Document:

Exhibit 10.2

 

 

Execution Version

 

 

February 10, 2021

 

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

 

Cyren Ltd.

10 Ha-Menofim St., 5th Floor

Herzliya, Israel 4672561

 

Attn: Brett Jackson, Chief Executive Officer

 

Dear Mr. Jackson:

 

This letter agreement
(this “Agreement”) constitutes the agreement between Cyren Ltd. (the “Company”) and H.C.
Wainwright & Co., LLC (“Wainwright”), that Wainwright shall serve as the exclusive agent, advisor or underwriter
in any offering (each, an “Offering”) of securities of the Company (the “Securities”) during
the Term (as hereinafter defined) of this Agreement. The terms of each Offering and the Securities issued in connection therewith
shall be mutually agreed upon by the Company and Wainwright and nothing herein implies that Wainwright would have the power or
authority to bind the Company and nothing herein implies that the Company shall have an obligation to issue any Securities. It
is understood that Wainwright’s assistance in an Offering will be subject to the satisfactory completion of such investigation
and inquiry into the affairs of the Company as Wainwright deems appropriate under the circumstances and to the receipt of all internal
approvals of Wainwright in connection with an Offering. The Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that Wainwright’s involvement
in an Offering is strictly on a reasonable best efforts basis (unless otherwise agreed upon in any subsequent underwriting agreement)
and that the consummation of an Offering will be subject to, among other things, market conditions. The execution of this Agreement
does not constitute a commitment by Wainwright to purchase the Securities and does not ensure a successful Offering of the Securities
or the success of Wainwright with respect to securing any other financing on behalf of the Company. Wainwright may retain other
brokers, dealers, agents or underwriters on its behalf in connection with an Offering, and any payments to such other brokers,
dealers, agents or underwriters shall be from Wainwright’s share of the economics thereunder.

 

A. Compensation;
Reimbursement. At the closing of each Offering (each, a “Closing”), the Company shall compensate Wainwright
as follows:

 

		1.	Cash Fee. The Company shall pay to Wainwright a cash fee, or as to an underwritten Offering
an underwriter discount, equal to 7.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds raised in each Offering.

 

430 Park Avenue | New York, New York 10022
| 212.356.0500 | www.hcwco.com

Member: FINRA/SIPC

 

     

     

    

 

		2.	Warrant Coverage. The Company shall issue to Wainwright or its designees at each Closing,
warrants (the “Wainwright Warrants”) to purchase that number of shares of common stock of the Company equal
to 6.0% of the aggregate number of shares of common stock (or common stock equivalent, if applicable) placed in each Offering (and
if an Offering includes a “greenshoe” or “additional investment” component, such number of shares of common
stock underlying such “greenshoe” or “additional investment” component, with the Wainwright Warrants issuable
upon the exercise of such component). If the Securities included in an Offering are convertible, the Wainwright Warrants shall
be determined by dividing the gross proceeds raised in such Offering by the Offering Price (as defined hereunder). The Wainwright
Warrants shall be in a customary form reasonably acceptable to Wainwright, have a term of five (5) years and an exercise price
equal to 125% of the offering price per share (or unit, if applicable) in the applicable Offering and if such offering price is
not available, the market price of the common stock on the date an Offering is commenced (such price, the “Offering Price”).
If warrants are issued to investors in an Offering, the Wainwright Warrants shall have the same terms as the warrants issued to
investors in the applicable Offering, except that such Wainwright Warrants shall have an exercise price equal to 125% of the Offering
Price.

 

		3.	Expense Allowance. Out of the proceeds of each Closing, the Company also agrees to pay Wainwright
(a) a management fee equal to 1.0% of the gross proceeds raised in each Offering; (b) $35,000 for non-accountable expenses; (c)
up to $50,000 for reasonable and documented fees and expenses of legal counsel and other reasonable and documented out-of-pocket
expenses (to be increased to $100,000 in case of a public Offering); plus the additional amount payable by the Company pursuant
to Paragraph D.3 hereunder and, if applicable, the costs associated with the use of a third-party electronic road show service
(such as NetRoadshow); provided, however, that such amount in no way limits or impairs the indemnification and contribution provisions
of this Agreement.

 

		4.	Tail. Wainwright shall be entitled to compensation under clauses (1) and (2) hereunder,
calculated in the manner set forth therein, with respect to any public or private offering or other financing or capital-raising
transaction related to an offering of equity or equity-linked securities of the Company(“Tail Financing”) to
the extent that such financing or capital is provided to the Company by investors whom Wainwright had back and forth correspondence
in connection with an Offering during the Term or introduced to the Company during the Term, if such Tail Financing is consummated
at any time within the 6-month period following the expiration or termination of this Agreement; provided, however, that Warburg
Pincus, Yelin Lapidot and Nantahala Capital shall be excluded from this tail provision.

 

		5.	Right of First Refusal. Subject to any prior obligations to other financial advisor existing
as of the date hereof, if, from the date hereof until the 12-month anniversary following consummation of each Offering, the Company
or any of its subsidiaries decides to raise funds by means of a public offering (including an at-the-market facility) or a private
placement or any other capital-raising financing of equity, equity-linked or debt securities, in each case, in respect of which
the Company intends to engage the services of a financial advisor, underwriter or placement agent, Wainwright (or any affiliate
designated by Wainwright) shall have the right to act as sole book-running manager, sole underwriter or sole placement agent for
such financing. If Wainwright or one of its affiliates decides to accept any such engagement, the agreement governing such engagement
will contain, among other things, provisions for customary fees for transactions of similar size and nature and the provisions
of this Agreement, including indemnification, which are appropriate to such a transaction.

 

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B. Term
and Termination of Engagement; Exclusivity. The term of Wainwright’s exclusive engagement will begin on the date hereof
and end sixty (60) days thereafter (the “Initial Term”); provided, however, that if an Offering is consummated
within the Initial Term, the term of this Agreement shall be extended by an additional sixty (60) day period (the “Extension
Term,” and together with the Initial Term, the “Term”). For clarity, the term "Term" shall
mean the Initial Term if there is no Extension Term. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company agrees
that the provisions relating to the payment of fees, reimbursement of expenses, right of first refusal, tail, indemnification and
contribution, confidentiality, conflicts, independent contractor and waiver of the right to trial by jury will survive any termination
or expiration of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company has the right to terminate
the Agreement for cause in compliance with FINRA Rule 5110(g)(5)(B)(i). The exercise of such right of termination for cause eliminates
the Company’s obligations with respect to the provisions relating to the tail fees and right of first refusal. During Wainwright’s
engagement hereunder: (i) the Company will not, and will not permit its representatives to, other than in coordination with Wainwright,
contact or solicit institutions, corporations or other entities or individuals as potential purchasers of the Securities and (ii)
the Company will not pursue any financing transaction which would be in lieu of an Offering. Furthermore, the Company agrees that
during Wainwright’s engagement hereunder, all inquiries from prospective investors will be referred to Wainwright. Additionally,
except as set forth hereunder, the Company represents, warrants and covenants that no brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions
are or will be payable by the Company or any subsidiary of the Company to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder,
placement agent, investment banker, bank or other third-party with respect to any Offering.

 

C. Information;
Reliance. The Company shall furnish, or cause to be furnished, to Wainwright all reasonable and customary information requested
by Wainwright for the purpose of rendering services hereunder and conducting due diligence (all such information being the “Information”).
In addition, the Company agrees to make available to Wainwright upon reasonable request from time to time the officers, directors,
accountants, counsel and other advisors of the Company. The Company recognizes and confirms that Wainwright (a) will use and reasonably
rely on the Information, including any documents provided to investors in each Offering (the “Offering Documents”),
which shall include any Purchase Agreement or Underwriting Agreement (as defined hereunder), and on information available from
generally recognized public sources in performing the services contemplated by this Agreement without having independently verified
the same; (b) does not assume responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the Offering Documents or the Information and
such other information; and (c) will not make an appraisal of any of the assets or liabilities of the Company. Upon reasonable
request, the Company will meet with Wainwright or its representatives to discuss all information relevant for disclosure in the
Offering Documents and will cooperate in any investigation undertaken by Wainwright thereof, including any document included or
incorporated by reference therein. In connection with each Offering, at the reasonable request of Wainwright, the Company shall
deliver, or cause to be delivered, such legal opinions (including, without limitation, negative assurance letters), comfort letters,
officers’ and secretary certificates and good standing certificates, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
Wainwright and its counsel as is customary for such Offering. Wainwright shall be a third party beneficiary of any representations,
warranties, covenants, closing conditions and closing deliverables made by the Company in any Offering Documents, including representations,
warranties, covenants, closing conditions and closing deliverables made to any investor in an Offering.

 

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D. Related
Agreements. At each Offering, the Company shall enter into the following additional agreements:

 

		1.	Underwritten Offering. If an Offering is an underwritten Offering, the Company and Wainwright
shall enter into a customary underwriting agreement (“Underwriting Agreement”) in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Wainwright and its counsel.

 

		2.	Best Efforts Offering. If an Offering is on a best efforts basis, the sale of Securities
to the investors in the Offering will be evidenced by a purchase agreement (“Purchase Agreement”) between the
Company and such investors in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company and Wainwright. Wainwright shall be a third party beneficiary
with respect to the representations, warranties, covenants, closing conditions and closing deliverables included in the Purchase
Agreement. Prior to the signing of any Purchase Agreement, officers of the Company with responsibility for financial affairs will
be available to answer inquiries from prospective investors.

 

		3.	Escrow, Settlement and Closing. If each Offering is not settled via delivery versus payment
(“DVP”), the Company and Wainwright shall enter into an escrow agreement with a third party escrow agent, pursuant
to which Wainwright’s compensation and expenses shall be paid from the gross proceeds of the Securities sold. If the Offering
is settled in whole or in part via DVP, Wainwright shall arrange for its clearing agent to provide the funds to facilitate such
settlement; provided, however, if the clearing firm provides the funds in a best efforts offering and subsequent to such delivery
an investor fails to provide the necessary funds to the clearing agent for such purchase of Securities, Wainwright shall instruct
the clearing agent to promptly return any such Securities to the Company and the Company shall promptly return such investor’s
purchase price to the clearing agent. The Company shall pay Wainwright closing costs, which shall also include the reimbursement
of the out-of-pocket cost of the escrow agent or clearing agent, as applicable, which closing costs shall not exceed $15,950.

 

		4.	FINRA Amendments. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event that Wainwright
determines that any of the terms provided for hereunder shall not comply with a FINRA rule, including but not limited to FINRA
Rule 5110, then the Company shall agree to amend this Agreement (or include such revisions in the final underwriting agreement)
in writing upon the request of Wainwright to comply with any such rules; provided that any such amendments shall not provide for
terms that are less favorable to the Company than are reflected in this Agreement.

 

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E. Confidentiality.
In the event of the consummation or public announcement of any Offering, Wainwright shall have the right to disclose its participation
in such Offering, including, without limitation, the Offering at its cost of “tombstone” advertisements in financial
and other newspapers and journals. Other than as permitted in the preceding sentence, and except as required by law, regulation
or professional standards and to potential investors in connection with this Agreement, Wainwright shall not disclose this Agreement
or the services to be provided by Wainwright hereunder publicly or to any third party (other than its affiliates and their officers,
directors, employees, consultants, advisors, and representatives) without the Company’s prior written consent.

 

F. Indemnity.

 

		1.	In connection with the Company’s engagement of Wainwright hereunder, the Company hereby agrees
to indemnify and hold harmless Wainwright and its affiliates, and the respective controlling persons, directors, officers, members,
shareholders, agents and employees of any of the foregoing (collectively the “Indemnified Persons”), from and
against any and all claims, actions, suits, proceedings (including those of shareholders), damages, liabilities and expenses incurred
by any of them (including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel), as incurred, whether or not the Company is a party thereto
(collectively a “Claim”), that are (A) related to or arise out of (i) any actions taken or omitted to be taken
(including any untrue statements made or any statements omitted to be made) by the Company, or (ii) any actions taken or omitted
to be taken by any Indemnified Person in connection with the Company’s engagement of Wainwright, or (B) otherwise relate
to or arise out of Wainwright’s activities on the Company’s behalf under Wainwright’s engagement hereunder, and
the Company shall reimburse any Indemnified Person for all expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) as
incurred by such Indemnified Person in connection with investigating, preparing or defending any such claim, action, suit or proceeding,
whether or not in connection with pending or threatened litigation in which any Indemnified Person is a party. The Company will
not, however, be responsible for any Claim that is finally judicially determined to have resulted from the gross negligence or
willful misconduct of any such Indemnified Person for such Claim. The Company further agrees that no Indemnified Person shall have
any liability to the Company for or in connection with the Company’s engagement of Wainwright except for any Claim incurred
by the Company as a result of such Indemnified Person’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. Wainwright shall indemnify
and hold harmless the Company and its affiliates against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities, joint or several,
arising out of untrue statements or omissions, or alleged untrue statements or omissions, made in any Offering Documents in reliance
upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by Wainwright expressly for use in any such materials.

 

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		2.	The Company further agrees that it will not, without the prior written consent of Wainwright, settle,
compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment in any pending or threatened Claim in respect of which indemnification may be
sought hereunder (whether or not any Indemnified Person is an actual or potential party to such Claim), unless such settlement,
compromise or consent includes an unconditional, irrevocable release of each Indemnified Person from any and all liability arising
out of such Claim.

 

		3.	Promptly upon receipt by an Indemnified Person of notice of any complaint or the assertion or institution
of any Claim with respect to which indemnification is being sought hereunder, such Indemnified Person shall notify the Company
in writing of such complaint or of such assertion or institution but failure to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company
from any obligation it may have hereunder, except and only to the extent such failure results in the forfeiture by the Company
of substantial rights and defenses. If the Company is requested by such Indemnified Person, the Company will assume the defense
of such Claim, including the employment of counsel for such Indemnified Person and the payment of the reasonable fees and expenses
of such counsel, provided, however, that such counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person and provided further
that if the legal counsel to such Indemnified Person reasonably determines that the use of counsel chosen by the Company to represent
such Indemnified Person would present such counsel with a conflict of interest or if the defendant in, or target of, any such Claim,
includes an Indemnified Person and the Company, and legal counsel to such Indemnified Person reasonably concludes that there may
be legal defenses available to it or other Indemnified Persons different from or in addition to those available to the Company,
such Indemnified Person will employ its own separate counsel (including local counsel, if necessary) to represent or defend him,
her or it in any such Claim and the Company shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel. If such Indemnified Person
does not request that the Company assume the defense of such Claim, such Indemnified Person will employ its own separate counsel
(including local counsel, if necessary) to represent or defend him, her or it in any such Claim and the Company shall pay the reasonable
fees and expenses of such counsel. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if the Company fails timely or diligently to
defend, contest, or otherwise protect against any Claim, the relevant Indemnified Person shall have the right, but not the obligation,
to defend, contest, compromise, settle, assert crossclaims, or counterclaims or otherwise protect against the same, and shall be
fully indemnified by the Company therefor, including without limitation, for the reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel and
all amounts paid as a result of such Claim or the compromise or settlement thereof. In addition, with respect to any Claim in which
the Company assumes the defense, the Indemnified Person shall have the right to participate in such Claim and to retain his, her
or its own counsel therefor at his, her or its own expense.

 

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		4.	The Company agrees that if any indemnity sought by an Indemnified Person hereunder is held by a
court to be unavailable for any reason then (whether or not Wainwright is the Indemnified Person), the Company and Wainwright shall
contribute to the Claim for which such indemnity is held unavailable in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative
benefits to the Company, on the one hand, and Wainwright on the other, in connection with Wainwright’s engagement referred
to above, subject to the limitation that in no event shall the amount of Wainwright’s contribution to such Claim exceed the
amount of fees actually received by Wainwright from the Company pursuant to Wainwright’s engagement hereunder. The Company
hereby agrees that the relative benefits to the Company, on the one hand, and Wainwright on the other, with respect to Wainwright’s
engagement shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as (a) the total value paid or proposed to be paid or received by the Company
pursuant to the applicable Offering (whether or not consummated) for which Wainwright is engaged to render services bears to (b)
the fee paid or proposed to be paid to Wainwright in connection with such engagement.

 

		5.	The Company’s indemnity, reimbursement and contribution obligations under this Agreement
(a) shall be in addition to, and shall in no way limit or otherwise adversely affect any rights that any Indemnified Person may
have at law or at equity and (b) shall be effective whether or not the Company is at fault in any way.

 

G. Limitation
of Engagement to the Company. The Company acknowledges that Wainwright has been retained only by the Company, that Wainwright
is providing services hereunder as an independent contractor (and not in any fiduciary or agency capacity) and that the Company’s
engagement of Wainwright is not deemed to be on behalf of, and is not intended to confer rights upon, any shareholder, owner or
partner of the Company or any other person not a party hereto as against Wainwright or any of its affiliates, or any of its or
their respective officers, directors, controlling persons (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the “Securities Act”), or Section 20 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”)), employees or agents. Unless otherwise expressly agreed in writing by Wainwright, no one other than the Company
is authorized to rely upon this Agreement or any other statements or conduct of Wainwright, and no one other than the Company is
intended to be a beneficiary of this Agreement. The Company acknowledges that any recommendation or advice, written or oral, given
by Wainwright to the Company in connection with Wainwright’s engagement is intended solely for the benefit and use of the
Company’s management and directors in considering a possible Offering, and any such recommendation or advice is not on behalf
of, and shall not confer any rights or remedies upon, any other person or be used or relied upon for any other purpose. Wainwright
shall not have the authority to make any commitment binding on the Company. The Company, in its sole discretion, shall have the
right to reject any investor introduced to it by Wainwright.

 

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H. Limitation
of Wainwright’s Liability to the Company. Wainwright and the Company further agree that neither Wainwright nor any of
its affiliates or any of its or their respective officers, directors, controlling persons (within the meaning of Section 15 of
the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act), employees or agents shall have any liability to the Company, its security
holders or creditors, or any person asserting claims on behalf of or in the right of the Company (whether direct or indirect, in
contract, tort, for an act of negligence or otherwise) for any losses, fees, damages, liabilities, costs, expenses or equitable
relief arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the services rendered hereunder, except for losses, fees, damages, liabilities,
costs or expenses that arise out of or are based on any action of or failure to act by Wainwright and that are finally judicially
determined to have resulted solely from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Wainwright.

 

I. Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements
made and to be fully performed therein. Any disputes that arise under this Agreement, even after the termination of this Agreement,
will be heard only in the state or federal courts located in the City of New York, State of New York. The parties hereto expressly
agree to submit themselves to the jurisdiction of the foregoing courts in the City of New York, State of New York. The parties
hereto expressly waive any rights they may have to contest the jurisdiction, venue or authority of any court sitting in the City
and State of New York. Any rights to trial by jury with respect to any such action, proceeding or suit are hereby waived by Wainwright
and the Company.

 

J. Notices.
All notices hereunder will be in writing and sent by certified mail, hand delivery, overnight delivery or e-mail, if sent to Wainwright,
at the address set forth on the first page hereof, e-mail: notices@hcwco.com, Attention: Head of Investment Banking, and if sent
to the Company, to the address set forth on the first page hereof, e-mail: brett.jackson@cyren.com, Attention: Chief Executive
Officer. Notices sent by certified mail shall be deemed received five days thereafter, notices sent by hand delivery or overnight
delivery shall be deemed received on the date of the relevant written record of receipt, notices sent by e-mail shall be deemed
received as of the date and time they were sent.

 

K. Conflicts.
The Company acknowledges that Wainwright and its affiliates may have and may continue to have investment banking and other relationships
with parties other than the Company pursuant to which Wainwright may acquire information of interest to the Company. Wainwright
shall have no obligation to disclose such information to the Company or to use such information in connection with any contemplated
transaction.

 

L. Anti-Money
Laundering. To help the United States government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering, the federal laws of the
United States require all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each person with whom
they do business. This means Wainwright must ask the Company for certain identifying information, including a government-issued
identification number (e.g., a U.S. taxpayer identification number) and such other information or documents that Wainwright considers
appropriate to verify the Company’s identity, such as certified articles of incorporation, a government-issued business license,
a partnership agreement or a trust instrument.

 

M. Miscellaneous.
The Company represents and warrants that it has all requisite power and authority to enter into and carry out the terms and provisions
of this Agreement and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement does not breach or conflict with any agreement,
document or instrument to which it is a party or bound. This Agreement shall not be modified or amended except in writing signed
by Wainwright and the Company. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of both Wainwright and the Company
and their respective assigns, successors, and legal representatives. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of Wainwright
and the Company with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any prior agreements with respect to the subject matter
hereof. If any provision of this Agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, such determination will
not affect such provision in any other respect, and the remainder of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. This
Agreement may be executed in counterparts (including electronic counterparts), each of which shall be deemed an original but all
of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

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In acknowledgment that
the foregoing correctly sets forth the understanding reached by Wainwright and the Company, please sign in the space provided below,
whereupon this letter shall constitute a binding Agreement as of the date indicated above.

 

	 	Very truly yours,
	 	 	 	 
	 	H.C. WAINWRIGHT & CO., LLC
	 	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Mark W. Viklund
	 	 	Name: 	 Mark W. Viklund
	 	 	Title:	 Chief Executive Officer
	 	 	Date:	 February 10, 2021

 

Accepted and Agreed:

 

	Cyren Ltd.	 
	 	 	 	 
	By: 	/s/ Brett Jackson	 
	 	Name:  	Brett Jackson	 
	 	Title: 	CEO	 

 

 

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Exhibit 10.6

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This Employment Agreement ("Agreement") is dated as of December 14, 2016 but effective as of January 1, 2017 (the "Effective Date") by and between USA Compression Management Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (hereafter the "Company"), and Christopher W. Porter ("Employee").
WHEREAS, Employee and the Company desire to enter into this Agreement as set forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants contained herein, Employee and the Company, intending to be legally bound, do hereby agree as follows:
1.Employment. During the Employment Period (as defined in Section 4 below), the Company shall employ Employee, and Employee shall serve, as Vice President and General Counsel of the Company.
2.Duties and Responsibilities of Employee.
(a)During the Employment Period, Employee shall: (i) devote all of Employee's business time and attention to the business of the Company and its Affiliates (as defined below) (collectively, the "Company Group", which term shall include, for the avoidance of doubt, any subsidiaries or other entities that become Affiliates of the Company from and after the date hereof), as applicable, (ii) will act in the best interests of the Company Group and (iii) will perform with due care Employee's duties and responsibilities. Employee's duties will include those normally incidental to the position of a General Counsel, as well as whatever additional duties may be assigned to Employee by the Chief Executive Officer or the board of directors of USA Compression GP, LLC (the "Board"), which duties may include, without limitation, providing services to members of the Company Group in addition to the Company. Employee agrees to cooperate fully with the Board and not to engage in any activity that interferes with the performance of Employee's duties hereunder. During the Employment Period, Employee will not hold any type of outside employment, engage in any type of consulting or otherwise render services to or for any other person or business concern without the advance written consent of the Board; provided, that the foregoing shall not preclude Employee from managing private investments, participating in industry and/or trade groups, engaging in volunteer civic, charitable or religious activities, serving on boards of directors of charitable not-for-profit entities or, with the consent of the Board, which consent is not to be unreasonably withheld, serving on the board of directors of other entities, in each case as long as such activities, individually or in the aggregate, do not materially interfere or conflict with Employee's responsibilities to the Company.
(b)Employee represents and covenants that Employee is not the subject of or a party to any employment agreement, non-competition covenant, nondisclosure agreement, or any other agreement, covenant, understanding, or restriction that would prohibit Employee from executing this Agreement and fully performing Employee's duties and responsibilities hereunder or thereunder, or would in any manner, directly or indirectly, limit or affect the duties and responsibilities that may now or in the future be assigned to Employee hereunder.
(c)Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee owes the Company Group a duty of loyalty as a fiduciary of the Company Group, and that the obligations described in this Agreement are in addition to, and not in lieu of, the obligations Employee owes the Company Group under the common law.
3.Compensation
(a)During the Employment Period, the Company shall pay to Employee an annualized base salary of $250,000 (the "Base Salary") in consideration for Employee's services under this Agreement, payable on a bi-weekly basis, in conformity with the Company's customer payroll practices for similarly situated employees. The Board will annually review the Base Salary, which may be increased but not decreased during the Employment Period based on Employee's performance and market conditions.
(b)During the Employment Period, Employee shall be entitled to participate in the bonus programs established for employees of the Company, as may be amended from time to time. The performance targets that must be achieved in order to be eligible for certain bonus levels shall be established by the Board each year within 90 days following the start of the applicable fiscal year, in its sole discretion, and communicated to Employee. If the Board determines that Employee meets the performance targets established for a particular fiscal year, then his bonus for that year (the "Annual Bonus") will be in an amount up to $125,000 (the "Target Annual Bonus"), in accordance with the terms of the bonus 
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program in effect for the applicable year. In addition, in the event Employee outperforms and exceeds the performance targets established for a particular fiscal year, Employee may receive an additional outperformance bonus for the applicable year, in an amount determined in the sole discretion of the Board (an "Outperformance Bonus"). The Annual Bonus and any Outperformance Bonus shall be paid no later than March 15 of the year following the year in which the Annual Bonus or Outperformance Bonus is earned, and shall not be payable unless Employee remains employed by the Company on the date that such bonus is paid, except in the case of a termination of Employee due to the death or Disability of Employee, by the Company for convenience, or a resignation by Employee for Good Reason, in which case Employee will be entitled to (i) the entire amount of any earned Annual Bonus for the year preceding the year in which Employee dies, becomes Disabled, is terminated by the Company for convenience or resigns for Good Reason and (ii) a pro rata portion (based on the number of days employed during the year) of any earned Annual Bonus for the year in which Employee dies, becomes Disabled, is terminated by the Company for convenience or resigns for Good Reason in each case in the year following the year to which the applicable bonus relates.
4.Term of Employment. The initial term of this Agreement shall be for the period beginning on the Effective Date and ending on the first anniversary of the Effective Date (the "Initial Term"). On the first anniversary of the Effective Date and on each subsequent anniversary thereafter, this Agreement shall automatically renew and extend for a period of 12 months (each such 12-month period being a "Renewal Term") unless written notice of non-renewal is delivered from either party to the other not less than 90 days prior to the expiration of the then-existing Initial Term or Renewal Term. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, Employee's employment pursuant to this Agreement may be terminated at any time in accordance with Section 6. The period from the Effective Date through the expiration of this Agreement or, if sooner, the termination of Employee's employment pursuant to this Agreement, regardless of the time or reason for such termination, shall be referred to herein as the "Employment Period."
5.Benefits. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Employee shall be entitled to the following benefits during the Employment Period:
(a)Reimbursement of Business Expenses. Subject to Section 24 hereof (regarding section 409A compliance), the Company agrees to reimburse Employee for Employee's reasonable business-related expenses incurred in the performance of Employee's duties under this Agreement; provided, that Employee timely submits all documentation for such reimbursement, as required by Company policy in effect from time-to-time. Employee is not permitted to receive a payment in lieu of reimbursement under this Section 5(a).
(b)Benefits. During the Employment Period, Employee and where applicable Employee's spouse and dependents shall be eligible to participate in the same benefit plans or fringe benefit policies, other than severance programs, such as health, dental, life insurance, vision, and 401(k), as are offered to members of the Company's executive management and in each case on no less favorable than the terms of benefits generally available to the employees of the Company (based on seniority and salary level), subject to applicable eligibility requirements and the terms and conditions of all plans and policies.
(c)Paid Time Off. During the Employment Period, Employee shall accrue paid time off ("Paid Time Off') at a rate of 20 days per calendar year during the Employment Period; provided, however, that Employee shall cease accruing Paid Time Off once Employee has accrued 20 unused days' worth of Paid Time Off, and such accrual will begin again only after Employee has used accrued Paid Time Off such that Employee's accrued entitlement to Paid Time Off is once again less than 20 days. Employee shall take Paid Time Off in accordance with all Company policies and with due regard for the needs of the Company Group.
6.Termination of Employment
(a)Company's Right to Terminate Employee's Employment for Cause. The Company shall have the right to terminate Employee's employment hereunder at any time for "Cause." For purposes of this Agreement, "Cause" shall mean:
(i)any material breach of this Agreement by Employee, including, without limitation, the material breach of any representation, warranty or covenant made under this Agreement by Employee;
(ii)Employee's breach of any applicable duties of loyalty to the Company or any of its Affiliates, gross negligence or material misconduct, or a significant act or acts of personal dishonesty or deceit, taken by Employee, in the performance of duties and services required of Employee that is demonstrably and significantly injurious to the Company or any of its Affiliates;
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(iii)conviction of Employee of a felony or crime involving moral turpitude;
(iv)Employee's willful and continued failure or refusal to perform substantially Employee's material obligations pursuant to this Agreement or follow any lawful and reasonable directive from the Chief Executive Officer or the Board, other than as a result of Employee's incapacity; or
(v)a violation of a federal, state or local law or regulation applicable to the business of the Company that is demonstrably and significantly injurious to the Company.
Prior to Employee's termination for Cause, the Company must give written notice to Employee describing the act or omission of Employee giving rise to the determination of Cause and, in respect of circumstances capable of cure, such circumstances must remain uncured for 15 days following receipt by Employee of such written notice, provided, that Employee shall not be entitled to cure any such acts or omissions if Employee has previously cured any acts or omissions in the immediately preceding six months.
(b)Company's Right to Terminate for Convenience. The Company shall have the right to terminate Employee's employment for convenience at any time and for any reason, or no reason at all, with written notice to Employee, subject to the provisions of Section 6(g) regarding the severance benefits. For purposes of this Agreement, the Company's failure to renew the Agreement at the end of the Initial Term or a Renewal Term (a "Failure to Renew") shall not be deemed a termination of Employee's employment for convenience, unless the Failure to Renew is preceded by up to one year or followed by up to six months by a Change in Control (as defined in the 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan of USA Compression Partners, LP).
(c)Employee's Right to Terminate for Good Reason. Employee shall have the right to terminate Employee's employment with the Company at any time for "Good Reason." For purposes of this Agreement, "Good Reason" shall mean:
(i)a material breach by the Company of any of its covenants or obligations under this Agreement or any other material agreement with Employee;
(ii)any material reduction in Employee's Base Salary, other than a reduction that is generally applicable to all similarly situated employees of the Company;
(iii)a material reduction by the Company in Employee's duties, authority, responsibilities, job title or reporting relationships as in effect immediately prior to such reduction, or the assignment to Employee of such reduced duties, authority, responsibilities, job title or reporting relationships;
(iv)a material reduction of the facilities and perquisites available to Employee immediately prior to such reduction, other than a reduction that is generally applicable to all similarly situated employees of the Company; or
(v)the relocation of the geographic location of Employee's principal place of employment by more than 50 miles from the location of Employee's principal place of employment as of the Effective Date.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 6(c) or any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, any assertion of Employee of a termination for Good Reason shall not be effective unless all of the following conditions are satisfied: (A) the condition giving rise to Employee's termination of employment must have arisen without Employee's written consent; (B) Employee must provide written notice to the Board of such condition within 30 days of the initial existence of the condition; (C) the condition specified in such notice must remain uncorrected for 30 days after receipt of such notice by the Board; and (D) the date of Employee's termination of employment must occur within the 90-day period after the initial existence of the condition specified in such notice, in which case, if Good Reason is found to exist and Employee otherwise complies with Section 6(g), Employee will be entitled to receive the severance benefits provided in Section 6(g).
(d)Death or Disability. Upon the death or Disability (as defined below) of Employee, Employee's employment with Company shall terminate and the Company shall have no further obligation to Employee, or Employee's successor(s) in interest; provided, that the Company shall pay to Employee or the estate of Employee the amounts set forth in Section 6(h), plus any Annual Bonus or Outperformance Bonus provided for in Section 3(b). For purposes of this Agreement, "Disability" shall mean that Employee is unable to perform the essential functions of Employee's position, with reasonable accommodation, due to an illness or physical or mental impairment or other incapacity which continues 
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for a period in excess of 20 consecutive weeks. The determination of Disability will be made by a physician selected by Employee and acceptable to the Company or its insurers, with such agreement to the acceptability not to be unreasonably withheld.
(e)Employee's Right to Terminate for Convenience. Employee shall have the right to terminate Employee's employment with the Company for convenience at any time and for any reason, or no reason at all, upon 30 days' advance written notice to the Company.
(f)Termination upon Non-Renewal of the Agreement. Except as otherwise mutually agreed between the Company and Employee, if the Company or Employee provides the other party with a written notice of non-renewal of this Agreement in accordance with Section 4, Employee's employment with Company shall automatically terminate upon the expiration of the then-applicable Initial Term or Renewal Term, as applicable.
(g)Effect of Termination for Convenience or Good Reason Resignation. If Employee incurs a Separation from Service (as defined below) due to Employee's employment terminating pursuant to Sections 6(b) or 6(c)  (regarding termination for convenience and resignation for Good Reason) above and Employee: (x) executes within 45 days following the date of Employee's Separation from Service, and does not revoke, a release of all claims in a form satisfactory to the Company, which such form will be promptly provided by Company to Employee on or before his Separation from Service substantially in the form of release contained at Exhibit A (the "Release"); and (y) abides by Employee's continuing obligations hereunder, including, without limitation, the provisions of Sections  8 and 9 hereof (regarding confidentiality and non-competition), then Employee shall be entitled to the following, in addition to the amounts described in Section 6(h), and any Annual Bonus or Outperformance Bonus provided for in Section 3(b):
(i)Severance Pay. The Company shall make severance payments to Employee in an aggregate amount equal to one times Employee's Base Salary as in effect as of the date of Employee's termination of employment (or Base Salary for any preceding year in the Employment Period, if greater) (the "Severance Payment"). If payable, the Severance Payment will be made, as applicable, in equal semi-monthly installments over the one-year period following the date of Employee's Separation from Service (the “Severance Period”), in accordance with the Company's regular payroll practices, provided, that any such installment payments that would otherwise be paid prior to the Company's first regular payroll date that occurs on or after the 60th day following the date of Employee's Separation from Service (the "First Pay Date") shall be paid on the First Pay Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of Employee's death during the Severance Period, all remaining Severance Payments due him shall be paid in a lump sum within 30 days of Employee's death. Likewise, notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section 6(g)(i), in the event of a termination for convenience by the Company or termination by Employee for Good Reason within two years following the occurrence of a "change in control event" within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5), the Severance Payment shall be paid in a lump sum on the Company's first regular payroll date that occurs on or after 30 days of the date of Employee's Separation from Service.
(ii)Continued Health Insurance Benefits. For a period of 24 months following Employee's Separation from Service (which period of 24 months shall include and run concurrently with any so-called COBRA continuation period applicable to Employee and/or his eligible dependents under Section 4980B of the Code, and may be subject to Employee and/or his eligible dependents electing such continuation coverage), provided, however, that (A) during the first 12 months of such coverage, the Company shall continue to provide health insurance benefits to Employee and any eligible dependents at the Company's expense (other than Employee's monthly cost-sharing contribution under the Company's group health plan, as in effect on the date of Employee's Separation from Service), and (B) during the remaining 12 months of such coverage, the Company shall continue to provide health insurance benefits to Employee and any eligible dependents at Employee’s expense. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, if the Company determines in its sole discretion that it cannot provide the foregoing benefit without potentially violating applicable law (including, without limitation, Section 2716 of the Public Health Service Act and any applicable non-discrimination requirement thereunder or otherwise), the Company shall in lieu thereof provide to Employee a taxable monthly payment in an amount equal to the monthly COBRA premium that Employee would be required to pay to continue his and his covered dependents' group health coverage in effect on the Date of Termination for the 12 month period following the date of Employee's Separation from Service (which amount shall be based on the premium for the first month of COBRA coverage), less the amount of 
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Employee's monthly cost-sharing contribution under the Company's group health plan, as in effect on the date of Employee's Separation from Service at employee rates in effect thereunder as of the Separation from Service.
(h)Effect of Termination. Subject to Section 24 hereof (regarding section 409A compliance), upon the termination of Employee's employment for any reason, all earned, unpaid Base Salary and all accrued, unused Paid Time Off shall be paid to Employee within 30 days of the date of Employee's termination of employment, or earlier if required by law. With the exception of any payments to which Employee may be entitled pursuant to Section 5(a) (regarding business expenses) and Section 6(g) (regarding severance benefits), the Company shall have no further obligation under this Agreement to make any payments to Employee.
7.Conflicts of Interest. Employee agrees that Employee shall promptly disclose to the Board any conflict of interest involving Employee upon Employee becoming aware of such conflict.
8.Confidentiality. Employee acknowledges and agrees that, in the course of Employee's employment with the Company and the performance of Employee's duties on behalf of the Company Group hereunder, Employee will be provided with, and have access to, valuable Confidential Information (as defined below) of the Company Group and exchange for other valuable consideration provided hereunder, Employee agrees to comply with this Section  8 and Section  9.
(a)Employee covenants and agrees, both during the term of the Employment Period and thereafter that, except as expressly permitted by this Agreement or by directive of the Board, Employee shall not disclose any Confidential Information to any person or entity and shall not use any Confidential, Information except for the benefit of the Company Group. Employee shall take all reasonable precautions to protect the physical security of all documents and other material containing Confidential Information (regardless of the medium on which the Confidential Information is stored). This covenant shall apply to all Confidential Information, whether now known or later to become known to Employee during the Employment Period.
(b)Notwithstanding Section 5(a), Employee may make the following disclosures and uses of Confidential Information:
(i)disclosures to other employees of the Company Group in connection with the faithful performance of duties for the Company Group;
(ii)disclosures to customers and suppliers when, in the reasonable and good faith belief of Employee, such disclosure is in connection with Employee's performance of services under this Agreement and is in the best interests of the Company Group;
(iii)disclosures and uses that are approved by the Board;
(iv)disclosures to a person or entity that has been retained by the Company Group to provide services to the Company Group, and has agreed in writing to abide by the terms of a confidentiality agreement;
(v)disclosures for the purpose of complying with any applicable laws or regulatory requirements;
(vi)disclosures to Employee's legal, tax or financial advisors for the purpose of assisting such advisors in providing advice to Employee, provided, however, that such advisors agree to maintain the confidentiality of such disclosures; or
(vii)disclosures that Employee is legally compelled to make by deposition, interrogatory, request for documents, subpoena, civil investigative demand, order of a court of competent jurisdiction, or similar process, or otherwise by law; provided, however, that, prior to any such disclosure, Employee shall, to the extent legally permissible:
(A)provide the Board with prompt notice of such requirements so that the Board may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy or waive compliance with the terms of this Section;
(B)consult with the Board on the advisability of taking steps to resist or narrow such disclosure; and
(C)cooperate with the Board (at the Company's cost and expense) in any attempt the Board may make to obtain a protective order or other appropriate remedy or assurance that 
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confidential treatment will be afforded the Confidential Information; and in the event such protective order or other remedy is not obtained, Employee agrees (y) to furnish only that portion of the Confidential Information that is legally required to be furnished, as advised by counsel to Employee, and (z) to exercise (at the Company's reasonable cost and expense) all reasonable efforts to obtain assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded such Confidential Information.
(c)Upon the expiration of the Employment Period and at any other time upon request of the Company, Employee shall surrender and deliver to the Company all documents (including, without limitation, electronically stored information) and other material of any nature containing or pertaining to all Confidential Information in Employee's possession and shall not retain any such document or other material. Within 10 days of any such request, Employee shall certify to the Company in writing that all such materials have been returned to the Company.
(d)All non-public information, designs, ideas, concepts, improvements, product developments, discoveries and inventions, whether patentable or not, that are conceived, made, developed or acquired by Employee, individually or in conjunction with others, during the Employment Period (whether during business hours or otherwise and whether on the Company's premises or otherwise) that relate to the Company Group's businesses or properties, products or services (including, without limitation, all such information relating to corporate opportunities, business plans, strategies for developing business and market share, research, financial and sales data, pricing terms, evaluations, opinions, interpretations, acquisition prospects, the identity of customers or their requirements, the identity of key contacts within customers' organizations or within the organization of acquisition prospects, or marketing and merchandising techniques, prospective names and marks) is defined as "Confidential Information." Moreover, all documents, videotapes, written presentations, brochures, drawings, memoranda, notes, records, files, correspondence, manuals, models, specifications, computer programs, e-mail, voice mail, electronic databases, maps, drawings, architectural renditions, models and all other writings or materials of any type including or embodying any of such information, ideas, concepts, improvements, discoveries, inventions and other similar forms of expression are and shall be the sole and exclusive property of the Company Group and be subject to the same restrictions on disclosure applicable to all Confidential Information pursuant to this Agreement.
9.Non-Competition.
(a)The Company shall provide Employee access to the Confidential Information for use only during the Employment Period, and Employee acknowledges and agrees that the Company Group will be entrusting Employee, in Employee's unique and special capacity, with developing the goodwill of the Company Group, and in consideration thereof and in consideration of the access to Confidential Information, has voluntarily agreed to the covenants set forth in this Section. Employee further agrees and acknowledges that the limitations and restrictions set forth herein, including, but not limited to, geographical and temporal restrictions on certain competitive activities, are reasonable and not oppressive and are material and substantial parts of this Agreement intended and necessary to prevent unfair competition and to protect the Company Group's Confidential Information and substantial and legitimate business interests and goodwill.
(b)During the Employment Period and for a period of two years (the "Restricted Period") following the termination of the Employment Period for any reason, Employee shall not, for whatever reason and with or without cause, either individually or in partnership or jointly or in conjunction with any other Person or Persons as principal, agent, employee, shareholder (other than holding equity interests listed on a United States stock exchange or automated quotation system that do not exceed 5% of the outstanding shares so listed), owner, investor, partner or in any other manner whatsoever, directly or indirectly, engage in or compete with the Business anywhere in the world.
(c)During the Restricted Period, Employee shall not (i) knowingly induce or attempt to induce any other Person known to Employee to be a customer of the Company or its affiliates (each, a "Customer") to cease doing any business with the Company or its affiliates anywhere in the world or (ii) solicit business involving the Business from, or provide services related to the Business to, any Customer.
(d)During the Restricted Period, Employee shall not solicit the employment of any individual who is an employee of the Company or its affiliates, except that Employee shall not be precluded from soliciting the employment of, or hiring, any such individual (i) whose employment with the Company or one of its 
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affiliates has been terminated before entering into employment discussions with such Seller, (ii) who initiates discussions with Employee regarding employment opportunities with Employee or (iii) responds to a general advertisement or other similarly broad form of solicitation for employees.
(e)For purposes of this Section 9, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(i)"Business" shall mean the business of providing natural gas compression services through the deployment and maintenance of on-site compressor packages.
(ii)"Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, trust, incorporated organization, other entity or group (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended).
(f)Because of the difficulty of measuring economic losses to the Company Group as a result of a breach of the foregoing covenants, and because of the immediate and irreparable damage that could be caused to the Company Group for which it would have no other adequate remedy, Employee agrees that the foregoing covenant may be enforced by the Company, in the event of breach by Employee, by injunctions and restraining orders and that such enforcement shall not be the Company's exclusive remedy for a breach but instead shall be in addition to all other rights and remedies available to the Company.
(g)The covenants in this Section 9 are severable and separate, and the unenforceability of any specific covenant shall not affect the provisions of any other covenant. Moreover, in the event any arbitrator or court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that the scope, time or territorial. restrictions set forth are unreasonable, then it is the intention of the parties that such restrictions be enforced to the fullest extent which the panel or court deems reasonable, and this Agreement shall thereby be reformed.
(h)All of the covenants in this Section 9 shall be construed as an agreement independent of any other provision in this Agreement; and the existence of any claim or cause of action of Employee against the Company, whether predicated on this Agreement or otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by the Company of such covenants.
10.Ownership of Intellectual Property. Employee agrees that the Company shall own, and Employee agrees to assign and does hereby assign, all right, title and interest (including, but not limited, to patent rights, copyrights, trade secret rights, mask work rights, trademark rights, and all other intellectual and industrial property rights of any sort throughout the world) relating to any and all inventions (whether or not patentable), works of authorship, mask works, designs, ideas and information authored, created, contributed to, made or conceived or reduced to practice, in whole or in part, by Employee during the Employment Period which either (a) relate, at the time of conception, reduction to practice, creation, derivation or development, to the Company Group's businesses or actual or anticipated research or development, or (b) were developed on any amount of the Company's time or with the use of any of the Company Group's equipment, supplies, facilities or trade secret information (all of the foregoing collectively referred to herein as "Company Intellectual Property"); and Employee will promptly disclose all Company Intellectual Property to the Company. All of Employee's works of authorship and associated copyrights created during the Employment Period and in the scope of Employee's employment shall be deemed to be "works made for hire" within the meaning of the Copyright Act. Employee agrees to perform, during and after the Employment Period, all reasonable acts deemed necessary by the Company Group to assist the Company, at the Company's expense, in obtaining and enforcing its rights throughout the world in the Company Intellectual Property. Such acts may include, but are not limited to, execution of documents and assistance or cooperation (a) in the filing, prosecution, registration, and memorialization of assignment of any applicable patents, copyrights, mask work, or other applications, (b) in the enforcement of any applicable patents, copyrights, mask work, moral rights, trade secrets, or other proprietary rights, and (c) in other legal proceedings related to the Company Intellectual Property.
11.Arbitration.
(a)Subject to Section 11(b), any dispute, controversy or claim between Employee and the Company arising out of or relating to this Agreement or Employee's employment with the Company will be finally settled by arbitration in Austin, Texas before, and in accordance with the rules for the resolution of employment disputes then in effect of, the American Arbitration Association ("AAA"). The arbitration award shall be final and binding on both parties.
(b)Any arbitration conducted under this Section 11 shall be heard by a single arbitrator (the "Arbitrator") selected in accordance with the then applicable rules of the AAA. The Arbitrator shall expeditiously 
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(and, if possible, within 90 days after the selection of the Arbitrator) hear and decide all matters concerning the dispute. Except as expressly provided to the contrary in this Agreement, the Arbitrator shall have the power to (i) gather such materials, information, testimony and evidence as he or she deems relevant to the dispute before him or her (and each party will provide such materials, information, testimony and evidence requested by the Arbitrator, except to the extent any information so requested is subject to an attorney-client or other privilege and, if the information so requested is proprietary or subject to a third party confidentiality restriction, the arbitrator shall enter an order providing that such material will be subject to a confidentiality agreement), and (ii) grant injunctive relief and enforce specific performance. The decision of the Arbitrator shall be rendered in writing, be final, non-appealable and binding upon the disputing parties and the parties agree that judgment upon the award may be entered by any court of competent jurisdiction; provided, that the parties agree that the Arbitrator and any court enforcing the award of the Arbitrator shall not have the right or authority to award punitive or exemplary damages to any disputing party.
(c)Each side shall share equally the cost of the arbitration and bear its own costs and attorneys' fees incurred in connection with any arbitration, unless the Arbitrator determines that compelling reasons exist for allocating all or a portion of such costs and fees to the other side.
(d)Notwithstanding Section 11(a), an application for emergency or temporary injunctive relief by either party shall not be subject to arbitration under this Section; provided, however, that the remainder of any such dispute (beyond the application for emergency or temporary injunctive relief) shall be subject to arbitration under this Section.
(e)By entering into this Agreement and entering into the arbitration provisions of this Section 11, THE PARTIES EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THEY ARE KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVING THEIR RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL.
(f)Nothing in this Section 11 shall prohibit a party to this Agreement from (i) instituting litigation to enforce any arbitration award, or (ii) joining another party to this Agreement in a litigation initiated by a person or entity which is not a party to this Agreement.
12.Defense of Claims. Employee agrees that, during the Employment Period and thereafter, upon request from the Company, Employee will reasonably cooperate with the Company Group in the defense of any claims or actions that may be made by or against the Company Group that relate to Employee's actual or prior areas of responsibility, except if Employee's reasonable interests are adverse to the Company or its Affiliate(s), as applicable, in such claim or action. The Company agrees to pay or reimburse Employee for all of Employee's reasonable travel and other direct expenses incurred, or to be reasonably incurred, to comply with Employee's obligations under this Section, provided, Employee provides reasonable documentation of same and obtains the Company's prior approval for incurring such expenses. After the expiration of one year following the date of Employee's Separation from Service, the Company will compensate Employee for the time Employee spends on reasonable cooperation and assistance at the Company's request at a rate per hour calculated, by dividing his annualized Base Salary at the end of the Employment Period by 2,080.
13.Withholdings; Deductions. The Company may withhold and deduct from any payments made or to be made pursuant to this Agreement (a) all federal, state, local and other taxes or other amounts as may be required pursuant to any law or governmental regulation or ruling and (b) any deductions consented to in writing by Employee.
14.Title and Headings; Construction. Titles and headings to Sections hereof are for the purpose of reference only and shall in no way limit, define or otherwise affect the provisions hereof Any and all Exhibits or Attachments referred to in this Agreement are, by such reference, incorporated herein and made a part hereof for all purposes. The words "herein", "hereof, "hereunder" and other compounds of the word "here" shall refer to the entire Agreement and not to any particular provision hereof.
15.Applicable Law; Submission to Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall in all respects be construed according to the laws of the State of Texas. With respect to any claim or dispute related to or arising under this Agreement, the parties hereby consent to the arbitration provisions of Section 11 above and recognize and agree that should any resort to a court be necessary and permitted under this Agreement, then they consent to the exclusive jurisdiction, forum and venue of the state and federal courts located in Austin, Texas.
16.Entire Agreement and Amendment. This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the matters covered herein; moreover, this Agreement supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements and 
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understandings, oral or written, between the parties hereto concerning the subject matter hereof (excluding (i) Employee's elections and rights under the Company's health or 401(k) benefit plans or (ii) the LTIP grant agreements between USAC and Employee dated as of November 3, 2015 and February 11, 2016, each of which remains in place). This Agreement may be amended only by a written instrument executed by both parties hereto.
17.Waiver of Breach. Any waiver of this Agreement must be executed by the party to be bound by such waiver. No waiver by either party hereto of a breach of any provision of this Agreement by the other party, or of compliance with any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party, will operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach by such other party or any similar or dissimilar provision or condition at the same or any subsequent time. The failure of either party hereto to take any action by reason of any breach will not deprive such party of the right to take action at any time while such breach continues.
18.Assignment. This Agreement is personal to Employee, and neither this Agreement nor any rights or obligations hereunder shall be assignable or otherwise transferred by Employee. The Company may assign this Agreement to any member of the Company Group and to any successor (whether by merger, purchase or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the equity, assets or businesses of the Company, if such successor expressly agrees to assume the obligations of the Company hereunder.
19.Affiliates. For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Affiliates" means any person or entity Controlling, Controlled by or Under Common Control with such person or entity, but with respect to the Company, specifically does not mean Riverstone, the entities Controlling it, and its investment funds, partners of its investment funds, and its portfolio companies other than the Company and its subsidiaries. The term "Control," including the correlative terms "Controlling," "Controlled by," and "Under Common Control with" means possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies (whether through ownership of securities or any Company or other ownership interest, by contract or otherwise) of a person or entity. For the purposes of the preceding sentence, Control shall be deemed to exist when a person or entity possesses, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries (a) in the case of a corporation more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities thereof; (b) in the case of a limited liability company, partnership or joint venture, the right to more than 50% of the distributions therefrom (including liquidating distributions); or (c) in the case of any other person or entity, more than 50% of the economic or beneficial interest therein.
20.Notices. Notices provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly received (a) when delivered in person or sent by facsimile transmission, (b) on the first business day after such notice is sent by air express overnight courier service, or (c) on the third business day following deposit in the United States mail, registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid and addressed, to the following address, as applicable:
						
		If to the Company, addressed to:
		
		USA Compression Management Services, LLC
		100 Congress Avenue, Suite 1550
		Austin, TX 78701
		Attn: President
		Facsimile: (512) 473-2616
		
		and a copy to:
		
		R/C IV USACP Holdings, L.P. 
		c/o Riverstone Holdings, LLC 
		712 Fifth Avenue, 51st Floor 
		New York, NY 10019
		Attn: General Counsel
		Facsimile: (212) 993-0077
		

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		and a copy to:
		
		Vinson & Elkins
		1001 Fannin Street
		Suite 2500
		Houston, Texas 77002-6760
		Attn: E. Ramey Layne
		Facsimile: (713) 751-5396
		
		If to Employee, addressed to:
		
		Christopher W. Porter 
		__________________
		__________________

21.Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, including by electronic mail or facsimile, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Each counterpart may consist of a copy hereof containing multiple signature pages, each signed by one party, but together signed by both parties hereto.
22.Deemed Resignations. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Company and Employee prior to the termination of Employee's employment, any termination of Employee's employment shall constitute: (a) an automatic resignation of Employee as an officer of the Company and each member of the Company Group, as applicable, and (b) an automatic resignation of Employee from the Board (if applicable), from the board of directors or managers of any member of the Company Group (if applicable) and from the board of directors or managers or any similar governing body of any corporation, limited liability entity or other entity in which the Company or any Affiliate holds an equity interest and with respect to which board or similar governing body Employee serves as the Company's or such Affiliate's designee or other representative (if applicable).
23.Key Person Insurance. At any time during the Employment Period, the Company shall have the right to insure the life of Employee for the Company's sole benefit. The Company shall have the right to determine the amount of insurance and the type of policy. Employee shall cooperate with the Company in obtaining such insurance by submitting to physical examinations, by supplying all information reasonably required by any insurance carrier and by executing all necessary documents reasonably required by any insurance carrier. Employee shall incur no financial obligation by executing any required document, and shall have no interest in any such policy.
24.Compliance with Section 409A.
(a)The severance pay and benefits provided under this Agreement are intended to be exempt from or comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code"), and any ambiguous provision shall be construed in a manner consistent with such intent. For purposes of this Agreement, a "Separation from Service" shall mean Employee's "separation from service" as such term is defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h) or any successor regulation. Each separate severance payment and each severance installment payment shall be treated as a separate payment under this Agreement for all purposes. To the extent that Employee is a "specified employee" within the meaning of Section 1.409A-1(i)(1) of the Department of Treasury Regulations, any amounts that would otherwise be payable by reason of such separation from service and are not otherwise exempt from the provisions of Section 409A of the Code will delayed for a period of six months from the date of such Separation from Service, in which case the payments that would otherwise have been paid during such six month period shall be paid in a lump sum on the first day of the seventh month after the date of the Separation from Service and the remainder of such payments, if any, will be made pursuant to their terms.
(b)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in-kind benefits and reimbursements provided under this Agreement during any calendar year shall not affect in-kind benefits or reimbursements to be provided in any other calendar year, other than an arrangement providing for the reimbursement of medical expenses referred to in Section 105(b) of the Code, and are not subject to 
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liquidation or exchange for another benefit. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, reimbursement requests must be timely submitted by Employee and, if timely submitted, reimbursement payments shall be promptly made to Employee following such submission, but in no event later than December 31st of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the expense was incurred. In no event shall Employee be entitled to any reimbursement payments after December 31st of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the expense was incurred. This paragraph shall only apply to in-kind benefits and reimbursements that would result in taxable compensation income to Employee.
(c)If any amount payable hereunder would be subject to additional taxes and interest under Section 409A of the Code because the timing of such payment is not delayed as provided in Section 409A(a)(2)(B) of the Code, then the payment of such amount shall be delayed and paid, without interest, in a lump sum on the earliest of: (i) Employee's death, (ii) the date that is six months after the date of Employee's Separation from Service with the Company (or if such payment date does not fall on a business day of Company, the next following business day of the Company), or (iii) such earlier date upon which such payment can be paid under Section 409A of the Code without being subject to such additional taxes and interest.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Employee and the Company each have caused this Agreement to be executed in its name and on its behalf, as of the Effective Date.
												
			EMPLOYEE:
			/s/ Christopher W. Porter
			Christopher W. Porter
			
			COMPANY:
			USA COMPRESSION MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC
			By:	/s/ Matthew C. Liuzzi
				Matthew C. Liuzzi
				President

SIGNATURE PAGE TO
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

EXHIBIT A
FORM OF RELEASE AGREEMENT
This Release Agreement (this "Agreement") constitutes the release referred to in that certain Employment Agreement (the "Employment Agreement") dated as of December 14, 2016 but effective as of January 1, 2017 by and among Christopher W. Porter ("Employee") and USA Compression Management Services, LLC (the "Company").
(a)For good and valuable consideration, including the Company’s provision of a severance payment to Employee in accordance with Section 6(f) of the Employment Agreement, Employee hereby releases, discharges and forever acquits each member of the Company Group and their respective Affiliates (each as defined in the Employment Agreement, provided, however, that for purposes of this Agreement, "Affiliates" shall expressly include Riverstone, the entities Controlling it, and its investment funds, partners of its investment funds, and its and their portfolio companies other than the Company) and subsidiaries and the past, present and future stockholders, members, partners, directors, managers, employees, agents, attorneys, heirs, representatives, successors and assigns of the foregoing, in their personal and representative capacities (collectively, the "Company Parties"), from liability for, and hereby waives, any and all claims, damages, or causes of action of any kind related to Employee's employment with any Company Party, the termination of such employment, and any other acts or omissions related to any matter on or prior to the date of the execution of this Agreement including, without limitation, any alleged violation through the date of this Agreement of: (i) the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended; (ii) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; (iii) the Civil Rights Act of 1991; (iv) Section 1981 through 1988 of Title 42 of the United States Code, as amended; (v) Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended; (vi) the Immigration Reform Control Act, as amended; (vii) the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended; (viii) the National Labor Relations Act, as amended; (ix) the Occupational Safety and Health Act, as amended; (x) the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993; (xi) any state anti-discrimination law; (xii) any state wage and hour law; (xiii) any other local, state or federal law, regulation or ordinance; (xiv) any public policy, contract, tort, or common law claim; (xv) any allegation for costs, fees, or other expenses including attorneys' fees incurred in these matters; (xvi) any and all rights, benefits or claims Employee may have under any employment contract, incentive compensation plan or stock option plan with any Company Party or to any ownership interest in any Company Party except as expressly provided in the Employment Agreement and any stock option or other equity compensation agreement between Employee and the Company and (xvii) any claim for compensation or benefits of any kind not expressly set forth in the Employment Agreement or any such stock option or other equity compensation agreement (collectively, the "Released Claims"). In no event shall the Released Claims include (i) any claim which arises after the date of this Agreement, (ii) any claim to vested benefits under an employee benefit plan, or (iii) any claims for contractual payments under the Employment Agreement. This Agreement is not intended to indicate that any such claims exist or that, if they do exist, they are meritorious. Rather, Employee is simply agreeing that, in exchange for the consideration recited in the first sentence of this paragraph, any and all potential claims of this nature that Employee may have against the Company Parties, regardless of whether they actually exist, are expressly settled, compromised and waived. By signing this Agreement, Employee is bound by it. Anyone who succeeds to Employee's rights and responsibilities, such as heirs or the executor of Employee's estate, is also bound by this Agreement. This release also applies to any claims brought by any person or agency or class action under which Employee may have a right or benefit. Notwithstanding the release of liability contained herein, nothing in this Agreement prevents Employee from filing any non-legally waivable claim (including a challenge to the validity of this Agreement) with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") or comparable state or local agency or participating in any investigation or proceeding conducted by the EEOC or comparable state or local agency; however, Employee understands and agrees that Employee is waiving any and all rights to recover any monetary or personal relief or recovery as a result of such EEOC or comparable state or local agency proceeding or subsequent legal actions. THIS RELEASE INCLUDES MATTERS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE SOLE OR PARTIAL NEGLIGENCE (WHETHER GROSS OR SIMPLE) OR OTHER FAULT, INCLUDING STRICT LIABILITY, OF ANY OF THE COMPANY PARTIES.
(b)Employee agrees not to bring or join any lawsuit against any of the Company Parties in any court relating to any of the Released Claims. Employee represents that Employee has not brought or joined any lawsuit or filed any charge or claim against any of the Company Parties in any court or before any government agency and has made no assignment of any rights Employee has asserted or may have against any of the Company Parties to any person or entity, in each case, with respect to any Released Claims.
Exhibit A-1

(c)By executing and delivering this Agreement, Employee acknowledges that:
(i)He has carefully read this Agreement;
(ii)He has had at least [21] [45] days to consider this Agreement before the execution and delivery hereof to the Company. [Add if 45 days applies:                 , and he  acknowledges that attached to this Agreement are (A) a list of the positions and ages of those employees selected for termination (or participation in the exit incentive or other employment termination program); (B) a list of the ages of those employees not selected for termination (or participation in such program); and (C) information about the unit affected by the employment termination program of which his termination was a part, including any eligibility factors for such program and any time limits applicable to such program];
(iii)He has been and hereby is advised in writing that he may, at his option, discuss this Agreement with an attorney of his choice and that he has had adequate opportunity to do so;
(iv)He fully understands the final and binding effect of this Agreement; the only promises made to him to sign this Agreement are those stated in the Employment Agreement and herein; and he is signing this Agreement voluntarily and of his own free will, and that he understands and agrees to each of the terms of this Agreement; and
(v)With the exception of any sums that he may be owed pursuant to Section 6(f) of the Employment Agreement, he has been paid all wages and other compensation to which he is entitled under the Agreement and received all leaves (paid and unpaid) to which he was entitled during the Employment Period (as defined in the Employment Agreement).
Notwithstanding the initial effectiveness of this Agreement, Employee may revoke the delivery (and therefore the effectiveness) of this Agreement within the seven-day period beginning on the date Employee delivers this Agreement to the Company (such seven day period being referenced to herein as the "Release Revocation Period"). To be effective, such revocation must be in writing signed by Employee and must be delivered to [name, address] before 11:59 p.m., Austin, Texas time, on the last day of the Release Revocation Period. If an effective revocation is delivered in the foregoing manner and timeframe, this Agreement shall be of no force or effect and shall be null and void ab initio. No consideration shall be paid if this Agreement is revoked by Employee in the foregoing manner.
Executed on this _____ day of _________________, 20
												
			
			Christopher W. Porter

Exhibit A-2

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