent and warrant that you have no contractual
commitments or other legal obligations or restrictions (including to a current or prior employer) that would prohibit or impair you from performing your duties for the Company. You agree not to violate any confidentiality, restrictive covenant
(e.g., a non-solicitation or non-competition obligation) or other obligations that you owe to any other person (including to a current or prior employer) during your employment with the Company. You agree to abide by the
Company’s general employment  

  
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policies and practices, including those set forth in its Employee Handbook, its Conflicts of Interest Policy, its Code of Ethics, its Whistleblower Policy and Procedures and Global Business
Conduct and Compliance Policies Manual (as each may be amended from time to time) as well as such other policies and procedures as the Company shall from time to time establish. 

15. Governing Law. This agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California
without giving effect to any choice of law provisions or principles thereof. 
 16. Arbitration. Any and all claims or
controversies arising out of or relating to your employment, the termination thereof, or otherwise arising between the parties hereto shall, in lieu of a jury or other civil trial, be settled by final and binding arbitration before a single
arbitrator in Los Angeles, California, in accordance with then-current rules of the American Arbitration Association applicable to employment disputes. This agreement to arbitrate includes all claims whether arising in tort or contract and whether
arising under statute or common law including, but not limited to, any claim of breach of contract, discrimination or harassment of any kind. Judgment on any award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered and enforced by any court having
jurisdiction thereof. The Company shall be solely responsible for all costs of the arbitration, provided that each party shall be responsible for paying its own costs for the arbitration process, including attorneys’ fees, witness fees,
transcript costs, lodging and travel expenses, expert witness fees, and online research charges, subject to the last sentence of this provision. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties may seek injunctive or equitable relief to enforce the terms
of this agreement in any court of competent jurisdiction. 
 17. Integration. This agreement supersedes any prior
understanding or agreement, oral or written (and including any term sheet), regarding the terms of your employment with the Company. 

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 Please accept this offer by signing below and by signing the attached Restrictive Covenant
Agreement. 
  

			
	Very truly yours,
	
	GLOBAL EAGLE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
		
	By:	 	/s/ Zant Chapelo
		
	Name:	 	Zant Chapelo
		
	Title:	 	SVP People & Organizational Development

  

			
	I hereby accept this employment offer:
	
	/s/ Paul Rainey
	Paul Rainey
		
	Dated:	 	April 7, 2017

  

			
	 Attachment
	  	 
		
	Attachment A:	  	Employee Statement and Agreements Regarding Confidentiality, Proprietary Information, Invention Assignment and Non-Solicitation

  
 Signature Page to
Offer of Employment 

 Attachment A 

See attached. 

  
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 GLOBAL EAGLE ENTERTAINMENT INC. 

EMPLOYEE STATEMENT & AGREEMENTS REGARDING 

CONFIDENTIALITY, PROPRIETARY INFORMATION, INVENTION ASSIGNMENT, AND 

NON-SOLICITATION 
 In consideration of and
as a condition of my employment with Global Eagle Entertainment Inc. (“Global Eagle”) and my receipt of the salary and other compensation to be paid to me by Global Eagle, I, the undersigned employee, do hereby agree to the following (this
“Restrictive Covenant Agreement”): 
 1. PROPRIETARY INFORMATION, COPYRIGHTS, MASK WORKS & INVENTIONS 

The success of Global Eagle, along with its subsidiaries, affiliates, successors and assigns (the “Company Group”) depends, among other things, upon
strictly maintaining confidential and secret information relating to its trade secrets, technology, accounting, costs, research, development, sales, manufacturing, methods, production, testing, implementation, marketing, financial information,
financial results, products, customers, suppliers, staffing levels, employees, shareholders, officers and other information peculiarly within the knowledge of and relating to Global Eagle’s business, and to which employees may acquire knowledge
or have access to during the course of their employment by the Company Group. All such information is hereinafter collectively referred to as “Proprietary Information.” Proprietary Information shall be broadly defined. It includes all
information, data, trade secrets or know-how that has or could have commercial value or other utility in Global Eagle’s business or in which the Company Group contemplates engaging. Proprietary Information also includes all information the
unauthorized disclosure of which is or could be detrimental to the interests of the Company Group, whether or not such information is identified as confidential or proprietary information by the Company Group. 

Notwithstanding the above, Proprietary Information shall not include any information, data, trade secrets or know-how that (i) I can prove was known by
me prior to the commencement of my employment with the Company Group or (ii) is or becomes publicly known from another source that is under no obligation of confidentiality to the Company Group without fault on my part. 

The success of the Company Group also depends upon the timely disclosure of inventions made by the Company Group employees in the course of their employment
and, in appropriate circumstances, the full cooperation of employee inventors in filing, maintaining and enforcing United States and foreign country patent applications and patents covering such inventions. 

In view of the foregoing and in consideration of my employment by Global Eagle and as a further condition thereof, I agree as follows: 

 

	 	A.	PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT 

 I acknowledge that it is the policy of Global Eagle to require
that its employees strictly honor all obligations regarding proprietary information of former employers. I acknowledge and agree that I have a continuing obligation to protect and safeguard the proprietary information of my former employer(s), if
any. 
  

	 	B.	PROPRIETARY INFORMATION 

 I shall exercise utmost diligence to protect and guard the
Proprietary Information of the Company Group. Neither during my employment by Global Eagle nor thereafter shall I, directly or indirectly, use for myself or another, or disclose to another, any Proprietary Information (whether acquired, learned,
obtained or developed by me alone or in conjunction with others) of the Company Group except as such disclosure or use is (i)

  
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required in connection with my employment with Global Eagle, (ii) consented to in writing by Global Eagle, or (iii) legally required to be disclosed pursuant to a subpoena or court
order, and in the case of (iii), disclosure may only be made after I have informed Global Eagle of such requirement and assisted Global Eagle in taking reasonable steps to seek a protective order or other appropriate action. Except in connection
with the performance of my duties and responsibilities as provided for in the Offer of Employment to which this Restrictive Covenant Agreement is attached, I agree not to remove any materials relating to the work performed at the Company Group
without the prior written permission of the Chief Executive Officer (or his designee) of Global Eagle. Upon request by Global Eagle at any time, including in the event of my termination of employment with Global Eagle, I shall promptly deliver to
Global Eagle, without retaining any copies, notes or excerpts thereof, all memoranda, journals, notebooks, diaries, notes, records, plats, sketches, plans, specifications, or other documents (including documents on electronic media and all records
of inventions, if any) relating directly or indirectly to any Proprietary Information made or compiled by or delivered or made available to or otherwise obtained by me. Each of the foregoing obligations shall apply with respect to Proprietary
Information of customers, contractors and others with whom any member of the Company Group has a business relationship, learned or acquired by me during the course of my employment by the Company Group. The provisions of this section shall continue
in full force and effect after my termination of employment for whatever reason. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, nothing in this Restrictive Covenant Agreement shall (i) prohibit me from making reports or participating in the
investigation of possible violations of federal law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity in accordance with the provisions of and rules promulgated under Section 21F of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 806 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or of any other whistleblower protection provisions of local, state or federal law or regulation, or (ii) require notification to or prior approval by the Company Group of any reporting described in clause (i).

  

	 	C.	COPYRIGHT & MASK WORKS 

 All rights in and to any copyrightable material
(including, but not limited to, computer programs) or material protectable as a mask work under the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984 which I may originate pursuant to or in connection with the Business, and which are not expressly released
by Global Eagle in writing, shall be deemed as a work for hire and shall be the sole and exclusive property of the Company Group. 
  

	 	D.	INVENTIONS 

 With the exception of “EXEMPT” inventions, as defined herein, any
and all inventions, including original works of authorship, concepts, trade secrets, improvements, developments and discoveries, whether or not patentable or registrable under copyright or similar laws, which I may conceive or first reduce to
practice (or cause to be conceived or first reduced to practice), either alone or with others during the period of my employment with the Company Group (hereinafter referred to as “Inventions”) shall be the sole and exclusive property of
the Company Group, its successors, assigns, designees, or other legal representatives (“Company Group Representatives”) and shall be promptly disclosed to Global Eagle in writing, and I hereby assign to the Company Group all of my right,
title and interest in such Inventions. 

  
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 I agree to keep and maintain adequate and current written records of all Inventions and their
development that I make (solely or jointly with others) during the period of employment. These records will be in the form of notes, sketches, drawings, and any other format that may be specified by the Company Group. The records will be available
to and remain the sole property of the Company Group at all times. 
 I shall, without further compensation or consideration, but at no
expense to me: 
  

	 	(a)	Communicate to Global Eagle any facts known by me respecting the Inventions; 

  

	 	(b)	do all lawful acts, including the execution and delivery of all papers and proper oaths and the giving of testimony deemed necessary or desirable by Global Eagle or the Company Group, with regard to said Inventions, for
protecting, obtaining, securing rights in, maintaining and enforcing any and all copyrights, patents, mask work rights or other intellectual property rights in the United States and throughout the world for said Inventions, and for perfecting,
affirming, recording and maintaining in the Company Group and Company Group Representatives sole and exclusive right, title and interest in and to the Inventions, and any copyrights, Patents, mask work rights or other intellectual property rights
relating thereto; and 

  

	 	(c)	generally cooperate to the fullest extent in all matters pertaining to said Inventions, original works of authorship, concepts, trade secrets, improvements, developments and discoveries, any and all applications,
specifications, oaths, assignments and all other instruments which Global Eagle shall deem necessary in order to apply for and obtain such rights and in order to assign and convey to Global Eagle, its successors, assigns and nominees the sole and
exclusive rights, title and interest in and to such Inventions, and any copyrights, patents, mask work rights or other intellectual property rights relating thereto. 

Compliance with California Labor Code Section 2870 – Inventions Made on Your Own Time – An “EXEMPT” invention
is one which: 
  

	 	(a)	was developed entirely on my own time without using Company Group equipment, supplies, facilities, or trade secret information; 

  

	 	(b)	does not relate at the time of conception or reduction to practice of the invention to the Business, or to its actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development; and 

 

	 	(c)	does not result from any work performed by me for the Company Group. 

 Inventions which I
consider to be “EXEMPT” but made solely or jointly with others during the term of my employment, shall be disclosed in confidence to Global Eagle for the purpose of determining such issues as may arise. 

I acknowledge and agree that my obligations with respect to the foregoing shall continue after the termination of my employment with Global
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or to pursue any application for any United States or foreign patents or copyright registrations covering Inventions or original works of authorship assigned to the Company Group as above, then I
hereby irrevocably designate and appoint Global Eagle and its duly authorized officers and agents as my agent and attorney in fact, to act for and in my behalf and stead to execute and file any such applications and to do all other lawfully
permitted acts to further the prosecution and issuance of letters, patents or copyright registrations thereon with the same legal force and effect as if executed by me. 

Pursuant to the Defense Trade Secrets Act of 2016, I understand that: (i) an individual may not be held criminally or civilly liable
under any U.S. federal or state trade secrets law for the disclosure of a trade secret that: (A) is made (x) in confidence to a federal, state or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to any attorney and
(y) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (B) is made in a complaint or other document that is filed under seal in a lawsuit or other proceeding; and (ii) further, an individual who
files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the employer’s trade secrets to the attorney and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding if the individual (A) files
any document containing the trade secret under seal and (B) does not disclose the trade secret except pursuant to court order. 
 Listed
on the attached sheet by descriptive title for purposes of identification only are all of the inventions made by me (conceived and reduced to practice) prior to my employment by Global Eagle that I consider to be my property and excluded from this
Restrictive Covenant Agreement. If I have not attached any such sheet, and it is not countersigned by the Company, then I acknowledge that there are no such inventions. 
  

	2.	NON-SOLICITATION 

 I acknowledge that Global Eagle is making a substantial investment in time, money,
effort, goodwill and other resources in the business of the Company Group, and in my continued employment with Global Eagle. I acknowledge and agree that Global Eagle and the Company Group are entitled to protect their legitimate business interests
and investments and prevent me from using my knowledge of its trade secrets and Proprietary Information to the detriment of the Company Group. I also acknowledge that the nature of the business of the Company Group is such that the on-going
relationship among each member of the Company Group and their respective employees, clients and customers is material and has a significant effect on the ability of the Company Group to obtain business. In view of the foregoing and in consideration
of my employment by Global Eagle and as further condition thereof, I agree as follows: 
 During the period of my employment and for twelve
(12) months following the termination thereof for any reason (the “Restricted Period”), I will not, without Global Eagle’s prior written consent, directly or indirectly, on behalf of myself or any other person or
organization, induce, knowingly solicit or encourage to leave the employment of any member of the Company Group, any employee of any member of the Company Group, or any such person who has been an employee thereof for the six months preceding my
termination of employment. 
 I acknowledge that the limits set forth herein are reasonable and properly required to adequately protect the Company
Group’s legitimate business interests. However, if in any proceeding, a court or arbitrator shall refuse to enforce this Restrictive Covenant Agreement, whether because the time limit is too long or because the restrictions contained herein are
more extensive (whether as to geographic area, scope of business or otherwise) than is necessary to protect the business of Global Eagle, it is expressly understood and agreed between the parties hereto that this Restrictive Covenant Agreement is
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further agree that if there is a breach or threatened breach of the provisions of this Section 2, the Company Group shall be entitled to an injunction restraining me from such breach or
threatened breach, in addition to any other relief permitted under applicable law or pursuant to my Offer of Employment. Global Eagle will not be required to post a bond or other security in connection with, or as a condition to, obtaining such
relief before a court of competent jurisdiction. Nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting Global Eagle from pursuing any other remedies, at law or in equity, for such breach or threatened breach. 

 

	3.	ARBITRATION 

 Any and all claims or controversies arising out of or relating to my employment, the
termination thereof, or this Restrictive Covenant Agreement hereto shall, in lieu of a jury or other civil trial, be settled by final and binding arbitration before a single arbitrator in Los Angeles, California, in accordance with then-current
rules of the American Arbitration Association applicable to employment and related disputes. This agreement to arbitrate includes all claims whether arising in tort or contract and whether arising under statute or common law including, but not
limited to, any claim of breach of contract, discrimination or harassment of any kind. The obligation to arbitrate such claims shall continue forever, and the arbitrator shall have jurisdiction to determine the arbitrability of any claim. The
arbitrator shall have the authority to award any and all damages otherwise recoverable in a court of law. The arbitrator shall not have the authority to add to, subtract from or modify any of the terms of this Agreement. Judgment on any award
rendered by the arbitrator may be entered and enforced by any court having jurisdiction thereof. Global Eagle shall be solely responsible for all costs of the arbitration, provided that each party shall be responsible for paying its own costs for
the arbitration process, including attorneys’ fees, witness fees, transcript costs, lodging and travel expenses, expert witness fees, and online research charges, subject to the last sentence of this provision. I shall not be required to pay
any type or amount of expense if such requirement would invalidate this agreement or would otherwise be contrary to the law as it exists at the time of the arbitration. Notwithstanding and in addition to the foregoing, Global Eagle may seek
injunctive or equitable relief to enforce the terms of this Restrictive Covenant Agreement in any court of competent jurisdiction. 
  

	4.	GENERAL PROVISIONS 

  

	 	A.	This Restrictive Covenant Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of California. 

  

	 	B.	Nothing contained herein shall be construed to require the commission of any act contrary to law. Should there be any conflict between any provisions hereof and any present or future statute, law, ordinance,
regulation, or other pronouncement having the force of law, the latter shall prevail, but the provision of this Restrictive Covenant Agreement affected thereby shall be curtailed and limited only to the extent necessary to bring it within the
requirement of the law, and the remaining provisions of this Restrictive Covenant Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. This Restrictive Covenant Agreement may not be assigned by me without the prior written consent of Global Eagle.
Subject to the foregoing sentence, this Restrictive Covenant Agreement will be binding upon my heirs, executors, administrators and other legal representatives and will be for the benefit of Global Eagle, its successors, and its assigns, and may be
assigned by Global Eagle and shall be binding and inure to the benefit of Global Eagle, its successors and assigns. 

  

	 	C.	 The provisions of this Restrictive Covenant Agreement are severable, and if any one or more provisions may
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in part, the remaining provisions or parts thereof shall nevertheless be binding and enforceable. In the event that any provision of this Restrictive Covenant Agreement is deemed unenforceable,
Global Eagle and I agree that a court or an arbitrator chosen pursuant to the terms hereof shall reform such provision to the extent necessary to cause it to be enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by law. Global Eagle and I agree that each
desires the court or arbitrator to reform such provision, and therefore agree that the court or arbitrator will have jurisdiction to do so and that each will abide by the determination of the court or arbitrator. 

 

	 	D.	I have had the opportunity to review this Restrictive Covenant Agreement and have had the opportunity to ask questions regarding the nature of my employment with Global Eagle I have also been advised that I have
been given the opportunity to allow legal counsel to assist me in the review of this Restrictive Covenant Agreement prior to my execution of this Restrictive Covenant Agreement. I represent that my performance of all the terms of this Agreement will
not breach any agreement to keep in confidence proprietary information acquired by me in confidence or in trust prior to my employment with Global Eagle. I have not entered into, and I agree I will not enter into any oral or written agreements in
conflict herewith. 

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 I have read, and I understand and agree to comply with all terms and conditions above without any reservation
whatsoever. 
  

									
	Paul Rainey	 		 		 	
					
	Signature:	 	/s/ Paul Rainey	 		 	Date:	 	April 7, 2017

  

			
	Global Eagle Entertainment Inc.
		
	By:	 	/s/ Zant Chapelo

			
		
	Name:	 	Zant Chapelo

			
		
	Title:	 	SVP People & Organizational Development

  
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Restrictive Covenant Agreement

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