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SEPARATION
AND GENERAL RELEASE AGREEMENT

 

THIS
SEPARATION AND GENERAL RELEASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made as of this 28th day of September, 2018,
by ECO-STIM ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and J. CHRISTOPHER BOSWELL (the “Executive”).

 

WHEREAS,
the Executive serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company pursuant to that certain Employment Agreement,
effective as of April 1, 2017, by and between the Company and the Executive (the “Employment Agreement”), and
as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”); and

 

WHEREAS,
the Company and the Executive have mutually agreed to terminate the Executive’s employment relationship under the terms
and conditions set forth exclusively in this Agreement.

 

NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises, representations and warranties set forth herein, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the Executive and the Company agree as follows:

 

1.
Cessation of Employment Relationship.

 

(a)
The Executive’s employment with the Company and its affiliates will cease, and the Executive will cease to serve as the
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective as of the close of business on September 28, 2018 (the “Termination
Date”). Up through and including the Termination Date, the Executive shall continue to receive the compensation and
benefits set forth in the Employment Agreement. The Termination Date will be the termination date of the Executive’s employment
for purposes of active participation in and coverage under all employee benefit plans and programs sponsored by or through the
Company. Terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Employment Agreement.

 

(b)
Effective as of the Termination Date, the Executive hereby resigns from all positions he then holds as an employee, officer or
other service provider to the Company and any of its subsidiaries and affiliates, including, without limitation, resignation from
the Board, and as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, as well as from any positions, officer and directorships
on the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ and affiliates’ foundations, benefit plans and programs. From and after
the date of this Agreement, the Executive shall take any action that the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates may
reasonably request in order to confirm or evidence such resignation. The Executive shall not hold himself out as a representative
of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or use any powers relative to the Company or any of its subsidiaries
or affiliates; all such powers shall terminate on the Termination Date.

 

    	 

    	 	 	 

    

 

2.
Final Pay/Other Obligations.

 

(a)
In connection with the termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company, the Company shall pay or provide to the
Executive (1) any earned but unpaid Base Salary as of the Termination Date, (2) any vested or accrued benefits under any other
plan, program, policy, practice, contract or agreement of the Company in accordance with their terms including but not limited
to the unpaid portion of the 2017 incentive bonus award approved by the Company’s compensation committee ($91,875 as of
September 28, 2018) (the “2017 Remaining Bonus Amount”), and (3) expenses incurred but not yet reimbursed as
of the Termination Date (collectively, the “Accrued Benefits”), which amounts (other than the 2017 Remaining
Bonus Amount) shall be payable in a single lump sum within thirty (30) days (or any shorter period prescribed by law) following
the Termination Date. The 2017 Remaining Bonus Amount shall be payable in equal installments in accordance with the Company’s
normal payroll practices over a period of four (4) months, commencing on the Company’s first regularly scheduled payroll
date following the expiration of the revocation period set forth in Section 2(d) below. Except as expressly set forth in this
Agreement, all unvested benefits shall terminate or forfeit as of the Termination Date in accordance with the terms of the applicable
plan or program. For avoidance of doubt, the Executive shall not be eligible for an annual bonus with respect to calendar year
2018, whether pursuant to Section 3(b) of the Employment Agreement or otherwise.

 

(b)
Subject to the Executive’s continued compliance with this Agreement and the Continuing Obligations (as defined in Section
3 hereof), and subject to Section 9 below, (i) the Company shall pay or provide to the Executive an amount equal to $262,500,
payable in equal installments in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practices over a period of twelve (12) months,
commencing on the Company’s first regularly scheduled payroll date following the expiration of the revocation period set
forth in Section 2(d) below (the “Cash Consideration”), (ii) subject to the Executive timely electing medical
benefit continuation pursuant to the COBRA, payment (or reimbursement of) the cost of medical benefit continuation (on the same
basis and at the same cost as such benefits are currently provided to executives of the Company) for the Executive and any covered
dependents for up to twelve (12) months or until the Executive and/or his covered dependents are eligible for another company’s
group health insurance, whichever is sooner; and provided, further, that if the Company determines in good faith that its payment
of such cost will result in the imposition of excise taxes or penalties on the Company and/or the insurance carrier with respect
to such medical benefits, then the Company shall not pay (or reimburse) such cost and the Company shall provide an economically
equivalent benefit or payment, to the extent that such benefit or payment is consistent with applicable law and will not result
in the imposition of such excise taxes or penalties (the “COBRA Assistance”), and (iii) (A) any and all outstanding
unvested stock options, or other equity or equity-based incentives with time-based vesting terms, held by the Executive shall
vest, effective as of the Termination Date (but 200,000 “Phantom Shares” held by Executive that are subject to vesting
only on a “Change of Control” shall not vest, and shall therefore be forfeited as of the Termination Date), and (B)
Executive shall be entitled to exercise rights with respect to all vested stock options held by Executive as if Executive’s
termination of employment contemplated hereunder was an “Involuntary Termination” as such term is used in the applicable
award agreement for such stock options (the “Accelerated Vesting” or, collectively with the payments and benefits
set forth in clauses (i)-(iii), the “Severance Benefits”). The Executive covenants and agrees that if he becomes
eligible for coverage under another company’s group health insurance while receiving the COBRA Assistance, he shall provide
written notice to the Company within ten (10) business days of such eligibility. In the event the Company determines that the
Executive has breached this Agreement or the Continuing Obligations in any respect, then, in addition to any of the Company’s
other rights and remedies at law or in equity, the Company shall have the right to cease providing the Severance Benefits and
promptly upon demand from the Company, the Executive shall return any Severance Benefits previously received (including, without
limitation, forfeiture of any stock options or other equity or equity-based incentives held by the Executive that vested pursuant
to the Accelerated Vesting), without payment of consideration therefor; the return (or forfeiture, as applicable) of such previously
paid Severance Benefits shall not be deemed an election of remedies precluding the further exercise of remedies. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Company’s aggregate payment obligation with respect to the Cash Consideration shall be limited to $10,000
(and all Cash Consideration in excess of $10,000 and all other Severance Benefits shall become null and void) if the waiver contemplated
in Section 2(c) below with respect to ADEA Claims (as defined below) does not become effective on the eighth day after the date
of this Agreement, and such $10,000 shall be payable, subject to applicable withholding taxes, within 60 days after the date of
this Agreement.

 

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(c)
Release. In consideration for the Severance Benefits, the Executive, for himself, his spouse, heirs, administrators, children,
representatives, executors, successors, assigns, and all other individuals and entities claiming through the Executive, if any
(collectively, the “Executive Releasers”), does hereby release, waive, and forever discharge the Company, Fir
Tree Partners Inc., Fir Tree Inc., Fir Tree Capital Management LP, Fir Tree Capital Opportunity Master Fund, LP, Fir Tree Capital
Opportunity Master Fund III, LP, FT SOF IV Holdings, LLC, FT SOF VIII Holdings, LLC, each of their respective subsidiaries and
affiliates, and each of their respective investment managers, investment advisors, general and limited partners, and the respective
agents, subsidiaries, parents, affiliates, related organizations, employees, officers, directors, members, attorneys, successors,
predecessors, and assigns of the foregoing (individually and in their official capacities) (collectively, the “Company
Releasees”) and fully waives any obligations of the Company Releasees to the Executive Releasers for any and all liability,
actions, charges, causes of action, demands, damages, or claims for relief, remuneration, sums of money, accounts or expenses
(including attorneys’ fees and costs) of any kind whatsoever, whether known or unknown or contingent or absolute, which
heretofore has been or which hereafter may be suffered or sustained, directly or indirectly, by Executive Releasers in consequence
of, arising out of, or in any way relating to: (a) the Executive’s employment with the Company; (b) the termination of the
Executive’s employment with the Company; (c) the Employment Agreement; (d) salary, bonuses, commissions, equity or equity-based
interests or other ownership interests in the Company; or (e) any events occurring on or prior to the date of this Agreement,
except as expressly set forth herein. The foregoing release and discharge, waiver and the following covenant not to sue includes,
but is not limited to, all waivable claims and obligations or causes of action arising from such claims, under common law, including
wrongful or retaliatory discharge, breach of contract, express or implied, (other than claims for unpaid Severance Benefits pursuant
to Section 2(a) of this Agreement), including any claim for breach of any implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, constructive
discharge, discrimination, harassment, fraud, physical or personal injury, and any claims or actions arising in tort including
libel, slander, defamation or infliction of emotional distress, and claims under any federal, state or local statute including
without limitation the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”), the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (“OWBPA”),
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and 1871 (42 U.S.C. § 1981), the National Labor Relations
Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, the Americans with Disabilities
Act of 1990, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, Chapters
21 and 451 of the Texas Labor Code, the Texas Occupational Health and Safety Law, the Texas Juror Protection Law, the Texas Military
Discrimination and Leave Law, and the Texas Hazard Communication Act, any other wage payment and collection, equal pay or other
similar laws, acts and statutes of the State of Texas, and any and all other discrimination or employment laws of any federal,
state, or local government and/or any claims under any express or implied contract which Executive Releasers may claim ever existed
with Company Releasees. Each Company Releasee shall be an express, intended third-party beneficiary of this Agreement.

 

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Excluded
from this the general release of claims in this Section 2(c) are: (i) any claims which cannot be waived by applicable law, including
but not limited to the right to participate in an investigation conducted by certain government agencies, claims for workers’
compensation benefits, and claims for unemployment insurance; (ii) any right to indemnification pursuant to Section 10 of the
Employment Agreement; (iii) claims to vested benefits under any employee benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended; (iv) the right to receive the Severance Benefits; (v) the right to
continuation of group insurance coverage pursuant to the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, or (vi) any rights or
claims that are based on events occurring after the date on which the Executive signs this Agreement.

 

(d)
Time to Consider and Revoke Release. This Agreement shall be effective as of the date of the Executive’s execution
of this Agreement, subject to the Executive’s revocation rights with respect to ADEA Claims only, as set forth below. In
accordance with the OWBPA and ADEA, the Executive understands and acknowledges that the Executive has been given at least twenty-one
(21) days to consider and execute this Agreement, and in the event the Executive executes this Agreement before expiration of
such twenty-one (21) day period, Executive agrees that he is waiving the remainder of such period. The Executive has seven (7)
days after he signs this Agreement to revoke it (the “Revocation Period”) with respect to claims of any kind
under the ADEA and OWBPA only (together, “ADEA Claims”). In the event that the Executive fails to return to
the Company within twenty-one (21) days after presentation for consideration, in the manner set forth in Section 18 below, an
executed copy of this Agreement, this Agreement shall not become effective and shall be null and void and the Executive shall
not be entitled to receive the Severance Benefits. In the event the Executive revokes this Agreement by delivering a written revocation
of this Agreement to the Company in the manner set forth in Section 18 below within the Revocation Period, this Agreement shall
remain in effect for all purposes other than with respect to ADEA Claims, except that the total value of any Cash Consideration
the Executive may receive shall be limited to an aggregate amount of $10,000, and the Executive shall not receive any other Severance
Benefits.

 

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(e)
No Other Compensation or Benefits. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that, except as expressly provided in this Agreement
or as otherwise required by applicable law, the Executive will not receive any additional compensation, severance or other benefits
of any kind as an employee of the Company or any of its affiliates following the Termination Date (including, without limitation,
wages, salary, bonuses, commission, vacation pay, perquisites, benefits or any other payments, equity or interests under any other
prior agreement (whether written or unwritten) between the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates and the Executive
(including, without limitation, the Employment Agreement).

 

(f)
Mitigation. The Executive shall notify the Company in writing within ten (10) days after becoming employed on or prior
to the first anniversary of this Agreement, which notice shall identify by name the employer. Immediately upon the occurrence
of such employment or service, the remaining Cash Consideration shall be reduced, on a monthly basis, by any compensation received
from such employer (taking into account any bonus or other non-hourly/salary payments to Executive within the first year of such
employment). The reduction in Cash Consideration shall not terminate, diminish or otherwise affect the other provisions of this
Agreement which are for the benefit of the Company Releasees, including without limitation the covenants, releases and rights
contained herein.

 

3.
Restrictive Covenants; Survival.

 

(a)
The Executive hereby (i) reaffirms the rights and obligations set forth in Section 7 (Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation, and Confidentiality)
of the Employment Agreement (collectively with the Executive’s obligations pursuant to Section 3(b) hereof, the “Continuing
Obligations”); however, should the Company cease to conduct business in either it’s U.S. market or its Argentina
market, as applicable, the Non-Competition obligation described in Section 7 shall be waived by the Company with respect to the
market in which the Company has ceased to conduct business upon the Company’s cessation of business in such market, and
(ii) understands, acknowledges and agrees that the Continuing Obligations (as amended herein) will survive the termination of
Executive’s employment with the Company and remain in full force and effect (except as referenced above) in accordance with
all of the terms and conditions hereof and thereof.

 

(b)
Without limitation of Section 3(a) hereof, from and after the date of this Agreement, the Executive hereby agrees not to make
negative comments about or otherwise disparage any of the Company Releasees or any of their products or services, in any medium
to any person without limitation in time. The foregoing shall not be violated by truthful statements in response to legal process,
required governmental testimony filings, or administrative or arbitral proceedings (including, without limitation, depositions
in connection with such proceedings).

 

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(c)
18 U.S.C. § 1833(b) provides: “An individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or
state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that—(a) is made—(i) in confidence to a federal,
state or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and (ii) solely of the purpose of
reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (b) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit
or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal.” Nothing in this Agreement or the Continuing Obligations is
intended to conflict with 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b) or create liability for disclosures of trade secrets that are expressly
allowed by 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b). Accordingly, the Executive has the right to disclose in confidence trade secrets to
federal, state and local government officials, or to an attorney, for the sole purpose of reporting or investigating a
suspected violation of law. The Executive also has the right to disclose trade secrets in a document filed in a lawsuit or
other proceeding, but only if the filing is made under seal and protected from public disclosure. In addition, the Executive
understands that nothing in this Agreement or the Continuing Obligations limits his ability to file a chart or complaint with
the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal, state or local government agency or commission
(“Government Agencies”). The Executive further understands that neither this Agreement nor the Continuing
Obligations limits his ability to communicate with any Government Agencies or otherwise participate in any investigation or
proceeding that may be conducted by any Government Agency, including providing documents or other information, without notice
to the Company. Neither this Agreement nor the Continuing Obligations limits his right to receive an award for information
provided to any Government Agencies.

 

(d)
Additional Acknowledgments. The Executive acknowledges that the restrictions contained in this Section 3 do not
preclude the Executive from earning a livelihood, nor do they unreasonably impose limitations on his ability to earn a living.
The Executive acknowledges and agrees that the potential harm to the Company of the non-enforcement of this Section 3 outweighs
any potential harm to him of its enforcement by injunction or otherwise. The Executive acknowledges that he has carefully read
this Agreement and has given careful consideration to the restraints imposed upon him by this Agreement and are in full accord
as to their necessity for the reasonable and proper protection of the Company’s Confidential Information now existing or
to be developed in the future.

 

4.
Return of Company Property. On the Termination
Date, the Executive agrees to return to the Company all Company and subsidiary documents (and all copies thereof) and other Company
property that the Executive has or has had in his possession at any time, including, without limitation, Company and subsidiary
files, notes, drawings, records, business plans and forecasts, financial information, specifications, computer-recorded information,
tangible property (including, but not limited to, computers), credit cards, entry cards, parking passes, identification badges
and keys, and any materials of any kind that contain or embody any proprietary, Confidential Information, and all reproductions
thereof.

 

5.
Cooperation. The Executive agree that
following the Executive’s execution of this Agreement, at the Company’s request, the Executive shall provide reasonable
assistance and advise the Company in any investigation which may be performed by the Company or any governmental agency and any
litigation in which the Company may become involved. Such assistance shall include the Executive making himself reasonably available
for interviews by the Company or its counsel, deposition and/or court appearances at the Company’s request.

 

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6.
Reformation; Enforcement. If, at the time
of enforcement of Section 3 hereof, a court of competent jurisdiction in any state determines that any restriction in Section
3 hereof is excessive in duration or scope, or is unreasonable or unenforceable under applicable law, it is the intention
of the parties hereto that such restriction may be modified or amended by the court to render it enforceable to the maximum extent
permitted by the laws of such state; provided, that this Agreement shall remain enforceable in accordance with its terms in each
and every other jurisdiction in which it is applicable. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Company’s remedies
at law for a breach or threatened breach of any of the provisions of Section 3 hereof would be inadequate and, in recognition
of this fact, the Executive agrees that, in the event of such a breach or threatened breach, in addition to any remedies at law,
the Company, without posting any bond or other security or having to prove actual damages, will be entitled to obtain equitable
relief in the form of specific performance, a temporary restraining order, a temporary or permanent injunction or any other equitable
remedy which may then be available, without the necessity of showing actual monetary damages.

 

7.
Governing Law. This Agreement, the rights
and obligations of the parties hereto, and any claims or disputes relating thereto, shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of Texas (but not including any choice of law rule thereof that would cause the laws of another jurisdiction
to apply). The Company and the Executive irrevocably consent to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the federal and state courts
in Harris County, Texas for the resolution of any disputes arising under or respect to this Agreement, and each of the Company
and the Executive agrees to waive and does hereby waive any defenses and/or arguments based upon improper venue and/or lack of
personal jurisdiction. The Executive and the Company hereby waive their respective rights to trial by jury in any action concerning
this Agreement or the Continuing Obligations any and all matters arising directly or indirectly out of this Agreement or the Continuing
Obligations. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, a Company Releasee may seek to enforce this Agreement in the federal
or state courts located in New York County, New York, and the Executive hereby agrees to the jurisdiction of such courts and further
agrees to waive any defenses and/or arguments based upon improper venue and/or lack of personal jurisdiction with respect to such
courts. The Executive represents that the Executive has consulted with counsel of the Executive’s choice or have chosen
voluntarily not to do so specifically with respect to this jury trial waiver.

 

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8.
Notices. All notices and other communications
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered to the other party by email or fax to the email address or fax number set
forth below or by Fedex or any other nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed as follows:

 

If
to the Executive:

 

At
the most recent address on file with the Company.

 

If
to the Company:

 

Eco-Stim
Energy Solutions, Inc.

2930
West Sam Houston Pkwy. South, Ste. 275

Houston,
TX 77043

Attn:
General Counsel

 

With
copies (which shall not constitute notice to the Company) to:

 

Lowenstein
Sandler LLP

1251
Avenue of the Americas

New
York, New York 10020

Attention:
Steven E. Siesser, Esq.

 

or
to such other address as either party shall have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith. Notice and communications
hereunder shall be effective, and the notice shall be deemed to be delivered, on the date it is sent if by email and/or fax and
the date it is actually received by the other party if sent by Fedex or any other nationally recognized overnight courier service.

 

9.
Tax Matters.

 

(a)
The Company may withhold from any and all amounts payable under this Agreement such federal, state, or local taxes as may be required
to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.

 

(b)
The intent of the parties is that all payments, compensation and benefits contemplated hereunder that are subject to Section 409A
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and the regulations and guidance promulgated
thereunder (collectively, “Code Section 409A”) will be paid or provided in compliance with, or will be exempt
from, all applicable requirements of Code Section 409A or an exemption therefrom, and the provisions of this Agreement shall be
construed and administered in accordance with and to implement such intent. In no event shall the Company or any of its subsidiaries
or affiliates be liable for any additional tax, interest or penalty that may be imposed on the Executive by Code Section 409A
or damages for failing to comply with Code Section 409A. For purposes of Code Section 409A, the Executive’s right to receive
any installment payment pursuant to this Agreement will be treated as a right to receive a series of separate and distinct payments.
In no event may the Executive, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of any payment to be made under this Agreement.
In no event shall the timing of the Executive’s execution of this Agreement, directly or indirectly, result in the Executive
designating the calendar year of payment. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if the Executive is deemed
on the date of termination to be a “specified employee” within the meaning of that term under Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B),
then no payment that is considered non-qualified deferred compensation under Code Section 409A and payable on account of a “separation
from service” shall be made or provided before the earlier of (A) the expiration of the six (6)-month period measured from
the date of such “separation from service” of the Executive, and (B) the date of the Executive’s death (the
“Delay Period”). Upon the expiration of the Delay Period, all payments and benefits delayed pursuant to this
Section 9(b) (whether they would have otherwise been payable in a single sum or in installments in the absence of such delay)
shall be paid or reimbursed to the Executive in a lump sum and all remaining payments and benefits due under this Agreement shall
be paid or provided in accordance with the normal payment dates specified for them herein.

 

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10.
Severability. Subject to Section 6,
the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement
in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in such jurisdiction
or the validity, legality or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction, it being intended that
all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by applicable. The failure
of the Company to seek enforcement of any provision of this Agreement in any instance or for any period of time shall not be construed
as a waiver of such provision or of the Company’s right to seek enforcement of such provision in the future.

 

11.
Entire Agreement. Except as otherwise
expressly provided herein, this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Executive and the Company with respect
to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any and all prior agreements or understandings between the Executive and the Company
with respect to the subject matter hereof, whether written or unwritten (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Employment
Agreement). This Agreement will bind the heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns of the Executive and the Company
and inure to the benefit of the Executive, the Company, and the Executive’s and its respective heirs, successors and assigns,
provided that the Executive shall not, but the Company may, assign his or its rights or obligations hereunder without the express
written consent of the other. This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written instrument executed by the Executive
and the Company.

 

12.
Attorneys’ Fees. The Executive hereby
agrees that the Company Releasees shall be entitled to recover from the Executive all attorneys’ fees and costs associated
with their efforts to enforce this Agreement or the Continuing Obligations as a result of a breach of this Agreement or the Continuing
Obligations by the Executive, and/or to recover damages for a breach of this Agreement or the Continuing Obligations by the Executive,
and/or which are incurred by the Company Parties as a result of a breach of this Agreement or the Continuing Obligations by the
Executive. Each party shall otherwise bear its own attorneys’ fees and costs fees related to the subject matter of or arising
out of this Agreement or the Employment Agreement.

 

13.
No Admission. The Executive agrees that
neither this Agreement, nor the furnishing of the consideration for this Agreement, shall be deemed or construed at any time to
be an admission by the Company of improper or unlawful conduct.

 

14.
No Claims. The Executive represents and
warrants that the Executive has not filed any complaint, charge, or lawsuit that is not permitted by this Agreement against the
Company Releasees with any government agency or any court. The Executive waives the Executive’s right to any monetary recovery
should any government agency (such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) pursue any claims on the Executive’s
behalf.

 

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15.
Knowing and Voluntary. The Executive represents
that he has read and fully understands this Agreement, that the Severance Benefits (even if limited to $10,000 or otherwise forfeited
as provided herein) constitute valuable consideration for this Agreement, that the Executive has been given a reasonable period
of time to consider this Agreement and consult with legal counsel, that the Executive is not executing this Agreement in reliance
on any promises or representations other than those contained in this Agreement, and that the Executive is executing this Agreement
voluntarily. The Executive acknowledges that the Company has informed the Executive that the Executive should consult with an
attorney before executing this Agreement.

 

16.
Counterparts and Signatures. This Agreement
may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and together any counterparts shall constitute one
and the same instrument. Additionally, the parties agree that electronic reproductions of signatures (i.e., scanned PDF versions
of original signatures, facsimile transmissions, and the like) shall be treated as original signatures for purposes of execution
of this Agreement.

 

17.
Construction. The section or paragraph
headings or titles herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed a part of this Agreement. The parties
hereto acknowledge and agree that each party has reviewed and negotiated the terms and provisions of this Agreement and has had
the opportunity to contribute to its revision. Accordingly, the rule of construction to the effect that ambiguities are resolved
against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of this Agreement. Rather, the terms of this Agreement
shall be construed in a reasonable manner to effect the intentions of both parties hereto and not in favor or against either party.

 

18.
Transmission of Executed Agreement and Revocation.
This Agreement shall be executed by Executive no earlier than the Termination Date. This executed Agreement or any revocation
thereof may be delivered by facsimile transmission or e-mail (as a .pdf, .tif or similar un-editable attachment), which transmission
shall be deemed delivery of an originally executed Agreement and/or revocation.

 

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

 

	 	ECO-STIM
    ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC.
	 	   
	 	 	/s/
    Christopher J. Arntzen
	 	Name:	Christopher
    J. Arntzen
	 	Title:	Vice
    President
	 	 	
	 	EXECUTIVE
	 	 	 
	 	 	/s/
    J. Christopher Boswell
	 	Name:
    	J.
    Christopher Boswell

 

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Exhibit 10.1

COLE OFFICE & INDUSTRIAL REIT (CCIT II), INC.
2018 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
1.GENERAL
1.1    Purpose.  The purpose of this Plan is to help the Company: (1) align the interests of Participants (as hereinafter defined) with the Company's stockholders; and (2) promote ownership of the Company's equity.
1.2    Definitions of Certain Terms.  For purposes of this Plan, the following terms have the meanings set forth below:
(a)    Action Effective Date shall have the meaning as provided in §4.1.
(b)    Award means an award made pursuant to the Plan, which shall be either a Restricted Stock Award or a Deferred Stock Award.
(c)    Award Agreement means the written document by which each Award is evidenced, and which is executed by a Participant as a condition to receiving an Award or the benefits under an Award, and which sets forth the terms and provisions applicable to Awards granted under the Plan to such Participant.  Any reference herein to an agreement in writing will be deemed to include an electronic writing to the extent permitted by applicable law.  
(d)    Board means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(e)    Change of Control means either of the following:  (i) any transaction or series of transactions pursuant to which the Company sells, transfers, leases, exchanges, or disposes of substantially all (i.e., at least eighty-five percent (85%)) of its assets for cash or property, or for a combination of cash and property, or for other consideration; provided, however, that with respect to any such sales, transfers, leases, exchanges, or dispositions of assets pursuant to a plan of liquidation by the Company, a Change of Control shall not have been deemed to occur until the Board has completed all required actions pursuant to such plan of liquidation and the winding up of the Company; or (ii) any transaction pursuant to which persons who are not current stockholders of the Company acquire by merger, consolidation, reorganization, division, or other business combination or transaction, or by a purchase of an interest in the Company, an interest in the Company so that after such transaction, the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such transaction no longer have a controlling (i.e., 50% or more) voting interest in the Company.
(f)    Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or any successor thereto, and the applicable rulings and regulations thereunder.
(g)    Common Stock means the Class A and Class T common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share, and any other securities or property issued in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof pursuant to §1.7(b).
(h)    Company means Cole Office & Industrial REIT (CCIT II), Inc. and any Subsidiary, and any successor entity thereto.
(i)    Director means a member of the Board.
(j)    Deferred Stock Award means an Award of Deferred Stock Units, where each Deferred Stock Unit shall entitle the Participant to receive one Share at such future time and upon such terms as may be specified by the Board in the Award Agreement evidencing such Award, subject to all terms and provisions of this Plan and the Award Agreement evidencing such Award.
(k)    Deferred Stock Unit means a unit awarded pursuant to a Deferred Stock Award.
(l)    Effective Date means the date on which the Board has approved this Plan, which is August 9, 2018.
(m)    Employee means any common law employee of the Company or of any Subsidiary.
(n)    Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as the same may from time to time be amended.
(o)    Fair Market Value means, with respect to a Share, (i) the closing sales price per share on the national securities exchange on which the Shares are principally traded, for the last preceding date on which there was a sale of such Shares on such exchange; (ii) if the Shares are then traded in an over-the-counter market, the average of the closing bid and asked prices for the Shares in such over-the-counter market for the last preceding date on which there 

was a sale of such Shares in such market; or (iii) if the Shares are not then listed on a national securities exchange or traded in an over-the-counter market, the most recent value (which, unless otherwise determined by the Board, shall be the most recent net asset value) as the Board, in its sole discretion, shall determine, unless determined as otherwise specified herein or in any applicable Award Agreement.  For purposes of the grant of any Award, the applicable date will be the trading day on which the Award is granted or, if the date the Award is granted is not a trading day, the trading day immediately prior to the date the Award is granted.  
(p)    Insider means an individual who is, on the relevant date, an Officer, Director or ten percent (10%) beneficial owner of any class of the Company’s equity securities that is registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, all as defined under Section 16 of the Exchange Act. 
(q)    Non-Assumed DSU shall have the meaning as provided in §4.1.
(r)    Non-Employee Director means a member of the Board who is not an Employee or Officer of the Company or who is not determined by the Board to be an independent member of the Board.
(s)    Officer means any officer of the Company, or of any Subsidiary.
(t)    Outside Director means a Director who is not an Employee or Officer of the Company and who qualifies as a “non-employee director” under Rule 16b-3(b)(3) under the Exchange Act, as amended from time to time.
(u)    Participant means a Non-Employee Director of the Company who receives an Award under the Plan.  
(v)    Restricted Stock Award means an Award of Shares granted to a Participant under this Plan whereby the Participant has immediate rights of ownership in the Shares underlying the Award, but such Shares are subject to restrictions in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Plan and the Award Agreement pertaining to the Award and may be subject to forfeiture by the Participant until the earlier of (i) the time such restrictions lapse or are satisfied, or (ii) the time such Shares are forfeited, pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Award Agreement pertaining to the Award.
(w)    Shares means shares of Common Stock.
(x)    Subsidiary means any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other legal entity (other than the entity for whom the Participant performs services) in an unbroken chain of entities beginning with the entity for whom a Participant performs services if, at the time of the granting of the Award, each of the entities other than the last entity in the unbroken chain owns stock or other equity interests possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of the then-outstanding stock or other equity interests in one of the other entities in such chain. 
1.3    Administration.  
(a)    Authority of the Board.  The Board will administer the Plan, subject to §1.6 below.  The Board, acting in its complete and absolute discretion, shall exercise all such powers and take all such action as it deems necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Plan.  In particular, the Board will have the authority in its sole discretion to:
(1)    exercise all of the powers granted to it under the Plan;
(2)    construe, interpret and implement the Plan and all Award Agreements;
(3)    prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, including rules governing the Board's own operations;
(4)    make all determinations necessary or advisable in administering the Plan;
(5)    amend the Plan to reflect changes in applicable law, or for other purposes; 
(6)    amend the terms and conditions of any outstanding Awards as allowed under the Plan and such Awards;
(7)    establish, amend or waive rules and regulations for the Plan’s administration;

(8)    grant Awards and determine who will receive Awards, when such Awards will be granted and the terms of such Awards; and
(9)    take such other action in the administration and operation of the Plan as the Board may deem equitable under the circumstances.
The Board’s actions shall be final, binding and conclusive on the Company and any Subsidiary thereof, and on each affected Participant, and on each other Person directly or indirectly affected by such actions.  
(b)    Majority Rule; Unanimous Written Consent.  Actions of the Board may be taken by the vote of a majority of its members in attendance at a meeting at which a quorum is present (which may be held telephonically) or by a memorandum or other written instrument signed by all members of the Board.  
1.4    Persons Eligible for Awards.  Awards under the Plan may only be made to Non-Employee Directors of the Company.
1.5    Awards to Non-Employee Directors.  Non-Employee Directors shall be eligible to receive Awards under the Plan as determined by the Board from time to time.  Any such Award shall be subject to the terms and conditions as determined by the Board and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement.  
1.6    Delegation of Authority.  The Board may delegate its authority under the Plan, in whole or in part, to a committee appointed by the Board.  Reference to the Board in this Plan shall specifically include reference to the committee where the Board has delegated its authority to the committee, and any action by the committee pursuant to a delegation of authority by the Board shall be deemed an action by the Board under the Plan.  Notwithstanding the above, the Board may assume the powers and responsibilities granted to the committee at any time, in whole or in part.  With respect to committee appointments and composition, only a committee comprised solely of Outside Directors may grant Awards to Insiders that will be exempt from Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.
1.7    Shares of Common Stock Available for Awards.  
(a)    Common Stock Subject to the Plan. Subject to the other provisions of this §1.7, the total number of Shares that may be granted under the Plan will be 400,000.  Shares subject to an Award that is forfeited, expires or is settled for cash (in whole or in part), to the extent of such forfeiture, expiration or cash settlement will be available for future grants of Awards under the Plan and will be added back in the same number of Shares as were deducted in respect of the grant of such Award.  
(b)    Adjustments. The Board may (i) adjust the number of Shares authorized pursuant to §1.7(a), and (ii) adjust the terms of any outstanding Awards (including, without limitation, the number of Shares covered by each outstanding Award and the type of property or securities to which the Award relates), in each case, in such manner as it deems appropriate (including, without limitation, by payment of cash) to prevent the enlargement or dilution of rights, as a result of any increase or decrease in the number of issued Shares (or issuance of shares of stock other than Shares) resulting from a recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, spinoff, split up, combination, reclassification or exchange of Shares, merger, consolidation, rights offering, separation, reorganization or liquidation or any other change in the corporate structure or Shares, including any extraordinary dividend or extraordinary distribution; provided, however, the Board shall be required to make such adjustments if such change in the capitalization of the Company constitutes an “equity restructuring” as defined in FASB ASC §718-10-20.  
2.    AWARDS UNDER THE PLAN
2.1    Agreements Evidencing Awards.  Each Award granted under the Plan will be evidenced by an Award Agreement that will contain such provisions and conditions as the Board deems appropriate.  By accepting an Award pursuant to the Plan, a Participant thereby agrees that the Award will be subject to all of the terms and provisions of the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement.  
2.2    Restricted Stock Awards.  
(a)    Grants.  The Company may retain any certificates representing Shares subject to a Restricted Stock Award in the Company’s possession until such time as all conditions and/or restrictions applicable to such Shares have been satisfied.  The Board may require a cash payment from the Participant in exchange for the grant of a Restricted Stock Award or may grant a Restricted Stock Award without the requirement of a cash payment.  Shares awarded 

pursuant to Restricted Stock Awards may be subject to the Participant entering into, or not entering into, any tax election under Code §83(b) that the Board may determine is appropriate or required.  
(b)    Acceleration of Award.  The Board shall have the power to permit, in its complete and absolute discretion, an acceleration of the expiration of the applicable restrictions or the applicable period of such restrictions with respect to any part or all of the Shares awarded to a Participant as part of a Restricted Stock Award.  
(c)    Restrictions on Shares Awarded.  Shares awarded pursuant to Restricted Stock Awards shall be subject to such restrictions (if any) as determined by the Board for such periods as may be determined by the Board, including no restrictions if the Board so determines.  The Board may impose such restrictions on any Shares acquired pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award as it may deem advisable.  The Board shall also require, as a condition for the acquisition of any Shares pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award held by a Participant, that the Participant execute an agreement by which the Participant agrees to be bound by, and subject to, any agreement(s) among the Company’s stockholders then in effect.  Shares awarded pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award may be forfeited to the extent that a Participant fails to satisfy the applicable conditions or restrictions during the period of restriction.
(d)    Right to Vote and Receive Dividends on Restricted Shares.  Each Participant of a Restricted Stock Award will, during the period of restriction, be the beneficial and record owner of such restricted shares and will have full voting rights with respect thereto.  Unless the Board determines otherwise in an Award Agreement, so long as the restrictions placed upon the Shares pursuant to the Restricted Stock Award constitute a “substantial risk of forfeiture” for purposes of Treas. Reg. §1.409A-1(d), then, during the period of restriction, all dividends (whether ordinary or extraordinary and whether paid in cash, additional Shares or other property) or other distributions paid upon any Restricted Stock Award Shares will be retained by the Company for the account of the relevant Participant.  Such dividends or other distributions will revert back to the Company if for any reason the restricted share upon which such dividends or other distributions were paid reverts back to the Company.  Upon the expiration of the period of restriction, all such dividends or other distributions made on such restricted share and retained by the Company will be paid to the relevant Participant (without interest).  If the restrictions placed upon the Shares pursuant to the Restricted Stock Award do not constitute a “substantial risk of forfeiture” for purposes of Treas. Reg. §1.409A-1(d), then such dividends or other distributions will not be paid to the Participant unless the Award Agreement specifies the terms and conditions that will be applicable to such payment.
(e)    Transferability of Restricted Stock Awards.  A Restricted Stock Award may not be transferred by the Participant, unless, subject to applicable law and other applicable restrictions, the Board expressly authorizes such transfer in writing.  A Restricted Stock Award may be transferred at any time following the lapse of all restrictions on transferability of the Restricted Stock Award.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Award Agreement may provide for more limited transferability than is described above.
2.3    Deferred Stock Awards.  
(a)    Grants.  The Board may grant Deferred Stock Awards through the grant of Deferred Stock Units to a Participant in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as the Board may determine.  Each Deferred Stock Unit shall entitle the Participant to receive one Share at such future time and upon such terms as specified by the Board in the Award Agreement evidencing such award.  Deferred Stock Units issued under the Plan may have restrictions which lapse based upon the service of a Participant, or based upon other criteria that the Board may determine appropriate.  The Board may require a cash payment from the Participant in exchange for the grant of Deferred Stock Units or may grant Deferred Stock Units without the requirement of a cash payment.  A Participant’s right to Shares based upon Deferred Stock Units shall be an unfunded, unsecured obligation of the Company until such time as Shares are actually issued to the Participant pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Award Agreement evidencing such Deferred Stock Units, and such Participant shall have no right to any specific assets of the Company prior thereto.  
(b)    Vesting of Deferred Stock Units.  The Board may establish a vesting schedule applicable to a Deferred Stock Unit and may specify the times, vesting and/or performance goal requirements that may be applicable to a Deferred Stock Unit.  Until the end of the period(s) of time specified in any such vesting schedule and/or the satisfaction of any such performance criteria, the Deferred Stock Units subject to such Award Agreement shall remain subject to forfeiture.  

(c)    Acceleration of Award.  The Board shall have the power to permit, in its complete and absolute discretion, an acceleration of the applicable restrictions or the applicable period of such restrictions with respect to any part or all of the Deferred Stock Units awarded to a Participant.  
(d)    Restrictions on Shares Awarded.  Shares awarded pursuant to Deferred Stock Units shall be subject to such restrictions as determined by the Board for periods determined by the Board.  The Board may impose such restrictions on any Shares acquired pursuant to a Deferred Stock Unit as it may deem advisable.  The Board shall also require, as a condition for the grant of any Shares to a Participant pursuant to Deferred Stock Units, that the Participant execute an agreement by which the Participant agrees to be bound by, and subject to, any agreement(s) among the Company’s stockholders then in effect.  
(e)    Voting, Dividend & Other Rights.  Unless the applicable Award Agreement expressly provides otherwise, holders of Deferred Stock Units shall not be entitled to vote or to receive dividends until they become owners of the Shares pursuant to their Deferred Stock Units.  
(f)    Transferability of Deferred Stock Units.  Except as otherwise provided in a Participant's Award Agreement, no Deferred Stock Unit granted under the Plan may be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned or otherwise alienated or hypothecated by the holder Participant, except upon the death of the holder Participant by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Award Agreement may provide for more limited transferability than is described above.  
(g)    Code §409A Requirements.  A Deferred Stock Unit must be exempt from Code §409A or meet certain restrictions contained in Code §409A if it is to avoid taxation under Code §409A as a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan.”  Grants of Deferred Stock Units under this Plan should be made with consideration of the impact of Code §409A with respect to such grant upon both the Company and the Participant of the Deferred Stock Unit.  
2.4    Dividend Equivalent Rights.  The Board may include in the Award Agreement with respect to any Award a dividend equivalent right entitling the Participant to receive amounts equal to all or any portion of the regular cash dividends that would be paid on the Shares covered by such Award if such Shares had been delivered pursuant to such Award.  The Participant holding a dividend equivalent right will have only the rights of a general unsecured creditor of the Company until payment of such amounts is made as specified in the applicable Award Agreement.  In the event such a provision is included in an Award Agreement, the Board will determine whether such payments will be made in cash, in Shares or in another form, whether they will be conditioned upon the vesting of the Award to which they relate, the time or times at which they will be made, and such other terms and conditions as the Board will deem appropriate.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, a dividend equivalent right must be exempt from Code §409A or meet certain restrictions contained in Code §409A if it is to avoid taxation under Code §409A as a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan.”  Grants of dividend equivalent rights under this Plan should be made with consideration of the impact of Code §409A with respect to such grant upon both the Company and the Participant of the dividend equivalent right.
3.    MISCELLANEOUS
3.1    Amendments.  
(a)    Amendment of Plan.  Unless otherwise provided in the Plan or in an Award Agreement, the Board may at any time and from time to time revise or amend the Plan in any respect whatsoever and, subject to §1.7(b), any such revision or amendment of the Plan shall be applicable to all Awards, except to the extent that such revision or amendment may materially adversely impair the rights of a Participant under an Award which has been granted prior to the date of such amendment (provided, however, that a revision or amendment that results solely in a change in the tax consequences with respect to an Award shall not be deemed to materially adversely impair rights of the Participant receiving such Award), and, to such extent, the revision or amendment shall not be applicable to such Award without the Participant's consent unless (A) this Plan and/or the Award Agreement evidencing such Award expressly allow such to occur, or (B) the Company would otherwise have the right to make such revision or amendment by applicable law.  
(b)    Amendment of Outstanding Award.  Subject to §1.7(b), an outstanding Award Agreement issued to a Participant may not be amended to materially adversely impair the rights of such Participant without the Participant's consent unless (A) this Plan and/or the Award Agreement evidencing such Award expressly allow such to occur, or (B) the Company would otherwise have the right to make such revision or amendment by applicable law.  

(c)    Suspension of Awards; Termination of Plan.  The Board may suspend the granting of Awards under this Plan at any time and may terminate this Plan at any time.
3.2    Tax Withholding.  Participants will be solely responsible for any applicable taxes (including, without limitation, income and excise taxes) and penalties, and any interest that accrues thereon, that they incur in connection with the receipt, vesting or disposition of any Award or Shares.  However, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall have the power and the right to deduct or withhold, or require a Participant to remit to the Company, or any Subsidiary thereof, as a condition precedent for the fulfillment of any Award, an amount sufficient to satisfy Federal, state and local taxes, domestic or foreign, required by law or regulation to be withheld with respect to any taxable event arising as a result of this Plan and/or any action taken by a Participant with respect to an Award.  Whenever Shares are to be issued to a Participant upon satisfaction of conditions to the fulfillment of a Deferred Stock Unit, or grant of (if a Code §83(b) election is properly made, if required) or substantial vesting of a Restricted Stock Award, the Company, or any Subsidiary thereof, shall have the right to require the Participant to remit to the Company, or any Subsidiary thereof, as a condition to the fulfillment of the Deferred Stock Unit, or as a condition to the grant (if a Code §83(b) election is properly made, if required) or substantial vesting of the Restricted Stock Award, an amount in cash (or, unless the Award Agreement provides otherwise, in Shares) sufficient to satisfy federal, state and local withholding tax requirements at the time of such satisfaction of conditions, or grant (if a Code §83(b) election is properly made, if required) or substantial vesting.  However, notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that a Participant is an Insider, satisfaction of withholding requirements by having the Company, or any Subsidiary thereof, withhold Shares may only be made to the extent that such withholding of Shares (1) has met the requirements of an exemption under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, or (2) is a subsequent transaction the terms of which were provided for in a transaction initially meeting the requirements of an exemption under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.  Unless the Award Agreement provides otherwise, the withholding of shares to satisfy federal, state and local withholding tax requirements shall be a subsequent transaction approved by the original grant of all Awards.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall payment of withholding taxes be made by a retention of Shares by the Company, or any Subsidiary thereof, unless the Company, or any Subsidiary thereof, retains only Shares with a Fair Market Value equal to or less than the minimum amount of taxes required to be withheld.
3.3    No Continued Engagement; Right of Discharge Reserved.  Neither the adoption of the Plan nor the grant of any Award (or any provision in the Plan or Award Agreement) will confer upon any Participant any right to continued engagement with the Company, nor will it interfere in any way with the right of the Company to terminate, or alter the terms and conditions of, such engagement at any time.
3.4    Nature of Payments.  Any and all grants of Awards and deliveries of Common Stock, cash, securities or other property under the Plan will be in consideration of services performed, or to be performed, for the Company by the Participant.
3.5    Plan Headings.  The headings in the Plan are for the purpose of convenience only and are not intended to define or limit the construction of the provisions hereof.
3.6    Termination of Plan.  The Board reserves the right to terminate the Plan at any time; provided, however, that in any case, the Plan will terminate on the day before the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Effective Date, and provided further, that all Awards made under the Plan before its termination will remain in effect until such Awards have been satisfied or terminated in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Plan and the applicable Award Agreements.  
3.7    Clawback/Recapture Policy.  Awards under the Plan will be subject to any clawback or recapture policy that the Company may adopt from time to time to the extent provided in such policy and, in accordance with such policy, may be subject to the requirement that the Awards be repaid to the Company after they have been distributed to the Participant.  
3.8    Code §409A.  An Award granted under this Plan shall be interpreted and administered in a manner so that any payment payable thereunder shall be paid or provided in a manner that is exempt from Code §409A if at all possible.  However, to the extent that an Award granted under this Plan constitutes deferred compensation subject to Code §409A, the Award Agreement shall be interpreted to be compliant with the requirements of Code §409A and applicable guidance and Treasury Regulations issued thereunder.  The term “payment” as used in this §3.8 shall refer to any lapse of a substantial risk of forfeiture with respect to a transfer of property which was subject to such substantial risk of forfeiture, 

or any other transfer of cash or other consideration pursuant to the disposition of an Award granted hereunder subject to federal income taxation.
3.9    Governing Law.  THE PLAN AND ALL AWARDS MADE AND ACTIONS TAKEN THEREUNDER WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS.  IF THE STATE OF MARYLAND’S CONFLICT OF LAW RULES WOULD APPLY ANOTHER STATE’S LAWS, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND SHALL STILL GOVERN.
3.10    No Third-Party Beneficiaries.  Except as expressly provided in an Award Agreement, neither the Plan nor any Award Agreement will confer on any person other than the Company and the Participant of any Award any rights or remedies thereunder.
3.11    Successors and Assigns of the Company.  The terms of the Plan will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and any successor entity.
4.    CHANGE OF CONTROL OF COMPANY
4.1    General Rule for Deferred Stock Units.  Except as otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, if a Change of Control occurs, and if the agreements effectuating the Change of Control do not provide for the assumption or substitution of all Deferred Stock Units granted under this Plan, with respect to any Deferred Stock Unit granted under this Plan that is not so assumed or substituted (a “Non-Assumed DSU”), the Board, in its complete and absolute discretion, may, with respect to any or all of such Non-Assumed DSUs (including the possibility of different treatment with respect to different Participants), take any or all of the following actions to be effective as of the date of the Change of Control (or as of any other date fixed by the Board occurring within the twenty-five (25) day period ending on the date of the Change of Control, but only if such action remains contingent upon the effectuation of the Change of Control) (such date referred to as the “Action Effective Date”) and only if such action does not cause the affected Non-Assumed DSU to fail to comply with Code §409A or to fail to be exempt from Code §409A, notwithstanding any provision of §3.1(b) of this Plan:
(a)    Accelerate (in whole or in part) the vesting of such Non-Assumed DSU on or before a specified Action Effective Date; and/or
(b)    Unilaterally cancel all or any portion of any such Non-Assumed DSU which has not vested as of a specified Action Effective Date (regardless of whether such Non-Assumed DSU has any intrinsic value); and/or
(c)    Unilaterally cancel all or any portion of such Non-Assumed DSU as of a specified Action Effective Date and notify the holder of such Non-Assumed DSU of such action, but only if the Fair Market Value of the Shares that were subject to all or the portion of such Non-Assumed DSU being cancelled determined as of the Action Effective Date (taking into account vesting) is zero.
However, notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the Participant holding a Non-Assumed DSU is an Insider, payment of cash in lieu of whole or fractional Shares or shares of a successor may only be made to the extent that such payment (1) has met the requirements of an exemption under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, or (2) is a subsequent transaction the terms of which were provided for in a transaction initially meeting the requirements of an exemption under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.  Unless an Award Agreement provides otherwise, the payment of cash in lieu of whole or fractional Shares or in lieu of whole or fractional shares of a successor shall be considered a subsequent transaction approved by the original grant of a Deferred Stock Unit.
4.2    General Rule for Other Awards.  If a Change of Control occurs, then, except to the extent otherwise provided in the Award Agreement pertaining to a particular Award or as otherwise provided in this Plan, each Award shall be governed by applicable law and the documents effectuating the Change of Control.

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