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EX-10.2

 Exhibit 10.2 

Huize Holding Limited 

2019 Share Incentive Plan 

ARTICLE 1 
 PURPOSE

 The purpose of the Plan is to promote the success and enhance the value of Huize Holding Limited, an exempted company incorporated
under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Company”), by linking the personal interests of the Directors, Employees, and Consultants to those of the Company’s shareholders and by providing such individuals with an incentive for
outstanding performance to generate superior returns to the Company’s shareholders. 
 ARTICLE 2 

DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION 

Wherever the following terms are used in the Plan they shall have the meanings specified below, unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise. The singular pronoun shall include the plural where the context so indicates. 
 2.1 “Applicable Laws” means the
legal requirements relating to the Plan and the Awards under applicable provisions of the corporate, securities, tax and other laws, rules, regulations and government orders, and the rules of any applicable stock exchange or national market system,
of any jurisdiction applicable to Awards granted to residents therein.
 2.2 “Award” means an Option, Restricted Share,
Restricted Share Unit or other types of award approved by the Committee granted to a Participant pursuant to the Plan. 
 2.3 “Award
Agreement” means any written agreement, contract, or other instrument or document evidencing an Award, including through electronic medium. 

2.4 “Board” means the board of directors of the Company. 

2.5 “Cause” with respect to a Participant means (unless otherwise expressly provided in the applicable Award Agreement, or
another applicable contract with the Participant that defines such term for purposes of determining the effect that a “for cause” termination has on the Participant’s Awards) a termination of employment or service based upon a finding
by the Service Recipient, acting in good faith and based on its reasonable belief at the time, that the Participant: 
 (a) has been
negligent in the discharge of his or her duties to the Service Recipient, has refused to perform stated or assigned duties or is incompetent in or (other than by reason of a disability or analogous condition) incapable of performing those duties;

 (b) has been dishonest or committed or engaged in an act of theft, embezzlement or fraud, a breach of confidentiality, an unauthorized
disclosure or use of inside information, customer lists, trade secrets or other confidential information; 

 (c) has breached a fiduciary duty, or willfully and materially violated any other duty, law,
rule, regulation or policy of the Service Recipient; or has been convicted of, or plead guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony or misdemeanor (other than minor traffic violations or similar offenses); 

(d) has materially breached any of the provisions of any agreement with the Service Recipient; 

(e) has engaged in unfair competition with, or otherwise acted intentionally in a manner injurious to the reputation, business or assets of,
the Service Recipient; or 
 (f) has improperly induced a vendor or customer to break or terminate any contract with the Service Recipient
or induced a principal for whom the Service Recipient acts as agent to terminate such agency relationship. 
 A termination for Cause shall
be deemed to occur (subject to reinstatement upon a contrary final determination by the Committee) on the date on which the Service Recipient first delivers written notice to the Participant of a finding of termination for Cause. 

2.6 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 of the United States, as amended. 

2.7 “Committee” means a committee of the Board described in Article 10. 

2.8 “Consultant” means any consultant or adviser if: (a) the consultant or adviser renders bona fide services to a
Service Recipient; (b) the services rendered by the consultant or adviser are not in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction and do not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the
Company’s securities; and (c) the consultant or adviser has contracted directly with the Service Recipient to render such services. 

2.9 “Corporate Transaction”, unless otherwise defined in an Award Agreement, means any of the following transactions,
provided, however, that the Committee shall determine under (d) and (e) whether multiple transactions are related, and its determination shall be final, binding and conclusive: 

(a) an amalgamation, arrangement or consolidation or scheme of arrangement (i) in which the Company is not the surviving entity, except
for a transaction the principal purpose of which is to change the jurisdiction in which the Company is incorporated or (ii) following which the holders of the voting securities of the Company do not continue to hold more than 50% of the
combined voting power of the voting securities of the surviving entity; 
 (b) the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company; 
 (c) the complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company; 

  
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 (d) any reverse takeover or series of related transactions culminating in a reverse takeover
(including, but not limited to, a tender offer followed by a reverse takeover) in which the Company is the surviving entity but (A) the Company’s equity securities outstanding immediately prior to such takeover are converted or exchanged
by virtue of the takeover into other property, whether in the form of securities, cash or otherwise, or (B) in which securities possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the Company’s outstanding
securities are transferred to a person or persons different from those who held such securities immediately prior to such takeover or the initial transaction culminating in such takeover, but excluding any such transaction or series of related
transactions that the Committee determines shall not be a Corporate Transaction; or 
 (e) acquisition in a single or series of related
transactions by any person or related group of persons (other than the Company or by a Company-sponsored employee benefit plan) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act) of
securities possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the Company’s outstanding securities but excluding any such transaction or series of related transactions that the Committee determines shall not be a
Corporate Transaction. 
 2.10 “Director” means a member of the Board or a member of the board of directors of any
Subsidiary of the Company. 
 2.11 “Disability” unless otherwise defined in an Award Agreement, means that the Participant
qualifies to receive long-term disability payments under the Service Recipient’s long-term disability insurance program, as it may be amended from time to time, to which the Participant provides services regardless of whether the Participant is
covered by such policy. If the Service Recipient to which the Participant provides service does not have a long-term disability plan in place, “Disability” means that a Participant is unable to carry out the responsibilities and functions
of the position held by the Participant by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment for a period of not less than ninety (90) consecutive days. A Participant will not be considered to have incurred a Disability unless
he or she furnishes proof of such impairment sufficient to satisfy the Committee in its discretion. 
 2.12 “Effective
Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.1. 
 2.13 “Employee” means any person, including an
officer or a Director, who is in the employment of a Service Recipient, subject to the control and direction of the Service Recipient as to both the work to be performed and the manner and method of performance. The payment of a director’s fee
by a Service Recipient shall not be sufficient to constitute “employment” by the Service Recipient. 
 2.14 “Exchange
Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 of the United States, as amended. 
 2.15 “Fair Market Value”
means, as of any date, the value of Shares determined as follows: 
 (a) If the Shares are listed on one or more established stock exchanges
or national market systems, including without limitation, the New York Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ Stock Market, its Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for such shares (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on the
principal exchange or system on which the Shares are listed (as determined by the Committee) on the date of determination (or, if no closing sales price or closing bid was reported on that date, as applicable, on the last trading date such closing
sales price or closing bid was reported), as reported on the website maintained by such exchange or market system or such other source as the Committee deems reliable; or 

  
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 (b) In the absence of an established market for the Shares of the type described in
(a) above, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined by the Committee in good faith and in its discretion by reference to (i) the placing price of the latest private placement of the Shares and the development of the Company’s
business operations and the general economic and market conditions since such latest private placement, (ii) other third party transactions involving the Shares and the development of the Company’s business operation and the general
economic and market conditions since such transaction, (iii) an independent valuation of the Shares, or (iv) such other methodologies or information as the Committee determines to be indicative of Fair Market Value. 

2.16 “Group Entity” means any of the Company and Subsidiaries of the Company. 

2.17 “Incentive Share Option” means an Option that is intended to meet the requirements of Section 422 of the Code or
any successor provision thereto. 
 2.18 “Independent Director” means (i) if the Shares or other securities
representing the Shares are not listed on a stock exchange, a Director of the Company who is a Non-Employee Director; and (ii) if the Shares or other securities representing the Shares are listed on one
or more stock exchange, a Director of the Company who meets the independence standards under the applicable corporate governance rules of the stock exchange(s). 

2.19 “Non-Employee Director” means a member of the Board who qualifies as a “Non-Employee Director” as defined in Rule 16b-3(b)(3) of the Exchange Act, or any successor definition adopted by the Board. 

2.20 “Non-Qualified Share Option” means an Option that is not intended to be an
Incentive Share Option. 
 2.21 “Option” means a right granted to a Participant pursuant to Article 5 of the Plan to
purchase a specified number of Shares at a specified price during specified time periods. An Option may be either an Incentive Share Option or a Non-Qualified Share Option. 

2.22 “Participant” means a person who, as a Director, Consultant or Employee, has been granted an Award pursuant to the Plan.

 2.23 “Parent” means a parent corporation under Section 424(e) of the Code. 

2.24 “Plan” means this 2019 Share Incentive Plan of Huize Holding Limited, as amended and/or restated from time to time. 

2.25 “Related Entity” means any business, corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity in which the
Company, a Parent or Subsidiary of the Company holds a substantial ownership interest, directly or indirectly, or controls through contractual arrangements and consolidates the financial results according to applicable accounting standards, but
which is not a Subsidiary and which the Board designates as a Related Entity for purposes of the Plan. 

  
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 2.26 “Restricted Share” means a Share awarded to a Participant pursuant to
Article 6 that is subject to certain restrictions and may be subject to risk of repurchase. 
 2.27 “Restricted Share Unit”
means the right granted to a Participant pursuant to Article 7 to receive a Share at a future date. 
 2.28 “Securities
Act” means the Securities Act of 1933 of the United States, as amended. 
 2.29 “Service Recipient” means the
Company or Subsidiary of the Company to which a Participant provides services as an Employee, a Consultant or a Director. 
 2.30
“Share” means the [Class A common shares] of the Company, par value US$0.00001 per share, and such other securities of the Company that may be substituted for Shares pursuant to Article 9. 

2.31 “Subsidiary” means any corporation or other entity of which a majority of the outstanding voting shares or voting power
is beneficially owned directly or indirectly by the Company. 
 2.32 “Trading Date” means the closing of the first sale to
the general public of the Shares pursuant to a registration statement filed with and declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act. 

ARTICLE 3 
 SHARES
SUBJECT TO THE PLAN 
 3.1 Number of Shares. 

(a) Subject to the provisions of Article 9 and Section 3.1(b), the maximum aggregate number of Shares which may be issued pursuant to all
Awards (including Incentive Share Options) shall be 20,351,945 (to be equitably adjusted in the event of any share dividend, subdivision, reclassification, recapitalization, split, reverse split, combination, consolidation or similar transactions).

 (b) To the extent that an Award terminates, expires, or lapses for any reason, any Shares subject to the Award shall again be available
for the grant of an Award pursuant to the Plan. To the extent permitted by Applicable Laws, Shares issued in assumption of, or in substitution for, any outstanding awards of any entity acquired in any form or combination by a Group Entity shall not
be counted against Shares available for grant pursuant to the Plan. Shares delivered by the Participant or withheld by the Company upon the exercise of any Award under the Plan, in payment of the exercise price thereof or tax withholding thereon,
may again be optioned, granted or awarded hereunder, subject to the limitations of Section 3.1(a). If any Restricted Shares are repurchased by the Company, such Shares may again be optioned, granted or awarded hereunder, subject to the
limitations of Section 3.1(a). Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 3.1(b), no Shares may again be optioned, granted or awarded if such action would cause an Incentive Share Option to fail to qualify as an incentive share option
under Section 422 of the Code. 

  
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 3.2 Shares Distributed. Any Shares distributed pursuant to an Award may consist, in
whole or in part, of authorized and unissued Shares, treasury Shares (subject to Applicable Laws) or Shares purchased on the open market. Additionally, at the discretion of the Committee, any Shares distributed pursuant to an Award may be
represented by American Depository Shares. If the number of Shares represented by an American Depository Share is other than on a one-to-one basis, the limitations of
Section 3.1 shall be adjusted to reflect the distribution of American Depository Shares in lieu of Shares. 
 ARTICLE 4 

ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION 

4.1 Eligibility. Persons eligible to participate in this Plan include Employees, Consultants, and Directors, as determined by the
Committee. 
 4.2 Participation. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee may, from time to time, select from among all
eligible individuals, those to whom Awards shall be granted and shall determine the nature and amount of each Award. No individual shall have any right to be granted an Award pursuant to this Plan. 

ARTICLE 5 
 OPTIONS

 5.1 General. The Committee is authorized to grant Options to Participants on the following terms and conditions: 

(a) Exercise Price. The exercise price per Share subject to an Option shall be determined by the Committee and set forth in the Award
Agreement which may be a fixed price or a variable price related to the Fair Market Value of the Shares. The exercise price per Share subject to an Option may be amended or adjusted in the absolute discretion of the Committee, the determination of
which shall be final, binding and conclusive. For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent not prohibited by Applicable Laws or any exchange rule, a downward adjustment of the exercise prices of Options mentioned in the preceding sentence shall be
effective without the approval of the Company’s shareholders or the approval of the affected Participants. Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing, the exercise price shall in no circumstances be less than the par value of the Shares. 

(b) Time and Conditions of Exercise. The Committee shall determine the time or times at which an Option may be exercised in whole or in
part, including exercise prior to vesting; provided that the term of any Option granted under the Plan shall not exceed ten years, except as provided in Section 12.1. The Committee shall also determine any conditions, if any, that must be
satisfied before all or part of an Option may be exercised. 

  
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 (c) Payment. The Committee shall determine the methods by which the exercise price of
an Option may be paid, the form of payment, including, without limitation (i) cash or check denominated in U.S. Dollars, (ii) to the extent permissible under the Applicable Laws, cash or check in Chinese Renminbi, (iii) cash or check
denominated in any other local currency as approved by the Committee, (iv) Shares held for such period of time as may be required by the Committee in order to avoid adverse financial accounting consequences and having a Fair Market Value on the
date of delivery equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Option or exercised portion thereof, (v) after the Trading Date the delivery of a notice that the Participant has placed a market sell order with a broker with respect to Shares then
issuable upon exercise of the Option, and that the broker has been directed to pay a sufficient portion of the net proceeds of the sale to the Company in satisfaction of the Option exercise price; provided that payment of such proceeds is then made
to the Company upon settlement of such sale, (vi) other property acceptable to the Committee with a Fair Market Value equal to the exercise price, or (vii) any combination of the foregoing. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan
to the contrary, no Participant who is a member of the Board or an “executive officer” of the Company within the meaning of Section 13(k) of the Exchange Act shall be permitted to pay the exercise price of an Option in any method
which would violate Section 13(k) of the Exchange Act. 
 (d) Effects of Termination of Employment or Service on Options.
Termination of employment or service shall have the following effects on Options granted to the Participants: 
 (i) Dismissal for
Cause. Unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement, if a Participant’s employment by or service to the Service Recipient is terminated by the Service Recipient for Cause, the Participant’s Options will terminate upon such
termination, whether or not the Option is then vested and/or exercisable; 
 (ii) Death or Disability. Unless otherwise provided in
the Award Agreement, if a Participant’s employment by or service to the Service Recipient terminates as a result of the Participant’s death or Disability: 
  

	 	(a)	 the Participant (or his or her legal representative or beneficiary, in the case of the Participant’s
Disability or death, respectively), will have until the date that is 12 months after the Participant’s termination of Employment to exercise the Participant’s Options (or portion thereof) to the extent that such Options were vested and
exercisable on the date of the Participant’s termination of Employment on account of death or Disability; 

  

	 	(b)	 the Options, to the extent not vested and exercisable on the date of the Participant’s termination of
Employment or service, shall terminate upon the Participant’s termination of Employment or service on account of death or Disability; and 

  

	 	(c)	 the Options, to the extent exercisable for the 12-month period
following the Participant’s termination of Employment or service and not exercised during such period, shall terminate at the close of business on the last day of the 12-month period.

 (iii) Other Terminations of Employment or Service. Unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement, if a
Participant’s employment by or service to the Service Recipient terminates for any reason other than a termination by the Service Recipient for Cause or because of the Participant’s death or Disability: 

 

	 	(a)	 the Participant will have until the date that is 90 days after the Participant’s termination of Employment
or service to exercise his or her Options (or portion thereof) to the extent that such Options were vested and exercisable on the date of the Participant’s termination of Employment or service; 

  
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	 	(b)	 the Options, to the extent not vested and exercisable on the date of the Participant’s termination of
Employment or service, shall terminate upon the Participant’s termination of Employment or service; and 

  

	 	(c)	 the Options, to the extent exercisable for the 90-day period following
the Participant’s termination of Employment or service and not exercised during such period, shall terminate at the close of business on the last day of the 90-day period. 

5.2 Incentive Share Options. Incentive Share Options may be granted to Employees of the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company.
Incentive Share Options may not be granted to employees of a Related Entity or to Independent Directors or Consultants. The terms of any Incentive Share Options granted pursuant to the Plan, in addition to the requirements of Section 5.1, must
comply with the following additional provisions of this Section 5.2: 
 (a) Individual Dollar Limitation. The aggregate Fair
Market Value (determined as of the time the Option is granted) of all Shares with respect to which Incentive Share Options are first exercisable by a Participant in any calendar year may not exceed $100,000 or such other limitation as imposed by
Section 422(d) of the Code, or any successor provision. To the extent that Incentive Share Options are first exercisable by a Participant in excess of such limitation, the excess shall be considered
Non-Qualified Share Options. 
 (b) Exercise Price. The exercise price of an Incentive Share
Option shall be equal to the Fair Market Value on the date of grant. However, the exercise price of any Incentive Share Option granted to any individual who, at the date of grant, owns Shares possessing more than ten percent of the total combined
voting power of all classes of shares of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company may not be less than 110% of Fair Market Value on the date of grant and such Option may not be exercisable for more than five years from the date of
grant. Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing, the exercise price per Share shall in no circumstances be less than the par value of such Share. 

(c) Transfer Restriction. The Participant shall give the Company prompt notice of any disposition of Shares acquired by exercise of an
Incentive Share Option within (i) two years from the date of grant of such Incentive Share Option or (ii) one year after the transfer of such Shares to the Participant. 

(d) Expiration of Incentive Share Options. No Award of an Incentive Share Option may be made pursuant to this Plan after the tenth
anniversary of the Effective Date. 
 (e) Right to Exercise. During a Participant’s lifetime, an Incentive Share Option may be
exercised only by the Participant. 

  
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 ARTICLE 6 

RESTRICTED SHARES 
 6.1
Grant of Restricted Shares. The Committee, at any time and from time to time, may grant Restricted Shares to Participants as the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine. The Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine the
number of Restricted Shares to be granted to each Participant. 
 6.2 Restricted Shares Award Agreement. Each Award of Restricted
Shares shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the period of restriction, the number of Restricted Shares granted, and such other terms and conditions as the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine. Unless the
Committee determines otherwise, Restricted Shares shall be held by the Company as escrow agent until the restrictions on such Restricted Shares have lapsed. 

6.3 Issuance and Restrictions. Restricted Shares shall be subject to such restrictions on transferability and other restrictions as the
Committee may impose (including, without limitation, limitations on the right to vote Restricted Shares or the right to receive dividends on the Restricted Shares). These restrictions may lapse separately or in combination at such times, pursuant to
such circumstances, in such installments, or otherwise, as the Committee determines at the time of the grant of the Award or thereafter. 

6.4 Repurchase. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee at the time of the grant of the Award or thereafter, upon termination
of employment or service during the applicable restriction period, Restricted Shares that are at that time subject to restrictions shall, subject to Applicable Laws, be repurchased in accordance with the Award Agreement; provided, however, the
Committee may (a) provide in any Restricted Share Award Agreement that restrictions or repurchase conditions relating to Restricted Shares will be waived in whole or in part in the event of terminations resulting from specified causes, and
(b) in other cases waive in whole or in part restrictions or repurchase conditions relating to Restricted Shares. 
 6.5
Certificates for Restricted Shares. Restricted Shares granted pursuant to the Plan may be evidenced in such manner as the Committee shall determine. If certificates representing Restricted Shares are registered in the name of the Participant,
certificates must bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions, and restrictions applicable to such Restricted Shares, and the Company may, at its discretion, retain physical possession of the certificate until such time as all
applicable restrictions lapse. 
 6.6 Removal of Restrictions. Except as otherwise provided in this Article 6, Restricted Shares
granted under the Plan shall be released from escrow as soon as practicable after the last day of the period of restriction. The Committee, in its discretion, may accelerate the time at which any restrictions shall lapse or be removed. After the
restrictions have lapsed, the Participant shall be entitled to have any legend or legends under Section 6.5 removed from his or her Share certificate, and the Shares shall be freely transferable by the Participant, subject to applicable legal
restrictions. The Committee (in its discretion) may establish procedures regarding the release of Shares from escrow and the removal of legends, as necessary or appropriate to minimize administrative burdens on the Company. 

  
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 ARTICLE 7 

RESTRICTED SHARE UNITS 

7.1 Grant of Restricted Share Units. The Committee, at any time and from time to time, may grant Restricted Share Units to Participants
as the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine. The Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine the number of Restricted Share Units to be granted to each Participant. 

7.2 Restricted Share Units Award Agreement. Each Award of Restricted Share Units shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall
specify any vesting conditions, the number of Restricted Share Units granted, and such other terms and conditions as the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine. 

7.3 Form and Timing of Payment of Restricted Share Units. At the time of grant, the Committee shall specify the date or dates on which
the Restricted Share Units shall become fully vested and nonforfeitable. Upon vesting, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may pay Restricted Share Units in the form of cash, Shares or a combination thereof. 

7.4 Forfeiture/Repurchase. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee at the time of the grant of the Award or thereafter, upon
termination of employment or service during the applicable restriction period, Restricted Share Units that are at that time unvested shall be forfeited or repurchased in accordance with the Award Agreement; provided, however, the Committee
may (a) provide in any Restricted Share Unit Award Agreement that restrictions or forfeiture and repurchase conditions relating to Restricted Share Units will be waived in whole or in part in the event of terminations resulting from specified
causes, and (b) in other cases waive in whole or in part restrictions or forfeiture and repurchase conditions relating to Restricted Share Units. 

ARTICLE 8 
 PROVISIONS
APPLICABLE TO AWARDS 
 8.1 Award Agreement. Awards under the Plan shall be evidenced by Award Agreements that set forth the
terms, conditions and limitations for each Award which may include the term of an Award, the provisions applicable in the event the Participant’s employment or service terminates, and the Company’s authority to unilaterally or bilaterally
amend, modify, suspend, cancel or rescind an Award. 
 8.2 No Transferability; Limited Exception to Transfer Restrictions. 

8.2.1 Limits on Transfer. Unless otherwise expressly provided in (or pursuant to) this Section 8.2, by applicable law and by the
Award Agreement, as the same may be amended: 
 (a) all Awards are non-transferable and will not be
subject in any manner to sale, transfer, anticipation, alienation, assignment, pledge, encumbrance or charge; 
 (b) Awards will be
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 (c) amounts payable or shares issuable pursuant to an Award will be delivered only to (or
for the account of), and, in the case of Shares, registered in the name of, the Participant. 
 In addition, the shares shall be subject to
the restrictions set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. 
 8.2.2 Further Exceptions to Limits on Transfer. The exercise and
transfer restrictions in Section 8.2.1 will not apply to: 
 (a) transfers to the Company or a Subsidiary; 

(b) transfers by gift to “immediate family” as that term is defined in SEC Rule 16a-1(e)
promulgated under the Exchange Act; 
 (c) the designation of a beneficiary to receive benefits if the Participant dies or, if the
Participant has died, transfers to or exercises by the Participant’s beneficiary, or, in the absence of a validly designated beneficiary, transfers by will or the laws of descent and distribution; or 

(d) if the Participant has suffered a disability, permitted transfers or exercises on behalf of the Participant by the Participant’s duly
authorized legal representative; or 
 (e) subject to the prior approval of the Committee or an executive officer or director of the Company
authorized by the Committee, transfer to one or more natural persons who are the Participant’s family members or entities owned and controlled by the Participant and/or the Participant’s family members, including but not limited to trusts
or other entities whose beneficiaries or beneficial owners are the Participant and/or the Participant’s family members, or to such other persons or entities as may be expressly approved by the Committee, pursuant to such conditions and
procedures as the Committee or may establish. Any permitted transfer shall be subject to the condition that the Committee receives evidence satisfactory to it that the transfer is being made for estate and/or tax planning purposes and on a basis
consistent with the Company’s lawful issue of securities. 
 Notwithstanding anything else in this Section 8.2.2 to the contrary,
but subject to compliance with all Applicable Laws, Incentive Share Options, Restricted Shares and Restricted Share Units will be subject to any and all transfer restrictions under the Code applicable to such Awards or necessary to maintain the
intended tax consequences of such Awards. Notwithstanding clause (b) above but subject to compliance with all Applicable Laws, any contemplated transfer by gift to “immediate family” as referenced in clause (b) above is subject
to the condition precedent that the transfer be approved by the Administrator in order for it to be effective. 
 8.3 Beneficiaries.
Notwithstanding Section 8.2, a Participant may, in the manner determined by the Committee, designate a beneficiary to exercise the rights of the Participant and to receive any distribution with respect to any Award upon the Participant’s
death. A beneficiary, legal guardian, legal representative, or other person claiming any rights pursuant to the Plan is subject to all terms and conditions of the Plan and any Award Agreement applicable to the Participant, except to the extent the
Plan and Award Agreement otherwise provide, and to any additional restrictions deemed necessary or appropriate by the Committee. If the Participant is married and resides in a community property state, a designation of a person other than the
Participant’s spouse as his or her beneficiary with respect to more than 50% of the Participant’s interest in the Award shall not be effective without the prior written consent of the Participant’s spouse. If no beneficiary has been
designated or survives the Participant, payment shall be made to the person entitled thereto pursuant to the Participant’s will or the laws of descent and distribution. Subject to the foregoing, a beneficiary designation may be changed or
revoked by a Participant at any time provided the change or revocation is filed with the Committee. 

  
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 8.4 Performance Objectives and Other Terms. The Committee, in its discretion, shall
set performance objectives or other vesting criteria which, depending on the extent to which they are met, will determine the number or value of the Awards that will be granted or paid out to the Participants. 

ARTICLE 9 
 CHANGES IN
CAPITAL STRUCTURE 
 9.1 Adjustments. In the event of any dividend, share split, combination or exchange of Shares, amalgamation,
arrangement or consolidation, spin-off, recapitalization or other distribution (other than normal cash dividends) of Company assets to its shareholders, or any other change affecting the Shares or the share
price of a Share, the Committee shall make such proportionate adjustments, if any, as the Committee in its discretion may deem appropriate to reflect such change with respect to (a) the aggregate number and type of shares that may be issued
under the Plan (including, but not limited to, adjustments of the limitations in Section 3.1); (b) the terms and conditions of any outstanding Awards (including, without limitation, any applicable performance targets or criteria with respect
thereto); and (c) the grant or exercise price per Share for any outstanding Awards under the Plan provided that the exercise price per Share shall in no circumstances fall below the par value of such Share. 

9.2 Corporate Transactions. Except as may otherwise be provided in any Award Agreement or any other written agreement entered into by
and between the Company and a Participant, if the Committee anticipates the occurrence, or upon the occurrence, of a Corporate Transaction, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide for (i) any and all Awards outstanding hereunder to
terminate at a specific time in the future and shall give each Participant the right to exercise the vested portion of such Awards during a period of time as the Committee shall determine, or (ii) the purchase of any Award for an amount of cash
equal to the amount that could have been attained upon the exercise of such Award (and, for the avoidance of doubt, if as of such date the Committee determines in good faith that no amount would have been attained upon the exercise of such Award,
then such Award may be terminated by the Company without payment), or (iii) the replacement of such Award with other rights or property selected by the Committee in its sole discretion or the assumption of or substitution of such Award by the
successor or surviving corporation, or a Parent or Subsidiary thereof, with appropriate adjustments as to the number and kind of Shares and prices, or (iv) payment of such Award in cash based on the value of Shares on the date of the Corporate
Transaction plus reasonable interest on the Award through the date as determined by the Committee when such Award would otherwise be vested or have been paid in accordance with its original terms, if necessary to comply with Section 409A of the
Code. 

  
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 9.3 Outstanding Awards – Other Changes. In the event of any other change in the
capitalization of the Company or corporate change other than those specifically referred to in this Article 9, the Committee may, in its absolute discretion, make such adjustments in the number and class of shares subject to Awards outstanding on
the date on which such change occurs and in the per share grant or exercise price of each Award as the Committee may consider appropriate to prevent dilution or enlargement of rights (provided that the exercise price per Share shall in no
circumstances fall below the par value of such Share). 
 9.4 No Other Rights. Except as expressly provided in the Plan, no
Participant shall have any rights by reason of any subdivision or consolidation of Shares of any class, the payment of any dividend, any increase or decrease in the number of shares of any class or any dissolution, liquidation, merger, or
consolidation of the Company or any other corporation. Except as expressly provided in the Plan or pursuant to action of the Committee under the Plan, and no issuance by the Company of shares of any class, or securities convertible into shares of
any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number of Shares subject to an Award or the grant or exercise price of any Award. 

ARTICLE 10 

ADMINISTRATION 
 10.1
Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the Board or a committee of one or more members of the Board (the “Committee”) to whom the Board shall delegate the authority to grant or amend Awards to Participants other than
any of the Committee members, Independent Directors and executive officers of the Company. Reference to the Committee shall refer to the Board in absence of the Committee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the full Board, acting by majority of its
members in office, shall conduct the general administration of the Plan if required by Applicable Laws, and with respect to Awards granted to the Committee members, Independent Directors and executive officers of the Company and for purposes of such
Awards the term “Committee” as used in the Plan shall be deemed to refer to the Board. 
 10.2 Action by the Committee. A
majority of the Committee shall constitute a quorum. The acts of a majority of the members present at any meeting at which a quorum is present, and acts approved unanimously in writing all members of the Committee in lieu of a meeting, shall be
deemed the acts of the Committee. Each member of the Committee is entitled to, in good faith, rely or act upon any report or other information furnished to that member by any officer or other employee of a Group Entity, the Company’s
independent certified public accountants, or any executive compensation consultant or other professional retained by the Company to assist in the administration of the Plan. 

10.3 Authority of the Committee. Subject to any specific designation in the Plan, the Committee has the exclusive power, authority and
discretion to: 
 (a) designate Participants to receive Awards; 

(b) determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to each Participant; 

(c) determine the number of Awards to be granted and the number of Shares to which an Award will relate; 

  
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 (d) determine the terms and conditions of any Award granted pursuant to the Plan, including,
but not limited to, the exercise price, grant price, or purchase price, any restrictions or limitations on the Award, any schedule for lapse of forfeiture restrictions or restrictions on the exercisability of an Award, and accelerations or waivers
thereof, and any provisions related to non-competition and recapture of gain on an Award, based in each case on such considerations as the Committee in its sole discretion determines; 

(e) determine whether, to what extent, and pursuant to what circumstances an Award may be settled in, or the exercise price of an Award may be
paid in, cash, Shares, other Awards, or other property, or an Award may be canceled, forfeited, or surrendered; 
 (f) prescribe the form of
each Award Agreement, which need not be identical for each Participant; 
 (g) decide all other matters that must be determined in
connection with an Award; 
 (h) establish, adopt, or revise any rules and regulations as it may deem necessary or advisable to administer
the Plan; 
 (i) interpret the terms of, and any matter arising pursuant to, the Plan or any Award Agreement; 

(j) amend terms and conditions of Award Agreements; and 

(k) make all other decisions and determinations that may be required pursuant to the Plan or as the Committee deems necessary or advisable to
administer the Plan, including design and adopt from time to time new types of Awards that are in compliance with Applicable Laws. 
 10.4
Decisions Binding. The Committee’s interpretation of the Plan, any Awards granted pursuant to the Plan, any Award Agreement and all decisions and determinations by the Committee with respect to the Plan are final, binding, and conclusive
on all parties. 
 ARTICLE 11 

EFFECTIVE AND EXPIRATION DATE 

11.1 Effective Date. The Plan shall become effective as of the date on which the Board adopts the Plan or as otherwise specified by the
Board when adopting the Plan (the “Effective Date”). 
 11.2 Expiration Date. The Plan will expire on, and no Award
may be granted pursuant to the Plan after, the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date. Any Awards that are outstanding on the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date shall remain in force according to the terms of the Plan and the applicable Award
Agreement. 

  
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 ARTICLE 12 

AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION, AND TERMINATION 

12.1 Amendment, Modification, and Termination. At any time and from time to time, the Board may terminate, amend or modify the Plan;
provided, however, that (a) to the extent necessary and desirable to comply with Applicable Laws or stock exchange rules, the Company shall obtain shareholder approval of any Plan amendment in such a manner and to such a degree as required,
unless the Company decides to follow home country practice, and (b) unless the Company decides to follow home country practice, shareholder approval is required for any amendment to the Plan that (i) increases the number of Shares
available under the Plan (other than any adjustment as provided by Article 9 or Section 3.1(a)), or (ii) permits the Committee to extend the term of the Plan or the exercise period for an Option beyond ten years from the date of grant.

 12.2 Awards Previously Granted. Except with respect to amendments made pursuant to Section 12.1, no termination, amendment,
or modification of the Plan shall adversely affect in any material way any Award previously granted pursuant to the Plan without the prior written consent of the Participant. 

ARTICLE 13 
 GENERAL
PROVISIONS 
 13.1 No Rights to Awards. No Participant, employee, or other person shall have any claim to be granted any Award
pursuant to the Plan, and neither the Company nor the Committee is obligated to treat Participants, employees, and other persons uniformly. 

13.2 No Shareholders Rights. No Award gives the Participant any of the rights of a shareholder of the Company unless and until Shares
are in fact issued to such person in connection with such Award. 
 13.3 Taxes. No Shares shall be delivered under the Plan to any
Participant until such Participant has made arrangements acceptable to the Committee for the satisfaction of any income and employment tax withholding obligations under Applicable Laws. The Company or any Subsidiary shall have the authority and the
right to deduct or withhold, or require a Participant to remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy all applicable taxes (including the Participant’s payroll tax obligations) required or permitted by Applicable Laws to be withheld
with respect to any taxable event concerning a Participant arising as a result of this Plan. The Committee may in its discretion and in satisfaction of the foregoing requirement allow a Participant to elect to have the Company withhold Shares
otherwise issuable under an Award (or allow the return of Shares) having a Fair Market Value equal to the sums required to be withheld. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the number of Shares which may be withheld with respect to the
issuance, vesting, exercise or payment of any Award (or which may be repurchased from the Participant of such Award after such Shares were acquired by the Participant from the Company) in order to satisfy any income and payroll tax liabilities
applicable to the Participant with respect to the issuance, vesting, exercise or payment of the Award shall, unless specifically approved by the Committee, be limited to the number of Shares which have a Fair Market Value on the date of withholding
or repurchase equal to the aggregate amount of such liabilities based on the minimum statutory withholding rates for the applicable income and payroll tax purposes that are applicable to such supplemental taxable income. 

  
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 13.4 No Right to Employment or Services. Nothing in the Plan or any Award Agreement
shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Service Recipient to terminate any Participant’s employment or services at any time, nor confer upon any Participant any right to continue in the employment or services of any Service
Recipient. 
 13.5 Unfunded Status of Awards. The Plan is intended to be an “unfunded” plan for incentive compensation.
With respect to any payments not yet made to a Participant pursuant to an Award, nothing contained in the Plan or any Award Agreement shall give the Participant any rights that are greater than those of a general creditor of the relevant Group
Entity. 
 13.6 Indemnification. To the extent allowable pursuant to Applicable Laws, each member of the Committee or of the Board
shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company from any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by such member in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he
or she may be a party or in which he or she may be involved by reason of any action or failure to act pursuant to the Plan and against and from any and all amounts paid by him or her in satisfaction of judgment in such action, suit, or proceeding
against him or her; provided he or she gives the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before he or she undertakes to handle and defend it on his or her own behalf. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not
be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such persons may be entitled pursuant to the Company’s Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any power that the Company may have
to indemnify them or hold them harmless. 
 13.7 Expenses. The expenses of administering the Plan shall be borne by the Group
Entities. 
 13.8 Fractional Shares. No fractional Shares shall be issued and the Committee shall determine, in its discretion,
whether cash shall be given in lieu of fractional Shares or whether such fractional Shares shall be eliminated by rounding up or down as appropriate. 

13.9 Government and Other Regulations. The obligation of the Company to make payment of awards in Shares or otherwise shall be subject
to all Applicable Laws, and to such approvals by government agencies as may be required. The Company shall be under no obligation to register any of the Shares paid pursuant to the Plan under the Securities Act or any other similar law in any
applicable jurisdiction. If the Shares paid pursuant to the Plan may in certain circumstances be exempt from registration pursuant to the Securities Act or other Applicable Laws, the Company may restrict the transfer of such Shares in such manner as
it deems advisable to ensure the availability of any such exemption. 
 13.10 Governing Law. The Plan and all Award Agreements shall
be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the Cayman Islands. 

  
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 13.11 Section 409A. To the extent that the Committee determines
that any Award granted under the Plan is or may become subject to Section 409A of the Code, the Award Agreement evidencing such Award shall incorporate the terms and conditions required by Section 409A of the Code. To the extent
applicable, the Plan and the Award Agreements shall be interpreted in accordance with Section 409A of the Code and the U.S. Department of Treasury regulations and other interpretative guidance issued thereunder, including without limitation any
such regulation or other guidance that may be issued after the Effective Date. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, in the event that following the Effective Date the Committee determines that any Award may be subject to
Section 409A of the Code and related Department of Treasury guidance (including such Department of Treasury guidance as may be issued after the Effective Date), the Committee may adopt such amendments to the Plan and the applicable Award
agreement or adopt other policies and procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect), or take any other actions, that the Committee determines are necessary or appropriate to (a) exempt the Award from
Section 409A of the Code and/or preserve the intended tax treatment of the benefits provided with respect to the Award, or (b) comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and related U.S. Department of Treasury guidance.

  
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Exhibit 10.1

CONFIDENTIAL SEPARATION AND GENERAL RELEASE AGREEMENT
THIS CONFIDENTIAL SEPARATION AND GENERAL RELEASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), is made as of September 4, 2019 by and between Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), XOG Services, LLC (the “Employer” and together with the Company and its affiliates, “Extraction”) and Russell T. Kelley, Jr. (the “Executive” and together with Extraction, the “Parties”).
WHEREAS, the Executive has been employed by the Employer under terms set forth in that certain Employment Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2016, by and between the Parties (the “Employment Agreement”);
WHEREAS, the Parties have mutually agreed to terminate the Executive’s employment with Extraction (the “Separation”), with such Separation effective as of September 15, 2019 (the “Separation Date”);
WHEREAS, this Agreement represents the waiver and release of any claims the Executive might have against the Releasees (as such term is defined below) as of the Separation Date; and
WHEREAS, the Parties desire to enter into this Agreement in order to set forth the definitive rights and obligations of the Parties in connection with the Separation.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, commitments and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties intending to be legally bound hereby agree as follows:
1.Separation.  Effective as of September 4, 2019, the Executive resigns from his position as Chief Financial Officer of Extraction and from all positions as an officer of Extraction.  The Executive will continue as an employee of the Employer until the Separation Date, at which time his employment shall automatically terminate.  The Parties acknowledge and agree that (i) this Agreement satisfies the obligation of Extraction to provide Notice of Termination (as defined in the Employment Agreement), (ii) the Separation is effective as of the Separation Date, (iii) the Employment Agreement shall be terminated and have no further effect as of the Separation Date, except for the restrictive covenants (and related provisions) that survive termination and as provided by this Agreement, and (iv) effective as of the Separation Date, the Executive voluntarily resigns from any and all other offices, memberships on any board or committee, or other roles that the Executive holds at Extraction, or with respect to its employee benefit plans.

2.Payments Upon and After the Separation.

(a)Accrued Rights.  No later than the second regular payroll date following the Separation Date, the Executive will receive from Extraction (i) all accrued and unpaid base salary, (ii) reimbursement for all incurred but unreimbursed expenses for which Executive is entitled to reimbursement in accordance with Section 4.4 of the Employment Agreement; and (iii) benefits to which Executive is entitled under the terms of any applicable benefit plan or program; each for services performed for Extraction through and including the Separation Date.

(b)Separation Payments.  On or after the Effective Date (as defined below), in consideration for the release as provided in Section 4(a) hereto and the other promises contained in this Agreement, Extraction will provide the Executive with the compensation and benefits as specified in this 

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Section 2(b) (the “Separation Payments”) in lieu of any payments the Executive could have been entitled to pursuant to the Employment Agreement or otherwise.

(c)Pro-Rated Current Year Annual Bonus.  The Employer shall pay to the Executive a bonus for the 2019 calendar year equal to $318,750, payable in a lump-sum on or before the date such annual bonuses are paid to executives who have continued employment with the Employer (but in no event earlier than 60 days after the Separation Date nor later than the March 15 next following such calendar year).

(i)Cash Payment.  The Employer shall pay to the Executive an amount equal to $1,500,487, which amount shall be paid in a lump sum payment within sixty (60) days after the Separation Date occurs.

(ii)Post-Employment Health Coverage.  During the portion, if any, of the eighteen (18) month period following the Separation Date that the Executive elects to continue coverage for the Executive and the Executive’s spouse and eligible dependents, if any, under the Company’s or the Employer’s group health plans under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended, (“COBRA”) and/or sections 601 through 608 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, the Employer shall promptly reimburse Executive on a monthly basis for the difference between the amount Executive pays to effect and continue such coverage and the employee contribution amount that similarly situated active senior executive employees of the Company pay for the same or similar coverage under such group health plans; provided, however, that in the event that Executive becomes eligible for group health coverage from a subsequent employer, the reimbursements provided by the Employer under this Section 2(b)(iii) shall immediately cease.

(d)Long Term Incentive Plan.  The Executive has been provided with certain restricted stock awards (“RSAs”), restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and options to purchase common stock of the Company (“Options” and collectively with the RSAs and RSUs, the “Awards”) pursuant to the Company’s 2016 Long Term Incentive Plan, effective as of October 11, 2016, as amended from time to time (the “Long Term Incentive Plan”), and certain award agreements (the “Award Agreements”), including (i) that certain Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2016, (ii) that certain Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement, dated as of October 4, 2017, (iii) that certain Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, dated as of October 17, 2016, (iv) that certain Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Performance-Vesting), dated as of April 5, 2019, (v) that certain Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, dated as of April 5, 2019, (vi) that certain Restricted Stock Agreement, dated as of October 4, 2017, and (vii) that certain Restricted Stock Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2018.  On the Effective Date, notwithstanding anything to the contrary included in any Award Agreement, one-hundred percent (100%) of outstanding Awards held by the Executive shall immediately vest with respect to time-based vesting provisions (and any performance-based vesting will vest based on actual performance through the end of the performance period), and subject to earlier termination in accordance with Section 9(e) of the Long Term Incentive Plan, all Options shall remain exercisable for the full original term of the Award.

(e)No Other Entitlements.  The Executive acknowledges that, provided Extraction complies with its obligations hereunder, the Executive will no longer be entitled to any other benefits, payments or contributions from Extraction other than those specifically provided for in this Agreement.

(f)Withholding.  Notwithstanding any other provision herein, Extraction will be entitled to withhold from any amounts otherwise payable hereunder to the Executive any amounts required to be withheld in respect of federal, state or local taxes.  

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3.Restrictive Covenants.

(a)Restrictive Covenants.  The Executive hereby reaffirms the rights and obligations under Articles VI, VII and VIII of the Employment Agreement (collectively, the “Restrictive Covenants”); and agrees and acknowledges that the Restrictive Covenants will survive the Separation and remain in full force and effect in accordance with all of the terms and conditions thereof.  The parties agree that the non-competition covenant included within the Restrictive Covenants will not preclude the Executive from providing services to large, diversified entities with investments in multiple states, including the State of Colorado, so long as, and to the extent, the Executive does not directly or indirectly provide any services to or in respect of any operations, assets or investments in the State of Colorado that are competitive with the business or operations of Extraction. 

(b)Remedies.  The Executive hereby acknowledges and affirms that in the event of any breach by the Executive of any of the Restrictive Covenants, monetary damages would be inadequate to compensate Extraction.  Accordingly, in addition to other remedies which may be available to Extraction in Articles VI, VII and VIII of the Employment Agreement or otherwise at law or in equity, Extraction will be entitled to specifically enforce such covenants, obligations and restrictions through injunctive and/or equitable relief, in each case without the posting of any bond or other security with respect thereto.

4.General Release and Waiver.

(a)General Release by Executive.  In exchange for the benefits and undertakings described herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Executive, for and on behalf of the Executive and each of the Executive’s heirs, executors, administrators, personal representatives, successors and assigns, to the maximum extent permitted by law, hereby acknowledges full and complete satisfaction of and absolutely and irrevocably and unconditionally fully and forever releases, acquits and discharges Extraction, and its equityholders, members and managers; including, without limitation, each of their respective past and present direct and indirect equityholders, owners, investors, directors, members, partners, officers, employees, attorneys, agents and representatives, and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, personal representatives, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Releasees”), from any and all claims, demands, suits, causes of action, liabilities, obligations, judgments, orders, debts, liens, contracts, agreements, covenants and causes of action of every kind and nature, whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, concealed or hidden, vested or contingent, in law or equity, existing by statute, common law, contract or otherwise, which have existed, may exist or do exist, through and including the execution and delivery by the Executive of this Agreement (but not including the Executive’s or Extraction’s performance under this Agreement), including, without limitation, any of the foregoing arising out of or in any way related to or based upon:

(i)the Executive’s application for and employment with the Employer, the Executive being an employee of the Employer, or the Separation; 

(ii) any and all claims in tort or contract, including any claim under the Employment Agreement, the Long Term Incentive Plan, the Award Agreements, and any and all claims alleging breach of an express or implied, or oral or written, contract, policy manual or employee handbook;

(iii) any alleged misrepresentation, defamation, interference with contract, intentional or negligent infliction of emotional distress, sexual harassment, negligence or wrongful discharge; or

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(iv)any federal, state or local law, statute, ordinance or regulation, including but not limited to all labor and employment discrimination laws, and including specifically the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1987, as amended by the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act and otherwise (the “ADEA”).

The foregoing release does not affect the Executive’s right to benefits under the terms of any employee benefit plan in which he participated while employed by the Company, continuation coverage benefits under COBRA, his right to enforce the terms of this Agreement or any claim for indemnification to which the Executive is entitled under the Company’s directors and officers liability insurance or under the Articles of Organization or limited liability agreement or any indemnification agreement, or any right which as a matter of law may not be waived.

(b)Acknowledgment of Waiver; Disclaimer of Benefits.  The Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Executive is waiving all rights to sue or obtain equitable, remedial or punitive relief from any or all Releasees of any kind whatsoever, including, without limitation, reinstatement, back pay, front pay, attorneys’ fees and any form of injunctive relief.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive further acknowledges that the Executive is not waiving and is not being required to waive any right that cannot be waived by law, including the right to file a charge or participate in an administrative investigation or proceeding of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or any other government agency prohibiting waiver of such right;  provided, however, that the Executive hereby disclaims and waives any right to share or participate in any monetary award resulting from the prosecution of such charge or investigation, excepting only any benefit or remedy to which the Executive is or becomes entitled pursuant to Section 922 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

(c)Effect of Release and Waiver.  The Executive understands and intends that this Section 4 constitutes a general release of all claims except as otherwise provided in Section 4(a) above, and that no reference therein to a specific form of claim, statute or type of relief is intended to limit the scope of such general release and waiver.  The Executive agrees that his acceptance of the payments and benefits set forth in Section 2(b) will be deemed to have brought down the claims released pursuant to Section 4(a) through and including the Separation Date.

(d)Waiver of Unknown Claims.  Each Party understands the significance of its release of unknown claims and its waiver of statutory protection against a release of unknown claims.

(e)Limitation of Waiver.  For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, nothing in this Section 4 shall release the Parties of their respective obligations under this Agreement.

(f)Review and Revocation Periods.  The Executive acknowledges that the Executive has entered into this Agreement freely and without coercion, that the Executive has been advised by Extraction to consult with counsel of the Executive’s choice, that the Executive has had adequate opportunity to so consult, and that the Executive has been given all time periods required by law to consider this Agreement, including but not limited to the twenty-one (21) calendar day period required by the ADEA (the “Review Period”).  The Executive understands that he may execute this Agreement less than twenty-one (21) days from his receipt from Extraction, but agrees that such execution will represent the Executive’s knowing waiver of such Review Period.  The Executive further acknowledges that within the seven (7) day period following the Executive’s execution of this Agreement (the “Revocation Period”), the Executive will have the unilateral right to revoke this Agreement, and that Extraction’s obligations hereunder will become effective only upon the expiration of the Revocation Period without the Executive’s revocation hereof.  The effective 

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date of this Agreement shall be the eighth day after Executive signs the Agreement and does not revoke (the “Effective Date”).  In order to be effective, notice of the Executive’s revocation of this Agreement must be received by Extraction in writing on or before the last day of the Revocation Period.

(g)General Release by Extraction.  In exchange for the benefits and undertakings described herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Extraction, for and on behalf of the Releasees, to the maximum extent permitted by law, hereby acknowledges full and complete satisfaction of and absolutely and irrevocably and unconditionally fully and forever releases, acquits and discharges Executive and each of the Executive’s heirs, executors, administrators, personal representatives, successors and assigns, from any and all claims, demands, suits, causes of action, liabilities, obligations, judgments, orders, debts, liens, contracts, agreements, covenants and causes of action of every kind and nature, whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, vested or contingent, in law or equity, existing by statute, common law, contract or otherwise related to the Executive’s employment by Extraction, which have existed, may exist or do exist, up through and including the execution and delivery by Extraction of this Agreement (but not including the Executive’s or Extraction’s performance under this Agreement); provided that Extraction and the Releasees are not hereby releasing (i) claims related to the Executive’s willful misconduct, (ii) claims related to the Executive’s breach of fiduciary duties to Extraction or (iii) claims related to acts or omissions the Executive has intentionally concealed or hidden from the Company.

5.Representations, Warranties and Covenants.  

(a)Claims.  The Executive represents, warrants and covenants to each of the Releasees that at no time prior to or contemporaneous with the Executive’s execution of this Agreement has the Executive filed or caused or knowingly permitted the filing or maintenance, in any state, federal or foreign court, or before any local, state, federal or foreign administrative agency or other tribunal, any charge, claim or action of any kind, nature and character whatsoever (“Claim”), known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, which the Executive may now have or has ever had against the Releasees which is based in whole or in part on any matter referred to in Section 4(a) above.  The Executive further covenants and agrees that the Executive will not encourage any person or entity, including but not limited to any current or former employee, officer, director or shareholder of Extraction, to institute any Claim against the Releasees.  

(b)This Agreement.  The Executive hereby represents and warrants to Extraction that (a) this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Executive and constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the Executive, enforceable in accordance with its terms; (b) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Executive does not conflict with, violate or result in the breach of, any agreement, instrument, order, judgment, decree, law or governmental regulation to which the Executive is a party or is subject; and (c) the Executive has not transferred or attempted to transfer any interest in the Awards to any other person.

(c)No Conflict of Interest.  The Executive hereby covenants and agrees that the Executive will not, directly or indirectly, incur any obligation or commitment, or enter into any contract, agreement or understanding, whether express or implied, and whether written or oral, which would be in conflict with the Executive’s obligations, covenants or agreements hereunder or which could cause any of the Executive’s representations or warranties made herein to be untrue or inaccurate.

(d)Company Property.  The Executive represents and warrants that as of the execution date of this Agreement, the Executive has returned all property of Extraction within the Executive’s possession, accessibility or control, including (without limitation) all keys, credit cards (without further use 

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thereof), cell phones, computers, personal digital assistants and all other items belonging to Extraction or which contain confidential information; and, in the case of documents, including (without limitation) all documents of any kind and in whatever medium evidenced, including (without limitation) all hard disk drive data, diskettes, microfiche, photographs, negatives, blueprints, printed materials, tape recordings and videotapes; provided however, that the Executive may retain his personal data and information including such information and data on any Company-issued cell phone and iPad.  

6.Assistance

(a)Internal Review.  The Executive will make himself reasonably available to assist and cooperate with Extraction in connection with any internal and/or independent review of Extraction’s policies, procedures and activities in respect of all periods during which the Executive was employed by Extraction.

(b)Litigation.  The Executive acknowledges and affirms the Executive’s understanding that the Executive may be a witness in litigation, arbitration, government or other administrative proceedings involving Extraction, and/or the other Releasees, and the Executive hereby covenants and agrees to testify truthfully in any and all such proceedings.  The Company shall pay for or reimburse the Executive for all of the Executive’s out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with this Section 6(b) that have been approved in advance by the Company.  The Executive further covenants and agrees, upon prior notice and for no further compensation, to make himself reasonably available to and otherwise reasonably assist and cooperate with Extraction and/or such other Releasees and with its or their respective attorneys and advisors in connection with any such litigation or administrative proceeding.  Extraction will make all reasonable efforts to ensure that such assistance and cooperation will not materially interfere with the Executive’s employment and business responsibilities.

7.Complete Agreement; Inconsistencies.  This Agreement and any other documents referenced herein, including, but not limited to, the provisions of the Employment Agreement reaffirmed in Section 3 hereto, the Long Term Incentive Plan, and the Award Agreement, constitute the complete and entire agreement and understanding of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersede in their entirety any and all prior understandings, commitments, obligations and/or agreements, whether written or oral, with respect thereto; it being understood and agreed that this Agreement and including the mutual covenants, agreements, acknowledgments and affirmations contained herein, is intended to constitute a complete settlement and resolution of all matters set forth in Section 4 hereof.

8.Notices.  For purposes of this Agreement, notices and all other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (a) when received if delivered personally or by courier, or (b) on the date receipt is acknowledged if delivered by certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, as follows:

If to the Company or the Employer, addressed to:
Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc.
370 17th Street, Suite 5300
Denver, CO 80202
Attention: Legal Department
If to the Executive, addressed to the last known residential address reflected in the Employer’s records.

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Notice may also be provided to such other address as either party may furnish to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that notices or changes of address shall be effective only upon receipt.
9.Applicable Law; Submission to Jurisdiction.

(a)Applicable Law.  This Agreement is entered into under, and shall be governed for all purposes by, the laws of the State of Colorado, without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof.

(b)Submission to Jurisdiction.  With respect to any claim or dispute related to or arising under this Agreement, the Parties hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction, forum and venue of the state and federal courts located in the State of Colorado.

10.Arbitration.  Except as otherwise provided in Section 3 hereof, any and all claims or disputes between the Executive and Extraction or its parents, subsidiaries and affiliates (including, without limitation, the validity, scope, and enforceability of this Section 10) shall be submitted for final and binding arbitration by a single arbitrator in Denver, Colorado, in accordance with the rules for resolution of employment disputes of the American Arbitration Association.  The arbitrator shall have the power to gather such materials, information, testimony, and evidence as he or she deems relevant to the dispute before him or her, and each Party will provide such materials, information, testimony, and evidence requested by the arbitrator, except to the extent any information so requested is subject to an attorney-client or other privilege.  The arbitrator shall apply the substantive law of the State of Colorado (excluding Colorado choice-of-law principles that might call for the application of some other state’s law), or federal law, or both as applicable to the claims asserted.  The results of the arbitration and the decision of the arbitrator will be final and binding on the Parties and each Party agrees and acknowledges that these results shall be enforceable in a court of law of competent jurisdiction; provided that the Parties agree that the arbitrator and any court enforcing the award of the arbitrator shall not have the right or authority to award punitive or exemplary damages to any disputing Party.  No demand for arbitration may be made after the date when the institution of legal or equitable proceedings based on such claim or dispute would be barred by the applicable statute of limitations.  In the event either Party must resort to the judicial process to enforce the provisions of this Agreement, the award of an arbitrator, or equitable relief granted by an arbitrator, the Party seeking enforcement shall be entitled to recover from the other Party all costs of litigation including, but not limited to, reasonable attorney’s fees and court costs.  All proceedings conducted pursuant to this agreement to arbitrate, including any order, decision or award of the arbitrator, shall be kept confidential by all Parties.

11.Severability.  Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision or any other jurisdiction, but this Agreement shall be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.

12.Successors and Assigns.  The Parties’ obligations hereunder will be binding upon their successors and assigns.  The Parties’ rights and the rights of the other Releasees will inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, any of the Parties’ and Releasees’ respective successors and assigns.  Extraction may assign all rights and obligations of this Agreement to any successor in interest to the assets of Extraction.  In the event that Extraction is dissolved, all obligations of Extraction under this Agreement will be provided for in accordance with applicable law.

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13.Amendments and Waivers.  Except with respect to the Restrictive Covenants, which will be subject to modification by a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to their express terms (as may be modified herein), no amendment to or waiver of this Agreement or any of its terms will be binding upon any Party unless consented to in writing by such Party.

14.Headings.  The headings of the Sections and subsections of this Agreement are for purposes of convenience only, and will not be deemed to amend, modify, expand, limit or in any way affect the meaning of any of the provisions hereof.

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Exhibit 10.1

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Confidential Separation and General Release Agreement, effective on the date as provided herein.

READ CAREFULLY BEFORE SIGNING
I have read this Confidential Separation and General Release Agreement and have had the opportunity to consult legal counsel prior to my signing of this Agreement.  I understand that by executing this Agreement I will relinquish any right or demand I may have against the Releasees.

EXTRACTION OIL & GAS, INC.
By:        /s/ Mark A. Erickson
Name:     Mark A. Erickson
		
	Title: 
	Chief Executive Officer

XOG SERVICES, LLC
By:        /s/ Mark A. Erickson
Name:     Mark A. Erickson
		
	Title: 
	Chief Executive Officer

RUSSELL T. KELLEY, JR.
                        
/s/ Russell T. Kelley, Jr.            

                        
[Signature Page]

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