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EX-10.2

 Exhibit 10.2 

BOB EVANS FARMS, INC. 

AMENDED AND RESTATED CHANGE IN CONTROL AND SEVERANCE PLAN 

As of November 14, 2015 

Article 1 – Introduction 

1.1 Purpose of Plan. The Company considers it essential and in the best interests of the Company and the Company’s stockholders to promote
and preserve the continuous employment of key management personnel. The Compensation Committee recognizes that, as is the case with many publicly held corporations, a Change in Control, and the uncertainty and questions that it may raise among
management may result in departure or distraction of key management personnel to the detriment of the Company and its stockholders. Therefore, the Compensation Committee has adopted the Plan to enable certain key management personnel to devote their
full and continued attention to the Company’s business affairs during the crucial (and often tumultuous) period preceding and immediately following a Change in Control. The Plan is also intended to provide for severance payments to certain key
management personnel whose employment is terminated under certain circumstances not involving a Change in Control. 
 1.2 Plan Status. The
Plan is intended to be, and shall be interpreted as an unfunded employee welfare plan under Section 3(1) of ERISA, maintained primarily for the purpose of providing employee welfare benefits. Solely to the extent that the Plan provides benefits
in excess of the level permitted in a welfare benefit severance pay plan under Section 2510.3-2(b) of the Department of Labor Regulations, the Plan is intended to be, and shall be interpreted as a plan that is unfunded and maintained primarily
for the purpose of providing deferred compensation, to the extent that it provides such compensation, for a select group of management or highly compensated employees pursuant to Section 2520.104-24 of the Department of Labor Regulations. 

Article 2 – Definitions 

Whenever used herein, the following terms have the following meanings unless a different meaning is clearly intended: 

2.1 “Accounting Firm” means the public accounting firm designated in Section 5.3(b). 

2.2 “Administrator” means the Compensation Committee, or such other person or committee as may be appointed from time to time by the
Board to supervise administration of the Plan. 
 2.3 “Base Salary” means the Participant’s annual rate of base salary in
effect immediately prior to the occurrence of the circumstance giving rise to the Participant’s Termination, or, if greater, the Participant’s annual rate of base salary in effect immediately prior to a Change in Control. 

 2.4 “Board” means the Company’s Board of Directors. 

2.5 “Bonus Amount” means the annual cash bonus (excluding hiring and like bonuses) paid to the Participant by the Company or any
member of its Controlled Group for the last full fiscal year ending before the Date of Termination (or, if shorter, over the full period of the Participant’s employment). 

2.6 “Cause” means the Participant’s (a) willful and continued failure to substantially perform assigned duties;
(b) gross misconduct; (c) breach of any material term of any agreement with the Company or any member of its Controlled Group, which breach is not cured within any permitted or applicable cure period;
(d) conviction of (or plea of no contest or nolo contendere to) (i) a felony or a misdemeanor that originally was charged as a felony but which was subsequently reduced to a misdemeanor through negotiation with the charging
entity or (ii) a crime which involves a breach of trust or fiduciary duty owed to the Company or any member of its Controlled Group; or (e) a material violation of the Company’s code of conduct or a material violation of
any other policy of the Company or any member of its Controlled Group that applies to the Participant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Cause will not arise solely because the Participant is absent from active employment during periods of vacation,
consistent with the Company’s applicable vacation policy, or other period of absence approved by the Company. 
 2.7 “Change in
Control” means an event that shall be deemed to have occurred on any of the following: 
 (a) the acquisition by any
person or group (within the meaning of Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act), other than the Company, any Subsidiary or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company,
of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of 30% or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in
the election of directors of the Company provided, however, that the provisions of this paragraph (b) shall not include the acquisition of voting securities by any entity or person with respect to which that acquirer has filed SEC Schedule 13G
(or any successor form or filing) indicating that the voting securities were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing, directly or indirectly, the Company’s management or policies, unless
and until that entity or person indicates that its intent has changed by filing SEC Schedule 13D (or any successor form or filing); 

(b) the consummation of a merger, consolidation or other business combination of the Company with or into another entity, or the
acquisition by the Company of assets or shares or equity interests of another entity, as a result of which the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such merger, consolidation, other business combination or acquisition, do not,
immediately thereafter, beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the entity resulting from such merger,
consolidation or other business combination of the Company; 

  
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 (c) the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Company; or 
 (d) the liquidation or dissolution of the Company. 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any amount payable under this Plan that is subject to Code Section 409A (and for which no
exception applies), a Change in Control shall not be deemed to have occurred unless the events or circumstances constituting a Change in Control also constitute a “change in control event” within the meaning of Code Section 409A and
the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder (excluding a “change in effective control” event regarding the composition of the Board as provided in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(I)(5)(vi)(A)(1), which is not applicable).

 2.8 “CIC Participant” means a Participant who the Compensation Committee has designated as an individual eligible for the change
in control benefits set forth in Article 5. Exhibit A sets forth the list of CIC Participants as of the Effective Date. Exhibit A may be amended by the Compensation Committee as indicated in Section 10.2. 

2.9 A “Class A” officer means the Company’s chief executive officer (“CEO”). 

2.10 A “Class B” officer means the chief financial officer and officers of the Company holding the title of president,
executive vice president, or senior vice president. 
 2.11 A “Class C” officer means the officers of the Company holding the
title of vice president. 
 2.12 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 

2.13 “Company” means Bob Evans Farms, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor entity thereto. 

2.14 “Compensation Committee” means the compensation committee of the Board. 

2.15 “Confidential Information” means any and all confidential or proprietary information of the Company or any member of its
Controlled Group, including without limitation: trade secrets (as defined by the laws of the State of Ohio); business plans; financial information; accounting data; employment or employee-related information; marketing plans and information; sales
information (including sales records, plans and projections); pricing information; supplier and customer (current and prospective) information; product information (including new products, recipes, formulas and samples); information related to the
siting of new or existing restaurants; information related to the design or construction of the Company’s restaurants or plants; manufacturing processes; hiring and recruitment information; all information relating to

  
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the Company’s goods and services; research and development information; legal information (including legal issues, cases and strategies) or other information, technology, data and materials,
disclosed verbally or in writing by the Company or any member of its Controlled Group to a Participant. “Confidential Information” does not include information that is or becomes generally available to the public, other than through
disclosure by a Participant. 
 2.16 “Controlled Group” means a group of corporations or other legal entities that are part of a
controlled group with the Company as defined in Code Section 414(b) or (c). 
 2.17 “Date of Termination” means the date of the
Participant’s Termination for purposes of receiving benefits under the terms of this Plan. 
 2.18 “Effective Date” means the
effective date of this Plan, November 17, 2015, amending and restating the Plan originally effective January 1, 2011. 
 2.19
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. 
 2.20 “Exchange Act” means the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 
 2.21 “Excise Tax” means the excise tax imposed by Code Section 4999, together
with any interest or penalties imposed with respect to such tax. 
 2.22 “Good Reason” means any of the following to which a CIC
Participant has not consented in writing: (a) a material diminution in the CIC Participant’s Base Salary; (b) a material diminution in the CIC Participant’s authority, duties, or responsibilities; (c) a
material diminution in the budget over which the CIC Participant retains authority; (d) a material change in the geographic location (i.e., 50 or more miles from the CIC Participant’s principal business location) at which the CIC
Participant must perform services for the Company; or (e) any other action or inaction that constitutes a material breach of the terms of this Plan. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in order for any of the foregoing to
constitute Good Reason hereunder, (i) the CIC Participant must provide written notice to the Company as to the basis for such Good Reason within thirty (30) days following the date on which CIC Participant alleges the condition giving rise
to such Good Reason initially occurs; (ii) the Company must fail to cure or contest such Good Reason within thirty (30) days following its receipt of notice; and (iii) the CIC Participant must Terminate his/her employment within
ninety (90) days of the time in which the condition giving rise to Good Reason initially occurs. 
 2.23 Intentionally Omitted. 

2.24 “Participant” means any officer of the Company participating in this Plan, whether as a CIC Participant and/or a Severance
Participant, including any beneficiary of either. 
 2.25 “Plan” means The Bob Evans Farms, Inc. Amended and Restated Change in
Control and Severance Plan, as evidenced by this document, and any amendments thereto. 

  
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 2.26 “Protected Period” means a time period that shall begin on the date of a Change in
Control and shall continue (a) for 24 consecutive calendar months for the Class A Participant, to the extent that the Class A Participant is a CIC Participant, or (b) for 12 consecutive calendar months for any other
CIC Participant. 
 2.27 “Recoupment Policy” means the Company’s Executive Compensation Recoupment Policy, as in effect on the
Effective Date and any amendments thereto. 
 2.28 “Reduction in Force” means a decrease in the number of positions at the Company
due to a lack of business, lack of work, reasons of economy or reorganization for efficiency. 
 2.29 “Safe Harbor Cap” has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.3(a). 
 2.30 “Severance Participant” means the Class B and C officers of the Company. 

2.32 “Specified Employee” means any Participant who is a “key employee” (as defined in Code Section 416(i) without
regard to paragraph (5) thereof), as determined by the Company in accordance with its uniform policy with respect to all arrangements subject to Code Section 409A, based upon the 12 month period ending on each December 31st (such 12
month period is referred to below as the “identification period”). All Participants who are determined to be key employees under Code Section 416(i) (without regard to paragraph (5) thereof) during the identification period shall
be treated as Specified Employees for purposes of the Plan during the 12 month period that begins on the first day of the fourth month following the close of such identification period. 

2.33 “Subsidiary” means any corporation, partnership, venture or other entity in which the Company holds, directly or indirectly, a
50% or greater ownership interest. The Compensation Committee may, at its sole discretion, designate, on such terms and conditions as the Compensation Committee shall determine, any other corporation, partnership, limited liability company, venture
or other entity a Subsidiary for purposes of this Plan. 
 2.34 “Termination” or “Terminates” means a
“separation from service” from the Company or any member of its Controlled Group within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h). 

Article 3 – Eligibility to Participate 

3.1 Participation. Each officer of the Company (other than the CEO) shall become a Severance Participant as of the later of the Effective Date
and the date the individual is appointed to serve as a Class B or C officer of the Company. 
 A Participant shall become a CIC Participant as of the date
designated by the Compensation Committee and shall participate solely for the period designated by the Compensation Committee, although anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the Class A officer shall remain a CIC
Participant for the duration of his/her employment with the Company. 

  
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 3.2 Duration of Participation. A Participant shall cease to be a Participant in the Plan if
(a) the Participant Terminates employment with the Company under circumstances not entitling him or her to benefits under the Plan; (b) the Participant breaches his or her obligations under Article 8, as described in
Section 8.5; (c) the amounts and benefits payable under the Plan to a Participant who is entitled to receive benefits under Article 4 of the Plan have been paid or provided to the Participant in full; or (d) the
Participant accepts a new position with the Company or a member of its Controlled Group and such new position does not qualify the Participant as a Class A, B or C Participant (provided, however, that this subsection (d) excludes any
change in the Participant’s position in connection with a Change in Control that constitutes Good Reason). The Compensation Committee in its sole discretion may remove any CIC Participant other than the Class A Participant from
participation in the Plan as a CIC Participant, although the individual will remain a Severance Participant, as of any date specified by the Compensation Committee, provided that no individual may be so removed from participation in the Plan as a
CIC Participant in connection with or in anticipation of a Change in Control that actually occurs. 
 Article 4 – Eligibility for
Benefits 
 4.1 Termination on or Following a Change in Control. If on or following a Change in Control (a) (i) the
Company Terminates a CIC Participant without Cause by delivering to the CIC Participant a written notice that describes in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for Termination, or (ii) a CIC
Participant Terminates for Good Reason; and (b) the date of Termination is within the Protected Period, then the Company will, except as otherwise provided in Section 8.1 hereunder, pay or provide to the CIC Participant the payments
and benefits described in Article 5.  
 4.2 Termination Not on or Connected with Change in Control. If the Company Terminates a
Severance Participant (a) as part of a Reduction in Force or (b) without Cause, and (c) such Termination is either (i) not connected with a Change in Control or (ii) connected with a Change
in Control but not within the Protected Period, then the Company will, except as otherwise provided in Section 8.1 hereunder, pay or provide to the Severance Participant the payments and benefits described in Article 6. 

4.3 Termination for Any Other Reason. If the Participant Terminates for any reason other than those described in either Section 4.1 or 4.2,
including, but not limited to, death, disability, voluntary retirement, termination by the Company for Cause, or voluntary resignation (except for certain Good Reason resignations by a CIC Participant), no payments or benefits will be paid or due to
or on behalf of the Participant under this Plan at any time. Notwithstanding this Section 4.3, a Participant may be entitled to benefits under other plans maintained by the Company if the terms of such plans provide such benefits. 

4.4 Effect of Employment Agreement. If, at any time a Participant is employed by the Company pursuant to an employment agreement
(“Employment Agreement”), the following rules of application will be applied: 
 (a) If a term is defined in the Plan and
in the Employment Agreement and those definitions are not identical, (i) the definition contained in the Plan will supersede the definition contained in the Employment Agreement for purposes of applying that term under the Plan and
(ii) the definition contained in the Employment Agreement will supersede the definition contained in the Plan for purposes of applying that term under the Employment Agreement; 

  
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 (b) If an event or a series of related events entitle a CIC Participant to payments under
both the Employment Agreement and Article 5 of the Plan, the CIC Participant will be entitled to the payments due under Article 5 reduced by the amounts (if any) received under the Employment Agreement before the payments become due under the Plan
and no further payments will be due under the Employment Agreement; and 
 (c) If an event or series of related events entitle a
Severance Participant to payments under both the Employment Agreement and Article 6 of the Plan, the Severance Participant will be entitled to the payments due under the Employment Agreement and no payments will be due under the Plan. 

Article 5 – Change in Control Payments and Benefits 

5.1 Calculation of Change in Control Payments. If a CIC Participant is eligible for payments and benefits under Section 4.1, the Company
will (and/or will cause its Subsidiaries, Control Group or Successors to): 
 (a) Continue to pay the CIC Participant’s
compensation and other benefits through the Date of Termination and also will pay the CIC Participant the value of any unused vacation or other paid-time off determined under the Company’s personnel policy. These amounts will be paid no later
than 30 days after the CIC Participant’s Date of Termination and will be based on the rate of compensation and value of benefits in effect before the Participant was notified of his or her Termination. 

(b) Make to the CIC Participant a severance payment, calculated in accordance with the following schedule: 

 

			
	 Participant’s Class
	  	 Amount of Payment

		
	 Class A
	  	300% of the sum of (i) Base Salary and (ii) Bonus Amount
		
	 Class B
	  	200% of the sum of (i) Base Salary and (ii) Bonus Amount
		
	 Class C
	  	100% of the sum of (i) Base Salary and (ii) Bonus Amount

 (c) Make to the CIC Participant a benefits offset payment equal to the Company’s estimated
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for the Company’s cost of premiums and related administrative fees, for Company sponsored life insurance programs and group health (medical, dental and vision) continuation coverage for the
CIC Participant and the CIC Participant’s eligible dependents, for the same level of benefits and the same level of cost as in effect immediately prior to CIC Participant’s Termination of employment and for a period of: (i) 24 months,
in the case of the Class A Participant and (ii) 18 months, in the case of a Class B or Class C Participant. For purposes of clarification, the Company’s obligation pursuant to this subsection (c) is not intended to, nor shall it
be construed as, obviating the CIC Participant’s share of premiums for such insurance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company’s payment pursuant to the foregoing sentence would violate the nondiscrimination rules applicable to
non-grandfathered plans, or result in the imposition of penalties under, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (“PPACA”) and related regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder, the Plan shall be reformed in such
manner as is necessary to comply with the PPACA. 
 (d) In addition to the payments and benefits described above, the CIC Participant
shall receive any other change in control benefits to which the CIC Participant is entitled under any other plan, program or agreement with the Company or any member of its Controlled Group. Such benefits shall be provided in accordance with the
terms and conditions of the applicable plan, program or agreement. 
 5.2 Form and Timing of Change in Control Payments. 

(a) For all CIC Participants, other than the Class A Participant, unless a payment delay is required under Section 7.4, the
change in control severance payments described in Sections 5.1(a), (b), (c) and (d) shall be made in a single lump sum no later than 30 days after the Participant’s Date of Termination. 

(b) For the Class A Participant, the payment described in Section 5.1(b) shall be paid in separate, equal monthly payments
over a 24 month period, beginning no later than 30 days after the latest of (i) the Class A Participant’s Date of Termination or (ii) the date payment may commence following a payment delay required under
Section 7.4. The other payments described in Sections 5.1(a), (c) and (d) shall be made in a single lump sum no later than 30 days after the latest of (i) the Class A Participant’s Date of Termination or
(ii) the date payment may commence following a payment delay required under Section 7.4. 
 5.3 Treatment Under Code Section
280G. 
 (a) Anything in the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event it shall be determined that any payment or
benefit provided under this Plan, when combined with payments and benefits under all other plans, programs or agreements with the Company, would be subject to an Excise Tax, then the amounts payable to the Participant under the Plan shall be reduced
(but not below zero) to the maximum amount that could be paid to the Participant without giving rise to an Excise Tax (the “Safe Harbor Cap”). The reduction of the amounts payable hereunder, if applicable, shall be made by reducing first
the cash payments under Section 5.1(b), then by reducing the cash payments under Section 5.1(a) and last by reducing the cash payments under 

  
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Section 5.1(c). For purposes of reducing the payments and benefits to the Safe Harbor Cap, only amounts payable under the Plan (and no other payments) shall be reduced. In applying these
principles, any reduction or elimination of the payments shall be made in a manner consistent with the requirements of Code Section 409A and where two economically equivalent amounts are subject to reduction but payable at different times, such
amounts shall be reduced on a pro rata basis but not below zero. 
 (b) All determinations required to be made under this
Section 5.3 shall be made by a public accounting firm that is retained by the Company to provide tax advice as of the date immediately prior to the Change in Control (the “Accounting Firm”) which shall provide detailed supporting
calculations both to the Company and the Participant within 15 business days of the receipt of notice from the Company or the Participant that there has been a payment, or such earlier time as is requested by the Company. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, in the event (i) the Compensation Committee shall determine prior to the Change in Control that the Accounting Firm is precluded from performing such services under applicable auditor independence rules or (ii) the
Audit Committee of the Board determines that it does not want the Accounting Firm to perform such services because of auditor independence concerns or (iii) the Accounting Firm is serving as accountant or auditor for the individual,
entity or group effecting the Change in Control, the Audit Committee shall appoint another nationally recognized public accounting firm to make the determinations required hereunder (which accounting firm shall then be referred to as the Accounting
Firm hereunder). If payments are reduced to the Safe Harbor Cap, the Accounting Firm shall provide a reasonable opinion to the Participant that he or she is not required to report any Excise Tax on his or her federal income tax return. All fees,
costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, the costs of retaining experts) of the Accounting Firm shall be borne by the Company. In the event the Accounting Firm determines that the payments shall be reduced to the Safe Harbor Cap, it shall
furnish the Participant with a written opinion to such effect. The determination by the Accounting Firm shall be binding upon the Company and the Participant. 

(c) If any good faith dispute arises regarding the determination of a payment of an Excise Tax, then the Company shall pay any and all
of the Participant’s professional fees and expenses relating to such dispute, including but not limited to the Participant’s reasonable attorney’s fees. Such amounts shall be paid in accordance with Code Section 409A, including
Treasury Regulations Sections 1.409A-1(b)(11), 1.409A-3(g) and 1.409A-3(i)(1)(v). 
 Article 6 – Severance Benefits 

6.1 Severance Payments. If a Severance Participant is eligible for payments and benefits under Section 4.2, the Company shall provide to
such Severance Participant the following (i) a payment of 100% of his or her Base Salary, subject to the conditions listed herein under Section 6.2, (ii) the “Benefits Offset” (as defined below); and (iii) the
accelerated vesting of those unvested equity grants of Participant, whether as stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, dividend equivalent units or like equity grant (rounded to whole shares), where (x) the grant agreements or
awards expressly provide for the vesting of some or all of such grants on account of the classification of the Termination event, or (y) the records of the Compensation 

  
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Committee indicate formal action approving the vesting of some or all of such grants on account of the classification of the Termination event, whether at such date or upon the expiration of the
respective performance period, strictly in accordance with the terms of the agreement or Compensation Committee action. Any grants not so vested shall be immediately forfeited; provided however, where the Compensation Committee has deferred vesting
/ forfeiture of such equity grants until the expiration of the applicable performance period, such grants shall either be vested or forfeited at such time in accordance with the requirements established by the Compensation Committee. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, in no event shall any performance based award granted to a “covered employee” (as defined under Section 162(m) of the Code) that is intended to qualify as “performance based compensation” under
Section 162(m) of the Code, be settled or become exercisable in full or in part, upon the termination of employment of Participant without regard to the satisfaction of the related performance criteria. 

“Benefits Offset” shall mean an amount payment equal to the Company’s estimated obligation (as determined by the Company in the reasonable
exercise of its discretion) for the Company’s cost of premiums and related administrative fees, for Company sponsored group health (medical, dental and vision) continuation coverage for the Severance Participant and the Severance
Participant’s eligible dependents, for the same level of benefits and the same level of cost as in effect immediately prior to Severance Participant’s Termination of employment and for a period of 12 months. For purposes of clarification,
the Company’s obligation pursuant to this subsection (c) is not intended to, nor shall it be construed as, obviating the Severance Participant’s share of premiums for such insurance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the
Company’s payment pursuant to the foregoing sentence would violate the nondiscrimination rules applicable to non-grandfathered plans, or result in the imposition of penalties under, the PPACA and related regulations and guidance promulgated
thereunder, the Plan shall be reformed in such manner as is necessary to comply with the PPACA. 
 6.2 Form and Timing of Severance Payments.

 (a) Except to the extent that payment is delayed pursuant to Section 7.4, the amounts determined pursuant to the
provisions of Section 6.1 shall be paid to the Severance Participant as follows: (i) the Benefits Offset as a lump sum with the initial payment of item 6.2(a)(ii); and (ii) the Base Salary as 26 pro-rata payments over a period of
52-weeks (“Base Salary Payments”); in each case less appropriate deductions and tax withholding amounts. 
 (b) The
Severance Participant covenants and agrees that at any time after their Date of Termination and for a period of 52 weeks thereafter, if the Severance Participant accepts new employment, directly or indirectly, as an employee, consultant, agent,
principal, partner, officer, director, member, or manager (collectively “New Employment”), the amount of the pro-rata Base Salary payment, as provided in Section 6.2(a) above, shall be reduced by the corresponding monthly salary or
other compensation amount Employee receives as a result of such New Employment, all as determined by the Company in the reasonable exercise of its discretion. The Severance Participant covenants and agrees that he/she shall have a continuing
obligation to advise the Company of any such New Employment during the 52 weeks following the date of Termination and prior to the date that the Severance Participant first begins his/her New 

  
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Employment. To the extent that Severance Participant should fail to so notify Company as provided in the preceding sentence, then the Company’s obligations to provide severance payments
under Section 6.1 shall cease immediately and in their entirety. 
 Article 7 – Conditions Affecting Payments 

7.1 Other Benefits. Except as expressly provided in this Plan, a Participant’s right to receive the payments and benefits described in
Article 5 or Article 6 will not decrease the amount of, or otherwise adversely affect, any other benefits payable to the Participant under any plan, program or agreement between the Participant and the Company or any member of its Controlled Group.

 7.2 Change in Control Mitigation. The CIC Participant is not required to mitigate the amount of any payment described in this Plan by
seeking other employment or otherwise, nor will the amount of any payment or benefit provided for in Article 5 be reduced by any compensation the CIC Participant earns in any capacity after Termination or by reason of the CIC Participant’s
receipt of or right to receive any retirement or other benefits on or after Termination. 
 7.3 Withholding. The amount of any payment made
under this Plan will be reduced by amounts the Company is required to withhold with respect to any income, wage or employment taxes imposed on the payment. 

7.4 Payment Delay Required By Code Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, if a Participant is a
Specified Employee on the Date of Termination and the Participant is entitled to a payment and/or a benefit under the Plan that is required to be delayed pursuant to Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i), then such payment or benefit, as the case may
be, shall not be paid or provided (or begin to be paid or provided) until the first business day of the seventh month following the Date of Termination or, if earlier, the date of the Participant’s death. The first payment that can be made to
the Participant following such postponement period shall include the cumulative amount of any payments or benefits that could not be paid or provided during such postponement period due to the application of Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i). 

7.5 Limit on Number of Changes in Control. Regardless of any provision of this Plan, if more than one Change in Control (whether or not related)
occurs while this Plan is in effect, the total amount payable under this Plan for any one Participant will be the largest amount calculated for that Participant with respect to any single Change in Control occurring during the Plan’s effective
period. 
 Article 8 – Separation Agreement and Participant Obligations 

8.1 Separation Agreement. The obligations of the Company to pay or provide the payments and benefits described in Article 5 or
Article 6 are contingent on the Participant’s (for him/herself, his/her heirs, legal representatives and assigns) agreement to execute a separation or like agreement in the form and substance to be provided by Company, containing a general
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and employees from any claims or causes of action of any kind that the Participant might have, regarding his/her employment or the termination of that employment and shall require that the
Participant acknowledge and agree to be subject to the Participant obligations set forth in Article 8 of the Plan, including specifically the obligation to repay Plan benefits pursuant to Section 8.5 of the Plan. The Participant understands
that the release portion of the agreement will apply to the maximum extent permitted by law to all claim(s) he or she might have under any federal, state or local statute or ordinance, or the common law, for employment discrimination, wrongful
discharge, breach of contract, violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, or the Family and Medical Leave Act, and all other claims related in any way to the Participant’s employment or the termination of that employment. With respect to any payments or other benefits payable
to a Participant after his termination of employment that are subject to Code Section 409A, to the extent that the period during which the Participant may execute, without revocation, a release of claims as set forth in this Section 8.1
begins in one taxable year of the Participant and ends in a second taxable year of the Participant, such payments or benefits shall not commence, be paid or provided until the second taxable year of the Participant, regardless of when the
Participant executes the agreement. 
 8.2 Confidential Information. Except as otherwise required by applicable law, a Participant expressly
agrees to keep and maintain Confidential Information confidential and not, at any time during or subsequent to the Participant’s employment with the Company or any member of its Controlled Group, to use any Confidential Information for the
Participant’s own benefit or to divulge, disclose or communicate any Confidential Information to any person or entity in any manner except (a) to employees or agents of the Company or any member of its Controlled Group that need the
Confidential Information to perform their duties on behalf of the Company or any member of its Controlled Group or (b) in the performance of the Participant’s duties to the Company. The Participant also agrees to notify the Company
promptly of any circumstance the Participant believes may legally compel the disclosure of Confidential Information and to give this notice before disclosing any Confidential Information. 

8.3 Non-Competition and Non-Solicitations. 

(a) The Participant covenants and agrees that for a period of one (1) year following the Participant’s Termination (or two
(2) years in the case of a Class A Participant), the Participant shall not, without the prior written consent of the Administrator, directly or indirectly, as an employee, employer, consultant, agent, principal, partner, shareholder,
officer, director, member, manager or through any other kind of ownership (other than ownership of securities of publicly held corporations of which the Participant owns less than three percent (3%) of any class of outstanding securities),
membership, affiliation, association, or in any other representative or individual capacity, engage in or render, or agree to engage in or render, any services to any Competing Business. For purposes of this Plan, “Competing Business”
shall mean any business in North America that (i) is engaged in the Family Dining Segment (as hereinafter defined) of the restaurant industry or any other sector of the restaurant industry in which the Company is actively engaged or has taken
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Participant’s termination; (ii) produces and distributes food products to the extent that the Company or any member of its Controlled Group is actively engaged in such business or has
taken substantial steps towards being actively engaged in producing and distributing the same or similar food products at the time of Participant’s termination; (iii) offers products that compete with products offered by the Company or any
member of its Controlled Group; (iv) offers products that compete with products the Company or any member of its Controlled Group has taken substantial steps toward launching during the Participant’s employment with the Company; or
(v) is engaged in a line of business that competes with any line of business that the Company or any member of its Controlled Group enters into, or has taken substantial steps to enter into, during the Participant’s employment with the
Company. For purposes of this Plan, “Family Dining Segment” shall mean the segment of the restaurant industry in which Bob Evans Restaurants is categorized, and shall include, without limitation and by way of example, the following
restaurant concepts together with such other concepts as are commonly understood within the restaurant industry to be included within the “family dining” segment: Baker’s Square, Frisch’s Big Boy, Cracker Barrel Old Country
Store, Denny’s, First Watch, Friendly’s, HomeTown Buffet, Golden Corral, Huddle House, IHOP, Marie Callender’s, Old Country Buffet, Perkins, Ponderosa, Ryan’s, Sizzler, Skyline Chili, Village Inn and Western Sizzlin. The Family
Dining Segment shall expressly exclude restaurants in other segments of the restaurant industry including the “casual dining” segment, which would include, without limitation, restaurant concepts such as Applebee’s, Chili’s,
Longhorn Steakhouse, Olive Garden, Ruby Tuesday’s and O’Charley’s together with such other concepts as are commonly understood within the restaurant industry to be included within the “casual dining” segment. 

(b) The Participant agrees that during the one year period following his or her Termination (or two (2) years in the case of a
Class A Participant), he or she shall not, either directly or indirectly, for himself/herself or the benefit of any third party, employ or hire any other person who is then employed by the Company, or solicit, induce, recruit, or cause any
other person who is employed by the Company to terminate his/her employment for the purpose of joining, associating or becoming employed with any other business or activity or to violate any confidentiality, non-competition or employment agreement
that such person may have with the Company or any policy of the Company. 
 8.4 Non-Disparagement. The Participant agrees that he or she shall
not make or publish any statement (orally or in writing) that becomes or reasonably could be expected to become publicly known or otherwise impact the Company’s business, or instigate, assist or participate in the making or publication of any
such statement, which would libel, slander or disparage (whether or not such disparagement legally constitutes libel or slander) the Company, any member of its Controlled Group or their officers, directors and employees, or any person affiliated
with the Company, or the reputations of any of its past or present shareholders, officers, directors, agents, representatives and employees unless compelled to do so by valid subpoena or other court order, and in such case only after first notifying
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 8.5 Effect of Breach of Obligations. If a Participant breaches in any material respect an
obligation contained in this Article 8 and such breach is not cured, to the extent curable, in the Company’s good faith belief within ten (10) business days after Participant’s receipt of written notice on behalf of the Board, then:

 (a) If the uncured breach occurs prior to the Participant’s Termination, his or her participation in this Plan shall
terminate at the expiration of the aforementioned notice and cure period, and no amounts will be due under this Plan; or 
 (b) If
the uncured breach occurs after the Participant’s Termination, no amounts will be due under this Plan and the Participant must repay any amounts paid under either Article 5 or Article 6 of this Plan, plus interest calculated at the prime rate
of interest quoted in the Wall Street Journal, over the period beginning on the expiration of the aforementioned notice and cure period and ending on the date of repayment. 

8.6 Recoupment. In addition to the recovery right described in Section 8.5, the Participant is subject to the Bob Evans Farms, Inc.
Executive Recoupment Policy, as amended from time to time (the “Recoupment Policy”), and the provisions of the Recoupment Policy are incorporated herein for each of the Participants that are subject to this Plan. In the event of any
conflict between this Plan and the terms of the Recoupment Policy, the terms of the Recoupment Policy shall control. 
 8.6 Enforceability. If
any provision of this Plan is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, then such provision shall be fully severable and this Plan shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision had never comprised a part
hereof, and the remaining provisions hereof shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be affected by the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision or by its severance herefrom. Furthermore, in lieu of such illegal, invalid or
unenforceable provision, there shall be added automatically as a part of this Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and still be legal, valid or enforceable. The Participant
acknowledges the uncertainty of the law in this respect and expressly stipulates that this Article 8 shall be given the construction that renders the provisions valid and enforceable to the maximum extent (not exceeding its express terms) possible
under applicable law. 
 Article 9 – Administration of the Plan 

9.1 Administrator. The administration of the Plan shall be under the supervision of the Administrator. The Administrator shall have the
discretionary authority to make eligibility determinations, all necessary factual determinations and to construe terms under this Plan. The Administrator shall have the discretionary authority to delegate its authority to any committee or individual
and to hire such accountants, counsel, actuaries, consultants or other experts it determines necessary for the administration of this Plan. 
 9.2
Reliance on Tables, Etc. In administering the Plan, the Administrator will be entitled, to the extent permitted by law, to rely conclusively on all tables, valuations, certificates, opinions and reports which are furnished by, or in
accordance with the instructions or recommendations of accountants, counsel, actuaries, consultants or other experts employed or engaged by the Administrator. 

  
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 9.3 Claims and Review Procedure. 

(a) Claims Procedure. Any person who believes he or she is being denied any rights or benefits under the Plan may file a claim
in writing with the Administrator. If any such claim is wholly or partially denied, the Administrator will notify such person of its decision in writing. Such notification will contain (i) specific reasons for the denial,
(ii) specific reference to pertinent Plan provisions, (iii) a description of any additional material or information necessary for such person to perfect such claim and an explanation of why such material or information is
necessary, and (iv) information as to the steps to be taken if the person wishes to submit a request for review. Such notification will be given within 90 days after the claim is received by the Administrator (or within one hundred 180
days, if special circumstances require an extension of time for processing the claim, and if written notice of such extension and circumstances are given to such person within the initial 90-day period). If such notification is not given within such
period, the claim will be considered denied as of the last day of such period, and such person may request a review of his or her claim. 

(b) Review Procedure. Within 60 days after the date on which a person receives a written notice of a denied claim (or, if
applicable, within 60 days after the date on which such denial is considered to have occurred) such person (or his or her duly authorized representative) may (i) file a written request with the Administrator for the review of the denied
claim and of pertinent documents and (ii) submit written issues and comments to the Administrator. The Administrator will notify such person of its decision in writing. Such notification will be written in a manner calculated to be
understood by such person and will contain specific reasons for the decision as well as specific reference to pertinent Plan provisions. The decision on review will be made within 60 days after the request for review is received by the Administrator
(or within 120 days, if special circumstances require an extension of time for processing the request, such as an election by the Administrator to hold a hearing, and if written notice of such extension and circumstances are given to such person
within the initial 60-day period). If the decision on review is not made within such period, the claim will be considered denied. 
 9.4
Indemnification of Administrator. The Company agrees to indemnify and to defend to the fullest extent permitted by law any member of the Compensation Committee serving as the Administrator and any employee assisting the Administrator in
connection with its duties (including any individual who formerly served as a member of the Compensation Committee or who assisted the Administrator), against all liabilities, damages, costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and amounts
paid in settlement of any claims approved by the Compensation Committee) incurred by the Administrator or such employee in connection with the administration of this Plan, including but not limited to the application of the Claims and Reviews
Procedures set forth herein. 
 9.5 Named Fiduciary. For purposes of ERISA, the named fiduciary of the Plan shall be the Company. 

  
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 Article 10 – Duration, Amendment and Termination 

10.1 Duration. This Plan shall remain in effect until terminated as provided in Section 10.2. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Change in
Control occurs, this Plan shall continue in full force and effect and shall not terminate or expire until the later of (a) the date on which all Participants who become entitled to any payments or benefits hereunder shall have received such
payments and benefits in full or (b) 36 consecutive calendar months have elapsed after the Change in Control. 
 10.2 Amendment and
Termination. 
 (a) The Plan, including but not limited to Exhibit A, may be terminated or amended in any respect by
resolution adopted by the Compensation Committee unless a Change in Control has previously occurred. However, after the Compensation Committee has knowledge of a possible transaction or event that if consummated would constitute a Change in Control,
this Plan may not be terminated or amended in any manner which would adversely affect the rights or potential rights of Participants, unless and until the Compensation Committee has determined that all transactions or events that, if consummated,
would constitute a Change in Control have been abandoned and will not be consummated, and, provided that, the Compensation Committee does not have knowledge of other transactions or events that, if consummated, would constitute a Change in Control.
If a Change in Control occurs, the Plan shall no longer be subject to amendment, change, substitution, deletion, revocation or termination in any respect that adversely affects the rights of Participants, and no Participant shall be removed from
Plan participation. 
 (b) The Compensation Committee in its sole discretion may add or remove any CIC Participant (other than the
Class A Participant) from participation in the Plan as a CIC Participant as of any date specified by the Compensation Committee, provided that no individual may be so removed from participation in the Plan as a CIC Participant in connection
with or in anticipation of a Change in Control that actually occurs. At the time that the Compensation Committee adds or removes any CIC Participant from participation in the Plan as a CIC Participant, the Compensation Committee should also amend
Exhibit A to the Plan. In the event of a conflict between the official record of proceedings of the Compensation Committee and the Plan and Exhibit A, the official record of proceedings of the Compensation Committee shall control. 

Article 11 – Successors; Binding Agreement 

11.1 Successors. The Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or
substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company (each a “Successor” and collectively the “Successors”) to unconditionally assume all of the obligations of the Company hereunder. Failure of the Company to obtain
such assumption prior to the effectiveness of any such succession shall constitute Good Reason hereunder and shall entitle the CIC Participants to payments and benefits in the same amount and on the same terms as the CIC Participants would be
entitled hereunder if they had satisfied the requirements of Section 4.1, except that for purposes of implementing the foregoing, the date on which any succession becomes effective shall be deemed the Date of Termination. 

  
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 11.2 Binding Agreement. The benefits provided under this Plan shall inure to the benefit of and be
enforceable by the Participant’s personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. If the Participant shall die while any amounts would be payable to the Participant hereunder
had the Participant continued to live, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Plan to such person or persons appointed in writing by the Participant to receive such amounts or, if no
person is so appointed, to the Participant’s estate. 
 Article 12 – Miscellaneous 

12.1 Elections and Notices. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Plan, all elections and notices of every kind under this
Plan shall be made on forms prepared by the Company or shall be made in such other manner as permitted or required by the Company, including through electronic means, over the internet or otherwise. An election shall be deemed made when received by
the Company (or its designated agent, but only in cases where the designated agent has been appointed for the purpose of receiving such election), which may waive any defects in form. 

If not otherwise specified by this Plan or the Company, any notice or filing required or permitted to be given to the Company under the Plan
shall be delivered to the principal office of the Company, directed to the attention of the General Counsel for the Company or his or her successor. Such notice shall be deemed given on the date of delivery. 

Notice to the Participant shall be deemed given when mailed (or sent by telecopy) to the Participant’s work or home address as shown on
the records of the Company or, at the option of the Company, to the Participant’s e-mail address as shown on the records of the Company. It is the Participant’s responsibility to ensure that the
Participant’s addresses are kept up to date on the records of the Company. In the case of notices affecting multiple Participants, the notices may be given by general distribution at the Participants’ work locations. 

12.2 Governing Law; Validity. To the extent not preempted by Federal law, the Plan, and all benefits and agreements hereunder, and any and all
disputes in connection therewith, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the substantive laws of the State of Ohio, without regard to conflict or choice of law principles which might otherwise refer the construction, interpretation or
enforceability of this Plan to the substantive law of another jurisdiction. 
 12.3 Employment Not Guaranteed. Nothing contained in the Plan
nor any action taken thereunder shall be construed as giving any Participant the right to be retained in the employ of the Company. 
 12.4
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 12.5 Code Section 409A. The Plan shall be interpreted, construed and operated to reflect the
intent of the Company that all aspects of the Plan shall be interpreted either to be exempt from the provisions of Code Section 409A or, to the extent subject to Code Section 409A, comply with Code Section 409A and any regulations and
other guidance thereunder. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Article 10, this Plan may be amended at any time, without the consent of any Participant, to avoid the application of Code Section 409A in a particular circumstance or to
the extent determined necessary or desirable to satisfy any of the requirements under Code Section 409A, but the Company shall not be under any obligation to make any such amendment. Nothing in the Plan shall provide a basis for any person to
take action against the Company based on matters covered by Code Section 409A, including the tax treatment of any award made under the Plan, and the Company shall not under any circumstances have any liability to any Participant or other person
for any taxes, penalties or interest due on amounts paid or payable under the Plan, including taxes, penalties or interest imposed under Code Section 409A. 

  
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EXHIBIT 10.1

Execution Copy
Employment Agreement

This Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”), entered into on December 1, 2015 (the “Effective Date”), is made by and between Leonard Mallett (the “Executive”) and Summit Midstream Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with any of its subsidiaries and affiliates as may employ the Executive from time to time, and any successor(s) thereto, the “Company”).

RECITALS

A.The Company desires to assure itself of the services of the Executive by engaging the Executive to perform services under the terms hereof.

B.The Executive desires to provide services to the Company on the terms herein provided.

AGREEMENT

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the respective covenants and agreements set forth below the parties hereto agree as follows:
1.Certain Definitions
		
	(a)
	“AAA” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 19.

		
	(b)
	“Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, such Person where “control” shall have the meaning given such term under Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time. 

		
	(c)
	“Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

		
	(d)
	“Annual Base Salary” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a). 

		
	(e)
	“Annual Bonus” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(b).

		
	(f)
	“Board” shall mean the Board of Managers of the Company or any successor governing body. 

		
	(g)
	The Company shall have “Cause” to terminate the Executive’s employment hereunder upon:  (i) the Executive’s willful failure to substantially perform the duties set forth herein (other than any such failure resulting from the Executive’s Disability); (ii) the Executive’s willful failure to carry out, or comply with, in any material respect any lawful directive of the Board; (iii) the Executive’s commission at any time of any act or omission that results in, or may reasonably be expected to result in, a conviction, plea of no contest, plea of nolo contendere, or imposition of unadjudicated probation for any felony or crime involving moral turpitude; (iv) the 

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Executive’s unlawful use (including being under the influence) or possession of illegal drugs on the Company’s premises or while performing the Executive’s duties and responsibilities hereunder; (v) the Executive’s commission at any time of any act of fraud, embezzlement, misappropriation, material misconduct, conversion of assets of the Company or breach of fiduciary duty against the Company (or any predecessor thereto or successor thereof); or (vi) the Executive’s material breach of this Agreement, the SMM LLC Agreement or other agreements with the Company (including, without limitation, any breach of the restrictive covenants of any such agreement); and which, in the case of clauses (i), (ii) and (vi), continues beyond thirty (30) days after the Company has provided the Executive written notice of such failure or breach (to the extent that, in the reasonable judgment of the Board, such failure or breach can be cured by the Executive), so long as such notice is provided within ninety (90) days after the Company knew or should have known of such condition.
		
	(h)
	“Change in Control” shall mean:  (i) any “person” or “group” within the meaning of Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act, other than the Company, Energy Capital Partners II, LP or any of their respective Affiliates (as determined immediately prior to such event, but excluding Energy Capital Partners III, LP and any Affiliates controlled by Energy Capital Partners III, LP and any other Affiliates of Energy Capital Partners II, LP formed after the Effective Date, collectively the “Excluded Affiliates”), shall become the beneficial owners, by way of merger, acquisition, consolidation, recapitalization, reorganization or otherwise, of fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of the equity interests in the General Partner or the Partnership; (ii) the limited partners of the Partnership approve, in one or a series of transactions, a plan of complete liquidation of the Partnership, (iii) the sale or other disposition by the General Partner or the Partnership of all or substantially all of its assets in one or more transactions to any Person other than the Company, the General Partner, the Partnership or Energy Capital Partners II, LP or any of their respective Affiliates (but excluding the Excluded Affiliates); or (iv) a transaction resulting in a Person other than the Company, the General Partner or Energy Capital Partners II or any of their respective Affiliates (as determined immediately prior to such event, but excluding the Excluded Affiliates) being the sole general partner of the Partnership.

		
	(i)
	“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

		
	(j)
	“Company” shall, except as otherwise provided in Section 7(j), have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

		
	(k)
	“Compensation Committee” shall mean the Compensation Committee of the Board, or if no such committee exists, the Board.

		
	(l)
	“Date of Termination” shall mean (i) if the Executive’s employment is terminated due to the Executive’s death, the date of the Executive’s death; (ii) if the Executive’s employment is terminated due to the Executive’s Disability, the date 

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determined pursuant to Section 4(a)(ii); (iii) if the Executive’s employment is terminated pursuant to Section 4(a)(iii)-(vi) either the date indicated in the Notice of Termination or the date specified by the Company pursuant to Section 4(b), whichever is earlier; or (iv) if the Executive’s employment is terminated pursuant to Section 4(a)(vii)-(viii), the date immediately following the expiration of the then-current Term.
		
	(m)
	“Disability” shall mean the Executive’s inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or that can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months as determined by a physician jointly selected by the Company and the Executive.

		
	(n)
	“Effective Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

		
	(o)
	“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

		
	(p)
	“Excise Tax” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b).

		
	(q)
	“Executive” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

		
	(r)
	“Extension Term” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b).

		
	(s)
	“First Payment Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(b)(ii).

		
	(t)
	“General Partner” means Summit Midstream GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

		
	(u)
	The Executive shall have “Good Reason” to terminate the Executive’s employment hereunder within two (2) years after the occurrence of one or more of the following conditions without the Executive’s written consent:  (i) a material diminution in the Executive’s authority, duties, or responsibilities, as described herein; (ii) a material diminution in the Executive’s Annual Base Salary, target Annual Bonus (as a percentage of Annual Base Salary) or Annual Bonus range (as a percentage of Annual Base Salary), in each case as described herein; (iii) a material change in the geographic location at which the Executive must perform the Executive’s services hereunder that requires the Executive to relocate his residence to a location more than fifty (50) miles from the Woodlands, Texas; or (iv) any other action or inaction that constitutes a material breach of this Agreement by the Company; and which, in the case of any of the foregoing, continues beyond thirty (30) days after the Executive has provided the Company written notice that the Executive believes in good faith that such condition giving rise to such claim of Good Reason has occurred, so long as such notice is provided within ninety (90) days after the initial existence of such condition.

		
	(v)
	“Initial Term” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b).

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	(w)
	“Installment Payments” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(b)(ii).

		
	(x)
	“LTIP” shall mean the Summit Midstream Partners, LP 2012 Long-Term Incentive Plan adopted by the Partnership in connection with Registration Statement 333-184214, filed by the Partnership with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 1, 2012, and any additional long-term incentive plan adopted in the future and identified by the Company or the Partnership, in the adopting resolution or otherwise, as an “LTIP” pursuant hereto.

		
	(y)
	“Noncompete Option” shall mean the Company’s option, in its sole discretion, in the event of a termination of employment pursuant to Section 4(a)(vii) (Non-Extension of Term by the Company) or Section 4(a)(viii) (Non-Extension of Term by the Executive), to extend the Restricted Period through a date on or prior to the first (1st) anniversary of the Date of Termination, upon advance written notice to the Executive not less than thirty (30) days prior to the end of the then-current Term in the case of termination pursuant to  Section 4(a)(vii) (Non-Extension of Term by the Company), or not less than thirty (30) days following such Notice of Non-Extension by Executive in case of termination pursuant to Section 4(a)(viii) (Non-Extension of Term by the Executive).

		
	(z)
	“Notice of Termination” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(b).

		
	(aa)
	“Original Employment Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

		
	(bb)
	“Partnership” means Summit Midstream Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership.

		
	(cc)
	“Performance Targets” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(b).

		
	(dd)
	“Person” shall mean any individual, natural person, corporation (including any non-profit corporation), general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture, estate, trust, company (including any company limited by shares, limited liability company or joint stock company), incorporated or unincorporated association, governmental authority, firm, society or other enterprise, organization or other entity of any nature.

		
	(ee)
	“Proprietary Information” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(d).

		
	(ff)
	“Prorated Termination Bonus” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(b).

		
	(gg)
	“Release” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(b)(ii).

		
	(hh)
	“Restricted Period” shall mean the period from the Effective Date through (i) with respect to any termination of employment (other than a termination of employment pursuant to Section 4(a)(vii) (Non-Extension of Term by the Company) or Section 4(a)(viii) (Non-Extension of Term by the Executive)), the first (1st) anniversary of 

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the Date of Termination, and (ii) with respect to a termination of employment pursuant to Section 4(a)(vii) (Non-Extension of Term by the Company) or Section 4(a)(viii) (Non-Extension of Term by the Executive), the Date of Termination or, in the event that the Company exercises its Noncompete Option, the date elected by the Company thereunder.
		
	(ii)
	“Section 409A” shall mean Section 409A of the Code and the Department of Treasury regulations and other interpretive guidance issued thereunder, including without limitation any such regulations or other guidance that may be issued after the Effective Date.

		
	(jj)
	“Severance Payment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(b)(i).

		
	(kk)
	“Severance Period” shall mean:  (A) if the Executive’s employment shall be terminated by the Company without Cause pursuant to Section 4(a)(iv) or by the Executive’s resignation for Good Reason pursuant to Section 4(a)(v), the period beginning on the Date of Termination and ending on the first (1st) anniversary of the Date of Termination, and (B) if the Executive’s employment shall be terminated due to non-extension of the Initial Term or any Extension Term by the Company pursuant to Section 4(a)(vii) or by the Executive pursuant to Section 4(a)(viii), but only if the Company exercises its Noncompete Option in connection with such termination, the period beginning on the Date of Termination and ending on the expiration date of the Restricted Period (as elected by the Company pursuant to its Noncompete Option).

		
	(ll)
	“SMM LLC Agreement” shall mean that certain Limited Liability Company Agreement of Summit Midstream Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as it may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

		
	(mm)
	“Term” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b).

(nn)    “Total Payments” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b).

2.Employment
(a)In General.  The Company shall employ the Executive and the Executive shall enter the employ of the Company, for the period set forth in Section 2(b), in the position set forth in Section 2(c), and upon the other terms and conditions herein provided. 
(b)Term of Employment.  The initial term of employment under this Agreement (the “Initial Term”) shall be for the period beginning on the Effective Date and ending on December 1, 2017, unless earlier terminated as provided in Section 4.  The Initial Term shall automatically be extended for successive one (1) year periods (each, an “Extension Term” and, collectively with the Initial Term, the “Term”), unless either party hereto gives notice of non-extension to the other no later than thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the then-applicable Term.

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(c)Position and Duties.  During the Term, the Executive: (i) shall serve as Executive Vice President - Chief Operations Officer of the Company, with responsibilities, duties and authority customary for such position, subject to direction by the Board; (ii) shall report directly to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company; (iii) shall devote substantially all the Executive’s working time and efforts to the business and affairs of the Company and its subsidiaries, provided that the Executive may (1) serve on corporate, civic, charitable, industry or professional association boards or committees, subject to the Board’s prior written consent in the case of any such board or committee that relates directly or indirectly to the business of the Company or its subsidiaries (which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld), (2) deliver lectures, fulfill speaking engagements or teach at educational institutions and (3) manage his personal investments, so long as none of such activities meaningfully interferes with the performance of the Executive’s duties and responsibilities hereunder, or involves a conflict of interest with the Executive’s duties or responsibilities hereunder or a breach of the covenants contained in Section 7; and (iv) agrees to observe and comply with the Company’s rules and policies as adopted by the Company from time to time, which have been made available to the Executive.
3.Compensation and Related Matters
(a)Annual Base Salary.  During the Term, the Executive shall receive a base salary at a rate of $350,000.00 per annum, which shall be paid in accordance with the customary payroll practices of the Company, subject to review and upward, but not downward, adjustment by the Board in its sole discretion (the “Annual Base Salary”).
(b)Annual Bonus.  With respect to each calendar year that ends during the Term, commencing with calendar year 2016, the Executive shall be eligible to receive an annual cash bonus (the “Annual Bonus”) ranging from zero to two hundred percent (200%) of the Annual Base Salary, with a target Annual Bonus equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Annual Base Salary, based upon annual performance targets (the “Performance Targets”) established by the Board in its sole discretion. The amount of the Annual Bonus shall be based upon attainment of the Performance Targets, as determined by the Board (or any authorized committee of the Board) in its sole discretion.  Each such Annual Bonus shall be payable on such date as is determined by the Board, but in any event on or prior to March 15 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year with respect to which such Annual Bonus relates.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no bonus shall be payable with respect to any calendar year unless the Executive remains continuously employed with the Company during the period beginning on the Effective Date and ending on December 31 of such year; provided that if the Executive’s employment is terminated pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), (ii), (iv), (v) or (vii), the Company shall pay to the Executive a prorated Annual Bonus with respect to the calendar year in which the Date of Termination occurs equal to the target Annual Bonus for such calendar year multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of calendar days during such calendar year that the Executive was continuously employed by the Company and the denominator of which is 365 (the “Prorated Termination Bonus”); provided further that, in the case of a termination pursuant to Section 4(a)(iv), no portion of the Prorated Termination Bonus shall be paid unless the Executive timely executes the Release and does not revoke the Release within the time periods set forth in Section 5(b)(ii).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in March 2016, the Executive shall receive an annual cash bonus in the amount of $350,000 (the “Initial Bonus”), provided the Executive is continuously 

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employed with the Company until the payment date.  The Initial Bonus represents the sole annual cash bonus that Executive is eligible to receive in March 2016.
(c)LTIP Awards.  Employee shall be eligible to receive awards under the LTIP, which awards, shall be subject to and governed by the terms and provisions of the LTIP and the award agreements evidencing such awards.  Subject to the Executive’s continuous employment by the Company until the time of the grant, within thirty (30) days of the Effective Date, the Executive shall receive an award under the Company’s LTIP in an amount equal to the number of common units of the Partnership that is equal to $1,600,000 (the “2015 Equity Award”).  In addition, in March 2016, subject to the Executive’s continuous employment by the Company until the time of the grant, the Executive shall receive an award under the Company’s LTIP in an amount equal to the number of common units of Partnership that is equal to $600,000 (together with the 2015 Equity Award, the “Initial Equity Awards”).  The Initial Equity Awards are the only equity-based awards that Executive is eligible to receive under the LTIP in March 2016. Beginning in March 2017, Employee shall be eligible to receive annual awards under the LTIP, as determined in the sole discretion of the board of managers of the Partnership (or any committee thereof).
(d)Benefits.  The Executive shall be eligible to participate in all benefit plans, programs and other arrangements of the Company that may be offered by the Company to its executives as a group (including, without limitation, medical and dental insurance and a 401(k) plan).  During the lesser of the period during which Executive or a qualifying beneficiary (as defined in Section 607 of ERISA) has in effect an election for post-termination continuation coverage or conversion rights to medical and dental benefits under applicable law, including Section 4980 of the Code (“COBRA”), or the period ending on the 18-month anniversary of the Date of Termination, Executive (or, if applicable, the qualifying beneficiary) shall be entitled to such coverage at an out-of-pocket premium cost that does not exceed the out-of-pocket premium cost applicable to similarly situated active employees (and their eligible dependents).
(e)Vacation; Paid Time Off; Holidays.  During the Term, the Executive shall be entitled to four (4) weeks of paid time off (“PTO”) each full calendar year.  The PTO shall be used for vacation and sick days.  Any vacation shall be taken at the reasonable and mutual convenience of the Company and the Executive.  Any PTO that the Executive is entitled to in any calendar year that is not used by the end of such calendar year shall be forfeited, except for up to five days of PTO each year that may be carried forward to the following year.  Holidays shall be provided in accordance with Company policy, as in effect from time to time.
(f)Business Expenses.  During the Term, the Company shall reimburse the Executive for all reasonable travel and other business expenses incurred by the Executive in the performance of the Executive’s duties to the Company in accordance with the Company’s applicable expense reimbursement policies and procedures.  
(g)Tax Reimbursement.  During the Term, the Company shall reimburse the Executive for annual tax preparation services and ongoing tax advice of up to $12,000 per year, beginning with such expenses incurred in 2015.

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4.Termination
The Executive’s employment hereunder may be terminated by the Company or the Executive, as applicable, without any breach of this Agreement only under the following circumstances:
(a)Circumstances
(i)Death.  The Executive’s employment hereunder shall terminate upon the Executive’s death.
(ii)Disability.  If the Executive incurs a Disability, the Company may give the Executive written notice of its intention to terminate the Executive’s employment.  In that event, the Executive’s employment with the Company shall terminate, effective on the later of the thirtieth (30th) day after receipt of such notice by the Executive or the date specified in such notice; provided that within the thirty (30) day period following receipt of such notice, the Executive shall not have returned to full-time performance of the Executive’s duties hereunder.
(iii)Termination for Cause.  The Company may terminate the Executive’s employment for Cause.
(iv)Termination without Cause.  The Company may terminate the Executive’s employment without Cause.
(v)Resignation for Good Reason.  The Executive may resign from the Executive’s employment for Good Reason.
(vi)Resignation without Good Reason.  The Executive may resign from the Executive’s employment without Good Reason.
(vii)Non-Extension of Term by the Company.  The Company may give notice of non-extension to the Executive pursuant to Section 2(b).  For the avoidance of doubt, non-extension of the Term by the Company shall not constitute termination by the Company without Cause.
(viii)Non-Extension of Term by the Executive.  The Executive may give notice of non-extension to the Company pursuant to Section 2(b).  For the avoidance of doubt, non-extension of the Term by the Executive shall not constitute resignation for Good Reason.
(b)Notice of Termination.  Any termination of the Executive’s employment by the Company or by the Executive under this Section 4 (other than a termination pursuant to Section 4(a)(i) above) shall be communicated by a written notice to the other party hereto: (i) indicating the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon, (ii) except with respect to a termination pursuant to Sections 4(a)(iv), (vi), (vii) or (viii), setting forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of the Executive’s employment 

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under the provision so indicated, and (iii) specifying a Date of Termination which, if submitted by the Executive (or, in the case of a termination described in Section 4(a)(ii), by the Company), shall be at least thirty (30) days following the date of such notice (a “Notice of Termination”); provided, however, that a Notice of Termination delivered by the Company pursuant to Section 4(a)(ii) shall not be required to specify a Date of Termination, in which case the Date of Termination shall be determined pursuant to Section 4(a)(ii); and provided, further, that in the event that the Executive delivers a Notice of Termination (other than a notice of non-extension under Section 4(a)(viii) above) to the Company, the Company may, in its sole discretion, accelerate the Date of Termination to any date that occurs following the date of Company’s receipt of such Notice of Termination (even if such date is prior to the date specified in such Notice of Termination).  A Notice of Termination submitted by the Company may provide for a Date of Termination on the date the Executive receives the Notice of Termination, or any date thereafter elected by the Company in its sole discretion.  The failure by the Company or the Executive to set forth in the Notice of Termination any fact or circumstance which contributes to a showing of Cause or Good Reason shall not waive any right of the Company or the Executive hereunder or preclude the Company or the Executive from asserting such fact or circumstance in enforcing the Company’s or the Executive’s rights hereunder. 
5.Company Obligations Upon Termination of Employment
(a)In General.  Upon a termination of the Executive’s employment for any reason, the Executive (or the Executive’s estate) shall be entitled to receive: (i) any portion of the Executive’s Annual Base Salary through the Date of Termination not theretofore paid, (ii) any expenses owed to the Executive under Section 3(e), (iii) any accrued PTO owed to the Executive pursuant to Section 3(d), and (iv) any amount arising from the Executive’s participation in, or benefits under, any employee benefit plans, programs or arrangements under Section 3(c), which amounts shall be payable in accordance with the terms and conditions of such employee benefit plans, programs or arrangements. Any Annual Bonus earned for any calendar year completed prior to the Date of Termination, but unpaid prior to such date, and any Prorated Termination Bonus owed pursuant to the last sentence of Section 3(b), shall be paid within thirty (30) days after the Date of Termination (but in any event on or prior to March 15 of the calendar year immediately following such completed calendar year with respect to which such Annual Bonus or Prorated Termination Bonus was earned).  Except as otherwise set forth in Section 5(b) below, the payments and benefits described in this Section 5(a) shall be the only payments and benefits payable in the event of the Executive’s termination of employment for any reason.
(b)Severance Payment
(i)In the event of the Executive’s termination of employment under the circumstances described below, then, in addition to the payments and benefits described in Section 5(a) above, the Company shall, during the Severance Period, pay to the Executive an amount (the “Severance Payment”) calculated as described below:
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for Good Reason pursuant to Section 4(a)(v), or due to non-extension of the Initial Term or any Extension Term by the Company pursuant to Section 4(a)(vii), then the Severance Payment shall be an amount equal to one and one-half (1.5) times the sum of (1) the Annual Base Salary for the year in which the Date of Termination occurs, and (2) the Annual Bonus paid to the Executive in respect of the calendar year immediately preceding the year in which the Date of Termination occurs.
(B)If the Executive’s employment shall be terminated due to non-extension of the Initial Term or any Extension Term by the Executive pursuant to Section 4(a)(viii), but only if the Company exercises its Noncompete Option in connection with such termination, then the Severance Payment shall be an amount equal to (1) the sum of (x) the Annual Base Salary for the year in which the Date of Termination occurs, and (y) the Annual Bonus paid to the Executive in respect of the calendar year immediately preceding the year in which the Date of Termination occurs, multiplied by (2) a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the number of days from the Date of Termination through the expiration date of the Restricted Period (as elected by the Company pursuant to its Noncompete Option), and the denominator of which is 365.
(ii)The Severance Payment shall be in lieu of notice or any other severance benefits to which the Executive might otherwise be entitled.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (A) no portion of the Severance Payment shall be paid unless, on or prior to the thirtieth (30th) day following the Date of Termination, the Executive timely executes a general waiver and release of claims agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Release”), which Release shall not have been revoked by the Executive prior to the expiration of the period (if any) during which any portion of such Release is revocable under applicable law, and (B) as of the first date on which the Executive violates any covenant contained in Section 7, any remaining unpaid portion of the Severance Payment shall thereupon be forfeited.  Subject to the provisions of Section 9, the Severance Payment shall be paid in equal installments during the Severance Period, at the same time and in the same manner as the Annual Base Salary would have been paid had the Executive remained in active employment during the Severance Period, in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practices in effect on the Date of Termination; provided that any installment that would otherwise have been paid prior to the first normal payroll payment date occurring on or after the thirtieth (30th) day following the Date of Termination (such payroll date, the “First Payment Date”) shall instead be paid on the First Payment Date.  For purposes of Section 409A (including, without limitation, for purposes of Section 1.409A-2(b)(2)(iii) of the Department of Treasury Regulations), the Executive’s right to receive the Severance Payment in the form of installment payments (the “Installment Payments”) shall be treated as a right to receive a series of separate payments and, accordingly, each Installment Payment shall at all times be considered a separate and distinct payment.

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(c)The provisions of this Section 5 shall supersede in their entirety any severance payment provisions in any severance plan, policy, program or other arrangement maintained by the Company.
6.Change in Control
(a)Equity Awards.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other agreement, including the LTIP and any award agreement thereunder, all equity awards granted to the Executive under the LTIP and held by the Executive as of immediately prior to a Change in Control, to the extent unvested, shall become fully vested immediately prior to the Change in Control.
(b)Golden Parachute Excise Tax Protection.  Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement, if any portion of the payments or benefits provided to the Executive hereunder, or under any other agreement with the Executive or any plan, policy or arrangement of the Company or any of its Affiliates (in the aggregate, “Total Payments”), would constitute an “excess parachute payment” and would, but for this Section 6(b), result in the imposition on the Executive of an excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), then the Total Payments to be made to the Executive shall either be (i) delivered in full, or (ii) reduced by such amount such that no portion of the Total Payments would be subject to the Excise Tax, whichever of the foregoing results in the receipt by the Executive of the greatest benefit on an after-tax basis (taking into account the applicable federal, state and local income taxes and the Excise Tax).  The determination of whether a reduction in Total Payments is necessary and the amount of any such reduction shall be made by the Company in its reasonable discretion and in reliance on its tax advisors.  If the Company so determines that a reduction in Total Payments is required, such reduction shall apply first pro rata to (A) cash payments subject to Section 409A of the Code as “deferred compensation” and (B) cash payments not subject to Section 409A of the Code (in each case with the cash payments otherwise scheduled to be paid latest in time reduced first), and then pro rata to (C) equity-based compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code as “deferred compensation” and (D) equity-based compensation not subject to Section 409A of the Code.
7.Restrictive Covenants
(a)The Executive shall not, at any time during the Restricted Period, directly or indirectly engage in, have any equity interest in, or manage or operate any person, firm, corporation, partnership, business or entity (whether as director, officer, employee, agent, representative, partner, security holder, consultant or otherwise) that engages in (either directly or through any subsidiary or Affiliate thereof) any business or activity (i) relating to midstream assets (including, without limitation, the gathering, processing and transportation of natural gas and crude oil) in North America, which competes with the business of the Company or any entity owned by the Company, or (ii) which the Company or any of its Affiliates has taken active steps to engage in or acquire, but only if the Executive directly or indirectly engages in, has any equity interest in, or manages or operates, such business or activity (whether as director, officer, employee, agent, representative, partner, security holder, consultant or otherwise).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive shall be permitted to acquire a passive stock or equity interest in such a business; 

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provided that such stock or other equity interest acquired is not more than five percent (5%) of the outstanding interest in such business.
(b)The Executive shall not, at any time during the Term or during the twelve (12)-month period immediately following the Date of Termination, directly or indirectly, either for himself or on behalf of any other entity, (i) recruit or otherwise solicit or induce any employee, customer, subscriber or supplier of the Company to terminate its employment or arrangement with the Company, or otherwise change its relationship with the Company, or (ii) hire, or cause to be hired, any person who was employed by the Company and served in a capacity of “vice president” (or any person serving in a capacity senior to vice president) at any time during the twelve (12)-month period immediately prior to the Date of Termination, to terminate his or her employment with the Company.
(c)The provisions contained in Sections 7(a) and (b) may be altered and/or waived to be made less restrictive on the Executive with the prior written consent of the Board or the Compensation Committee.
(d)Except as the Executive reasonably and in good faith determines to be required in the faithful performance of the Executive’s duties hereunder or in accordance with Section 7(f), the Executive shall, during the Term and after the Date of Termination, maintain in confidence and shall not directly or indirectly, use, disseminate, disclose or publish, or use for the Executive’s benefit or the benefit of any person, firm, corporation or other entity, any confidential or proprietary information or trade secrets of or relating to the Company, including, without limitation, information with respect to the Company’s operations, processes, protocols, products, inventions, business practices, finances, principals, vendors, suppliers, customers, potential customers, marketing methods, costs, prices, contractual relationships, regulatory status, compensation paid to employees or other terms of employment (“Proprietary Information”), or deliver to any person, firm, corporation or other entity, any document, record, notebook, computer program or similar repository of or containing any such Proprietary Information.  The Executive’s obligation to maintain and not use, disseminate, disclose or publish, or use for the Executive’s benefit or the benefit of any person, firm, corporation or other entity, any Proprietary Information after the Date of Termination will continue so long as such Proprietary Information is not, or has not by legitimate means become, generally known and in the public domain (other than by means of the Executive’s direct or indirect disclosure of such Proprietary Information) and continues to be maintained as Proprietary Information by the Company.  The parties hereby stipulate and agree that as between them, the Proprietary Information identified herein is important, material and affects the successful conduct of the businesses of the Company (and any successor or assignee of the Company).  
(e)Upon termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company for any reason, the Executive will promptly deliver to the Company all correspondence, drawings, manuals, letters, notes, notebooks, reports, programs, plans, proposals, financial documents, or any other documents concerning the Company’s customers, business plans, marketing strategies, products or processes. 

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(f)The Executive may respond to a lawful and valid subpoena or other legal process but shall give the Company (if lawfully permitted to do so) the earliest possible notice thereof, and shall, as much in advance of the return date as possible, make available to the Company and its counsel the documents and other information sought, and shall assist such counsel in resisting or otherwise responding to such process.  Upon notification from Executive of such subpoena or other legal process, but only to the extent that such notification is provided during the Restricted Period, the Company shall, at its reasonable expense, retain mutually acceptable legal counsel to represent Executive in connection with Executive’s response to any such subpoena or other legal process.  The Executive may also disclose Proprietary Information if: (i) in the reasonable written opinion of counsel for the Executive furnished to the Company, such information is required to be disclosed for the Executive not to be in violation of any applicable law or regulation or (ii) the Executive is required to disclose such information in connection with the enforcement of any rights under this Agreement or any other agreements between the Executive and the Company.
(g)The Executive agrees not to disparage the Company, any of its products or practices, or any of its directors, officers, agents, representatives, equity holders or Affiliates, either orally or in writing, at any time; provided that the Executive may confer in confidence with the Executive’s legal representatives, make truthful statements to any government agency in sworn testimony, or make truthful statements as otherwise required by law.  The Company agrees that, upon the termination of the Executive’s employment hereunder, it shall advise its directors and executive officers not to disparage the Executive, either orally or in writing, at any time; provided that they may confer in confidence with the Company’s and their legal representatives and make truthful statements as required by law.
(h)Prior to accepting other employment or any other service relationship during the Restricted Period, the Executive shall provide a copy of this Section 7 to any recruiter who assists the Executive in obtaining other employment or any other service relationship and to any employer or person with which the Executive discusses potential employment or any other service relationship.
(i)In the event the terms of this Section 7 shall be determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable by reason of its extending for too great a period of time or over too great a geographical area or by reason of its being too extensive in any other respect, it will be interpreted to extend only over the maximum period of time for which it may be enforceable, over the maximum geographical area as to which it may be enforceable, or to the maximum extent in all other respects as to which it may be enforceable, all as determined by such court in such action. 
(j)As used in this Section 7, the term “Company” shall include the Company, its parent, related entities, and any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries.

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8.Injunctive Relief
The Executive recognizes and acknowledges that a breach of the covenants contained in Section 7 will cause irreparable damage to the Company and its goodwill, the exact amount of which will be difficult or impossible to ascertain, and that the remedies at law for any such breach will be inadequate.  Accordingly, the Executive agrees that in the event of a breach of any of the covenants contained in Section 7, in addition to any other remedy which may be available at law or in equity, the Company will be entitled to specific performance and injunctive relief.
9.Section 409A
(a)General.  The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that, to the extent applicable, this Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with, and incorporate the terms and conditions required by, Section 409A.  Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, in the event that the Company determines that any amounts payable hereunder will be immediately taxable to the Executive under Section 409A, the Company reserves the right to (without any obligation to do so or to indemnify the Executive for failure to do so) (i) adopt such amendments to this Agreement or adopt such other policies and procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect) that it determines to be necessary or appropriate to preserve the intended tax treatment of the benefits provided by this Agreement, to preserve the economic benefits of this Agreement and to avoid less favorable accounting or tax consequences for the Company and/or (ii) take such other actions it determines to be necessary or appropriate to exempt the amounts payable hereunder from Section 409A or to comply with the requirements of Section 409A and thereby avoid the application of penalty taxes thereunder.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted or construed to transfer any liability for failure to comply with the requirements of Section 409A from the Executive or any other individual to the Company or any of its Affiliates, employees or agents.
(b)Separation from Service under Section 409A; Section 409A Compliance.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary:  (i) no termination or other similar payments and benefits hereunder shall be payable unless the Executive’s termination of employment constitutes a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 1.409A-1(h) of the Department of Treasury Regulations; (ii) if the Executive is deemed at the time of the Executive’s separation from service to be a “specified employee” for purposes of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, to the extent delayed commencement of any portion of any termination or other similar payments and benefits to which the Executive may be entitled hereunder (after taking into account all exclusions applicable to such payments or benefits under Section 409A) is required in order to avoid a prohibited distribution under Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, such portion of such payments and benefits shall not be provided to the Executive  prior to the earlier of (x) the expiration of the six (6)-month period measured from the date of the Executive’s “separation from service” with the Company (as such term is defined in the Department of Treasury Regulations issued under Section 409A) or (y) the date of the Executive’s death; provided that upon the earlier of such dates, all payments and benefits deferred pursuant to this Section 9(b)(ii) shall be paid in a lump sum to the Executive, and any remaining payments and benefits due hereunder shall be provided as otherwise specified herein; (iii) the determination of whether the Executive is a “specified employee” for purposes of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code as of the time of the Executive’s separation from 

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service shall be made by the Company in accordance with the terms of Section 409A (including, without limitation, Section 1.409A-1(i) of the Department of Treasury Regulations and any successor provision thereto); (iv) to the extent that any Installment Payments under this Agreement are deemed to constitute “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A, for purposes of Section 409A (including, without limitation, for purposes of Section 1.409A-2(b)(2)(iii) of the Department of Treasury Regulations), each such payment that the Executive may be eligible to receive under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate and distinct payment; (v) to the extent that any reimbursements or corresponding in-kind benefits provided to the Executive under this Agreement are deemed to constitute “deferred compensation” under Section 409A, such reimbursements or benefits shall be provided reasonably promptly, but in no event later than December 31 of the year following the year in which the expense was incurred, and in any event in accordance with Section 1.409A-3(i)(1)(iv) of the Department of Treasury Regulations; and (vi) the amount of any such payments or expense reimbursements in one calendar year shall not affect the expenses or in-kind benefits eligible for payment or reimbursement 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 the Executive’s right to such payments or reimbursement of any such expenses shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for any other benefit.
10.Assignment and Successors
The Company may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement to any entity, including any successor to all or substantially all the assets of the Company, by merger or otherwise, and may assign or encumber this Agreement and its rights hereunder as security for indebtedness of the Company and its Affiliates.  The Executive may not assign the Executive’s rights or obligations under this Agreement to any individual or entity.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company, the Executive and their respective successors, assigns, personnel and legal representatives, executors, administrators, heirs, distributees, devisees, and legatees, as applicable.
11.Governing Law
This Agreement shall be governed, construed, interpreted and enforced in accordance with the substantive laws of the State of Delaware, without reference to the principles of conflicts of law of Delaware or any other jurisdiction, and where applicable, the laws of the United States.
12.Validity
The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.  
13.Notices
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delivered personally or sent by telex, telecopy, or certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, to the following address (or at any other address as any party hereto shall have specified by notice in writing to the other party hereto):
(a)If to the Company:

Summit Midstream Partners, LLC
Attn:  General Counsel
5910 N. Central Expressway
Suite 350
Dallas, Texas 75206
Facsimile:  (214) 306-8047

with copies to:

Energy Capital Partners
51 John F. Kennedy Parkway, Suite 200
Short Hills, New Jersey 07078
Attn:  Tom Lane
Facsimile: (973) 671-6101

and:

Energy Capital Partners
11943 El Camino Real, Suite 220
San Diego, California 92130
Attn: Andrew D. Singer
Facsimile: (858) 703-4401

and:

Latham & Watkins LLP
885 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10022-4802
Attn:  Jed W. Brickner
Facsimile:  (212) 751-4864

(b)If to the Executive, at the address set forth on the signature page hereto.    

14.Counterparts
This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together will constitute one and the same Agreement.

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15. Entire Agreement
This Agreement (together with any other agreements and instruments contemplated hereby or referred to herein) is intended by the parties hereto to be the final expression of their agreement with respect to the employment of the Executive by the Company and may not be contradicted by evidence of any prior or contemporaneous agreement (including, without limitation, any term sheet or offer letter).  The parties hereto further intend that this Agreement shall constitute the complete and exclusive statement of its terms and that no extrinsic evidence whatsoever may be introduced in any judicial, administrative, or other legal proceeding to vary the terms of this Agreement.  This Agreement expressly supersedes the Original Employment Agreement.
16.Amendments; Waivers
This Agreement may not be modified, amended, or terminated except by an instrument in writing, signed by the Executive and a duly authorized officer of the Company and approved by the Board, which expressly identifies the amended provision of this Agreement. By an instrument in writing similarly executed and approved by the Board, the Executive or a duly authorized officer of the Company may waive compliance by the other party or parties hereto with any provision of this Agreement that such other party was or is obligated to comply with or perform; provided, however, that such waiver shall not operate as a waiver of, or estoppel with respect to, any other or subsequent failure to comply or perform.  No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising any right, remedy, or power hereunder shall preclude any other or further exercise of any other right, remedy, or power provided herein or by law or in equity.
17.No Inconsistent Actions
The parties hereto shall not voluntarily undertake or fail to undertake any action or course of action inconsistent with the provisions or essential intent of this Agreement.  Furthermore, it is the intent of the parties hereto to act in a fair and reasonable manner with respect to the interpretation and application of the provisions of this Agreement.
18.Construction
This Agreement shall be deemed drafted equally by both of the parties hereto.  Its language shall be construed as a whole and according to its fair meaning.  Any presumption or principle that the language is to be construed against any party hereto shall not apply.  The headings in this Agreement are only for convenience and are not intended to affect construction or interpretation.  Any references to paragraphs, subparagraphs, sections or subsections are to those parts of this Agreement, unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary.  Also, unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary, (a) the plural includes the singular and the singular includes the plural; (b) “and” and “or” are each used both conjunctively and disjunctively; (c) “any,” “all,” “each,” or “every” means “any and all,” and “each and every”; (d) ”includes” and “including” are each “without limitation”; (e) “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and other similar compounds of the word “here” refer to the entire Agreement and not to any particular paragraph, subparagraph, section or subsection; and (f) all pronouns and any variations thereof shall be deemed to refer to the 

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masculine, feminine, neuter, singular or plural as the identity of the entities or persons referred to may require.
19.Arbitration  
Any dispute or controversy based on, arising under or relating to this Agreement shall be settled exclusively by final and binding arbitration, conducted before a single neutral arbitrator in Dallas, Texas in accordance with the Employment Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures of the American Arbitration Association (the “AAA”) then in effect.  Arbitration may be compelled, and judgment may be entered on the arbitration award in any court having jurisdiction; provided, however, that the Company shall be entitled to seek a restraining order or injunction in any court of competent jurisdiction to prevent any continuation of any violation of the provisions of Section 7, and the Executive hereby consents that such restraining order or injunction may be granted without requiring the Company to post a bond.  Only individuals who are (a) lawyers engaged full-time in the practice of law and (b) on the AAA roster of arbitrators shall be selected as an arbitrator.  Within twenty (20) days of the conclusion of the arbitration hearing, the arbitrator shall prepare written findings of fact and conclusions of law.  The arbitrator shall be entitled to award any relief available in a court of law.  Each party shall bear its own costs and attorneys’ fees in connection with an arbitration; provided that the Company shall bear the cost of the arbitrator and the AAA’s administrative fees.
20.Enforcement
If any provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable under present or future laws effective during the term of this Agreement, such provision shall be fully severable; this Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision had never comprised a portion of this Agreement; and the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be affected by the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision or by its severance from this Agreement.  Furthermore, in lieu of such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision there shall be added automatically as part of this Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be legal, valid and enforceable.
21.Withholding
The Company shall be entitled to withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement, any federal, state, local or foreign withholding or other taxes or charges which the Company is required to withhold.  The Company shall be entitled to rely on an opinion of counsel if any questions as to the amount or requirement of withholding shall arise.
22.Absence of Conflicts; Executive Acknowledgement
The Executive hereby represents that from and after the Effective Date the performance of the Executive’s duties hereunder will not breach any other agreement to which the Executive is a party.  The Executive acknowledges that the Executive has read and understands this Agreement, is fully aware of its legal effect, has not acted in reliance upon any representations or promises 

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made by the Company other than those contained in writing herein, and has entered into this Agreement freely based on the Executive’s own judgment.  
23.Survival
The expiration or termination of the Term shall not impair the rights or obligations of any party hereto which shall have accrued prior to such expiration or termination.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the date and year first above written.
COMPANY
	
			
	COMPANY
	 

	By:
	  /s/ Steven J. Newby
	 

	 
	Name:    Steven J. Newby
	 

	 
	Title:    President and Chief Executive Officer
	 

	 
	 
	 

	EXECUTIVE
	 

	By:
	  /s/ Leonard Mallett
	 

	 
	Leonard Mallett
	 

	 
	 
	 

	 
	3131 Memorial Ct
	 

	 
	Apt 21108

	 
	Houston, TX 77007

      
Signature Page to the
Employment Agreement for Leonard Mallett

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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF RELEASE
Leonard Mallett (the “Executive”) agrees for the Executive, the Executive’s spouse and child or children (if any), the Executive’s heirs, beneficiaries, devisees, executors, administrators, attorneys, personal representatives, successors and assigns, hereby forever to release, discharge, and covenant not to sue Summit Midstream Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), and any of its past, present, or future parent, affiliated, related, and/or subsidiary entities, and all of the past and present directors, shareholders, officers, general or limited partners, employees, agents, and attorneys, and agents and representatives of such entities, and employee benefit plans in which the Executive is or has been a participant by virtue of his employment with the Company (collectively, the “Releasees”), from any and all claims, debts, demands, accounts, judgments, rights, causes of action, equitable relief, damages, costs, charges, complaints, obligations, promises, agreements, controversies, suits, expenses, compensation, responsibility and liability of every kind and character whatsoever (including attorneys’ fees and costs), whether in law or equity, known or unknown, asserted or unasserted, suspected or unsuspected, which the Executive has or may have had against such Releasees based on any events or circumstances arising or occurring on or prior to the date this release (the “Release”) is executed, arising directly or indirectly out of, relating to, or in any other way involving in any manner whatsoever, (a) the Executive’s employment with the Company or its subsidiaries or the termination thereof or (b) the Executive’s status at any time as a holder of any securities of the Company, and any and all claims arising under federal, state, or local laws relating to employment, or securities, including without limitation claims of wrongful discharge, breach of express or implied contract, fraud, misrepresentation, defamation, or liability in tort, claims of any kind that may be brought in any court or administrative agency, any claims arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and similar state or local statutes, ordinances, and regulations; provided, however, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, that this Release shall not extend to (i) benefit claims under employee pension or welfare benefit plans in which the Executive is a participant by virtue of his employment with the Company or its subsidiaries, (ii) any rights under that certain Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of September 14, 2015, by and between the Company and the Executive, (iii) any rights of indemnification the Executive may have under any written agreement between the Executive and the Company (or its affiliates), the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, the Partnership’s LP Agreement, the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, any applicable statute or common law, or pursuant to any applicable insurance policy, (iv) unemployment compensation, (v) contractual rights to vested equity awards, (vi) COBRA benefits and (viii) any rights that may not be waived as a matter of law.
The Executive understands that this Release includes a release of claims arising under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA).  The Executive understands and warrants that he has been given a period of 21 days to review and consider this Release.  The Executive further warrants that he understands that he may use as much or all of his 21-day period as he wishes before signing, and warrants that he has done so.  The Executive further warrants that he understands that, with respect to the release of age discrimination claims only, he has a period of 

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seven days after executing on the second signature line below to revoke the release of age discrimination claims by notice in writing to the Company.
The Executive is hereby advised to consult with an attorney prior to executing this Release.  By his signature below, the Executive warrants that he has had the opportunity to do so and to be fully and fairly advised by that legal counsel as to the terms of this Release.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT (AS TO ALL CLAIMS
OTHER THAN AGE DISCRIMINATION CLAIMS)
The undersigned, having had full opportunity to review this Release with counsel of his choosing, signifies his agreement to the terms of this Release (other than as it relates to age discrimination claims) by his signature below.

_____________________________        ______________________
Leonard Mallett                Date

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT (AGE DISCRIMINATION CLAIMS)
The undersigned, having had full opportunity to review this Release with counsel of his choosing, signifies his agreement to the terms of this Release (as it relates to age discrimination claims) by his signature below.

_____________________________        ______________________
Leonard Mallett                Date

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