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EX-10.6

 Exhibit 10.6 

C&J ENERGY SERVICES, INC 

2017 MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE PLAN 

NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT 

(Restrictive Covenants) 

C&J Energy Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby awards to you (the “Optionee”), as of
            (the “Date of Grant”), an option (the “Option”) to purchase up to             Shares from the
Company, at an Option Price equal to $            per Share, pursuant to the C&J Energy Services, Inc. 2017 Management Incentive Plan, as may be amended from time to time (the
“Plan”). The Option is subject to the terms of this Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement (the “Agreement”) and the Plan, and shall be subject to the execution and return of this Agreement by the Optionee through the electronic
signature and/or web-based approval and notice process authorized by the Company. This Option is a Nonqualified Stock Option and is not intended by the parties hereto to be, and shall not be treated as, an “incentive stock option” within
the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement shall have the meaning attributed to such terms under the Plan, unless the context
requires otherwise. By executing this Agreement, the Optionee acknowledges that his or her agreement to the covenants set forth in Section 6 is a material inducement to the Company in granting this Option to the Optionee. 

The terms and conditions of the Option granted hereby, to the extent not controlled by the terms and conditions contained in the Plan, are as
follows: 
 1. No Right to Continued Employee Status or Consultant Service 

Nothing contained in this Agreement shall confer upon the Optionee the right to the continuation of his or her Employee status, or, in the case
of a Consultant, to the continuation of his or her service arrangement, or in either case to interfere with the right of the Company or, as applicable, any of its Subsidiaries or other Affiliates to terminate the Optionee’s Business
Relationship (as defined in Section 6) at any time. Nothing herein (including nothing contained in Section 6 herein) will replace any of the Optionee’s obligations to the Company or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates with respect to
confidentiality, non-disclosure, return of property, non-competition or non-solicitation as all provisions of Section 6 herein are in addition to all commitments and obligations the Optionee has to the Company and any of its Subsidiaries or
Affiliates, including all commitments and obligations created by contract, statute and common law. 
 2. Term of Option 

As a general matter, the Option will expire on the tenth anniversary of the Date of Grant (the “Expiration Date”) and, to the extent
unexercised, be deemed to have been forfeited by the Optionee on such date. As provided below, the Optionee’s right to exercise the Option may expire prior to the Expiration Date if the Optionee’s Business Relationship Terminates,
including in the event of the Optionee’s Disability or death. This Agreement shall remain in effect until the Option has fully vested and been exercised or any unexercised portion thereof has been forfeited by the Optionee as provided in this
Agreement. No portion of this Option shall be exercisable after the Expiration Date, or such earlier date as may be applicable, except as provided herein. 

 3. Vesting of Option 

Except as otherwise provided below, if the Optionee continuously maintains his or her Business Relationship from the Date of Grant, then the
Option shall vest and become exercisable in accordance with the following vesting schedule (the “Vesting Schedule”): 
  

					
	 Vesting Date
	  	Cumulative Vested Percentage	 
	 Immediately on the Date of Grant
	  	 	34	% 
	 First Anniversary of the Date of Grant
	  	 	56	% 
	 Second Anniversary of the Date of Grant
	  	 	78	% 
	 Third Anniversary of the Date of Grant
	  	 	100	% 

 Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Option shall immediately vest in full upon
(a) the Optionee’s Termination without Cause by the Company or by the Optionee for “Good Reason” (as defined below), in each case, that occurs within one year following a Change in Control or (b) the Optionee’s
Termination by reason of Disability or death. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or as otherwise determined by the Committee, if the Optionee’s Business Relationship Terminates for any reason prior to the Vesting Dates set forth
above, the right of the Optionee to receive further vesting of the Option under this Award shall terminate and, for the avoidance of doubt, the Optionee shall not receive vesting of the Option on the remaining Vesting Dates and the portion of the
Option that has not vested as of the date of such Termination shall be deemed to be forfeited by the Optionee. For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean (i) any material reduction in the Optionee’s authority or
responsibility other than (A) by reason of the Optionee’s Disability or (B) a termination for Cause, (ii) permanent relocation of the primary place of the Optionee’s employment more than fifty (50) miles outside the
Houston metropolitan area or (iii) a material reduction in the Optionee’s then-effective base salary; provided that, if the Optionee, as of the date of determination, is party to an effective services, severance or employment agreement
with the Company or any Subsidiary, “Good Reason” shall have the meaning, if any, specified in such agreement. 
 4. Exercise 

Prior to the Expiration Date and at any time during the Optionee’s Business Relationship, the Optionee may exercise all or a portion of
the Option, to the extent vested, by giving notice in the form, to the person, and using the administrative method and the exercise procedures established by the Committee from time to time (including any procedures utilizing an electronic signature
and/or web-based approval and notice process), specifying the number of Shares to be acquired. The Optionee’s right to exercise the vested portion of the Option following the date that the Optionee’s Business Relationship Terminates will
depend on the reason for such Termination, as described in Section 6, below. 

  
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 The Optionee must pay to the Company at the time of exercise the amount of the Option Price for
the number of Shares covered by the notice to exercise (“Aggregate Option Price”). The Aggregate Option Price for any Shares purchased pursuant to the exercise of an Option shall be paid in any or any combination of the following forms:
(x) cash or its equivalent (e.g., a check); or (y) if permitted by the Committee in its discretion (which such discretion, if the Optionee is a “statutory insider” within the meaning of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, may
not be delegated to management) through (A) the transfer, either actually or by attestation, to the Company of Shares that have been held by the Optionee for at least six (6) months (or such lesser period as may be permitted by the
Committee) prior to the exercise of the Option, such transfer to be upon such terms and conditions as determined by the Committee; (B) the purchase (subject to the requirements of Delaware law) of a portion of the Shares then issuable upon
exercise of the Option having an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the Aggregate Option Price; (C) a registered broker-dealer pursuant to such cashless exercise procedures that are, from time to time, deemed acceptable by the Committee; or
(D) in the form of other property as determined by the Committee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Shares are not listed for trading on a national stock exchange when the Optionee elects to exercise the Option, the Optionee may cause the
Company to purchase (or withhold) a number of Shares otherwise issuable upon exercise of the Option to the Optionee having a Fair Market Value equal to the Aggregate Option Price. Any Shares transferred to the Company as payment of the exercise
price under an Option shall be valued at their Fair Market Value on the last business day preceding the date of exercise of such Option. If requested by the Committee, the Optionee shall deliver this Agreement to the Company, which shall endorse
thereon a notation of such exercise and return such Agreement to the Optionee. No fractional Shares (or cash in lieu thereof) shall be issued upon exercise of an Option and the number of Shares that may be purchased upon exercise shall be rounded to
the nearest number of whole Shares. 
 5. Termination of Service 

If the Optionee incurs a Termination without Cause by the Company or by the Optionee for Good Reason, in each case, within one year following a
Change in Control, then after giving effect to the acceleration of vesting described in Section 3, the Option shall remain exercisable until the Expiration Date. If the Optionee incurs a Termination by reason of death or Disability, then after
giving effect to the acceleration of vesting described in Section 3, the Option shall remain exercisable for a period of one (1) year following the date of such Termination. Until such termination of the Option, the vested portion of the
Option may, to the extent that this Option has not previously been exercised by the Optionee, be exercised by the Optionee in the case of his or her Disability, or, in the case of death, by the Optionee’s personal representative or the person
entitled to the Optionee’s rights under this Agreement. 
 If the Optionee incurs a Termination without Cause by the Company or by the
Optionee for Good Reason, in each case, that does not occur within one year following a Change in Control or by the Optionee due to a voluntary resignation other than for Good Reason, then the portion of this Option that has previously vested but
has not been exercised shall terminate at the end of the day that is ninety (90) days following the date of Termination. 
 If the
Optionee incurs a Termination for Cause, then this Option and all rights attached hereto shall be forfeited and terminate immediately upon the effective date of such Termination for Cause. 

  
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 6. Prohibited Activities 

The Optionee acknowledges and agrees that this Agreement further aligns the Optionee’s interests with the Company’s long-term
business interests and that the restrictions contained in this Section 6 are reasonably related to the protection of such business interests, including the preservation of the Company’s goodwill and the protection of the Confidential or
Proprietary Information that Optionee has obtained and will obtain in the course of his or her future Business Relationship with the Company. The Optionee further acknowledges and agrees that his or her entry into this Agreement gives rise to an
expectation by the Company that the Optionee, as the recipient of the right to purchase the equity securities of the Company and ancillary to this Agreement to provide the Optionee with such securities and Confidential or Proprietary Information
during the period of his or her Business Relationship with the Company, will not interfere with or otherwise damage the Company Business, either during the period of the Optionee’s Business Relationship with the Company or thereafter. As an
express incentive for the Company to enter into this Agreement and in order to further the Company’s legitimate business interests and interest in granting the Option and entering into this Agreement, the Optionee agrees to the following
covenants: 
  

	 	(a)	No Sale or Transfer. Unless otherwise required by law, this Option shall not be (x) sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of, (y) pledged or otherwise hypothecated or (z) subject to attachment,
execution or levy of any kind, other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution; provided, however, that any transferred Option will be subject to all of the same terms and conditions as provided in the Plan and this
Agreement and the Optionee’s estate or beneficiary appointed in accordance with the Plan will remain liable for any withholding tax that may be imposed by any federal, state or local tax authority. 

 

	 	(b)	Prohibition against Certain Activities. The Optionee agrees that the Optionee will not at any time: (v) disclose or furnish to any other Person or use for the Optionee’s own or any other Person’s
account any Confidential or Proprietary Information (other than in the course of the Optionee’s service to the Company or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate, if the Optionee is an Employee, Director, or Consultant to the Company or any
Subsidiary or other Affiliate) except for Permitted Disclosures (a “Prohibited Disclosure or Use”), or (w) commit a breach of the provisions of Section 6(a) (a “Prohibited Transfer”), or (x) make any statement that
is intended to become public, or that should reasonably be expected to become public, and that criticizes, ridicules, disparages or is otherwise derogatory of the Company or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate, or any employee, officer, director,
member or shareholder of any of them (a “Prohibited Disparagement”). In addition, the Optionee agrees that the Optionee will not during the Optionee’s Business Relationship and for a period of two (2) years after the
Optionee’s Termination (the “Restricted Period”): (y) engage in any Prohibited Solicitation, or (z) engage in any Competitive Activity. 

  

	 	(c)	 Return of Property. Upon the Optionee’s Termination for whatever reason, or upon request of the
Company or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate prior to the Optionee’s Termination, the Optionee shall promptly deliver to the requesting entity all materials, documents and other property of the Company or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate,
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of all documents and records (both paper and electronic), computer hardware and software programs, computer files (and all other electronically stored information), media, equipment and other
materials containing any of the Company’s, Subsidiary’s, Affiliate’s or any Customer’s Confidential or Proprietary Information or any summaries, extracts or derivative works thereof. Such property includes but is not limited to
all materials constituting or reflecting Confidential or Proprietary Information. 

  

	 	(d)	Right to Terminate Option and Recovery. The Optionee understands and agrees that the Company has granted this Option to the Optionee to reward the Optionee for the Optionee’s future efforts and loyalty to
the Company, its Subsidiaries and other Affiliates by giving the Optionee the opportunity to participate in the potential future appreciation of the Company. Accordingly, if (t) the Optionee engages in any Prohibited Disclosure or Use or
breaches or violates the Optionee’s obligations relating to the non-disclosure or non-use of confidential or proprietary information under any Restrictive Agreement to which the Optionee is a party, or (u) the Optionee engages in any
Prohibited Disparagement or breaches or violates the Optionee’s obligations relating to non-disparagement under any Restrictive Agreement to which the Optionee is a party, or (v) the Optionee engages in any Prohibited Transfer, or
(w) the Optionee engages in any Prohibited Solicitation during the Restricted Period or breaches or violates any non-solicitation obligations under any Restrictive Agreement to which the Optionee is a party, or (x) the Optionee engages in
any Competitive Activity during the Restricted Period or breaches or violates any non-competition obligations under any Restrictive Agreement to which the Optionee is a party, or (y) the Optionee is Terminated for Cause, or (z) the
Optionee violates Section 6 hereof (collectively items (t) – (z), “Prohibited Actions”) then, subject to Section 6(d)(iii) below, in addition to any other rights and remedies available to the Company, the Company shall
be entitled, at its option, exercisable by written notice (the date of such notice, the “Forfeiture Notice Date”) to take any the following actions: 

  

	 	(i)	The Company may terminate this Option, or any unexercised portion thereof (for the avoidance of doubt, including any portion of the Option that has vested as of such date), which shall be of no further force and effect;
and 

  

	 	(ii)	 If such Prohibited Action occurs during the period of the Optionee’s Business Relationship or within two
(2) years following the Optionee’s Termination, the Company may recover from the Optionee, and the Optionee shall pay over to the Company, with respect to any Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of the Option during the period of two
(2) years prior to the earlier of the occurrence of the Prohibited Action or the expiration of the exercise period in connection with the Optionee’s Termination, the following: (A) with respect to any such Shares that the Optionee
continues to own as of the Forfeiture Notice Date, an amount equal to the difference between the aggregate Fair Market Value of such Shares on the Forfeiture Notice Date and the Aggregate Option Price paid to acquire such Shares; and (B) with
respect to any such Shares that the Optionee no longer owns as of the Forfeiture Notice Date, an amount equal to either (x) if such Shares were disposed of in an open market transaction, the proceeds received from

  
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the disposition of such Shares over the Aggregate Option Price paid to acquire such Shares; or (y) if such Shares were disposed of other than in an open market transaction, the aggregate
Fair Market Value of such Shares as of the Forfeiture Notice Date over the Aggregate Option Price paid to acquire such shares. If the Optionee does not pay such amount over to the Company within twenty (20) days of demand, such amount shall
thereafter bear interest at the maximum rate permitted by law and the Optionee shall be liable for all of the Company’s costs of collection, including but not limited to, reasonable legal fees. 

 

	 	(iii)	Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the event that a Change in Control has occurred and the Optionee is Terminated without Cause in the twelve (12) months following the Change in Control, the Company may
take the actions set forth in Section 6(d)(i) and (ii) only if the Optionee engages in any Prohibited Disclosure or Use or breaches or violates the Optionee’s obligations relating to the non-disclosure or non-use of confidential or
proprietary information under any Restrictive Agreement to which the Optionee is a party. 

  

	 	(e)	Other Remedies. The Optionee specifically acknowledges and agrees that the remedy at law for any breach of this Section 6 will be inadequate and that the Company, in addition to any other relief available to
it, shall be entitled at the discretion of the Board to seek temporary and permanent injunctive relief without the necessity of proving actual damage or posting any bond whatsoever. In the event that the provisions of this Section 6 should ever
be deemed to exceed the limitation provided by applicable law, then the Optionee and the Company agree that such provisions shall be reformed to set forth the maximum limitations permitted. 

 

	 	(f)	Certain Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meaning set forth below: 

  

	 	(i)	“Business Relationship” shall mean service to the Company or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate, or a corporation or parent or subsidiary of such corporation assuming or substituting a new option for
this Option, in the capacity of an Employee, Director or Consultant, as applicable. Without limiting the scope of the preceding sentence, it is expressly provided that the Optionee’s Business Relationship shall be considered to have Terminated
at the time of the termination of the “Subsidiary” or “Affiliate” status under the Plan of the entity or other organization that employs the Optionee or to which the Optionee provides services as a Consultant. Any question as to
whether and when there has been a Termination of the Optionee’s Business Relationship, and the cause of such Termination, shall be determined by the Committee and its determination shall be final. 

 

	 	(ii)	“Company Business” shall mean any business in which the Company or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate is: (x) engaged in during the term of the Optionee’s Business Relationship; or (y) any
business in which the Company or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate has undertaken material substantive steps to engage within the twelve (12) month period prior to such Termination, so long as with respect to both prongs (x) and

  
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(y) of this sentence, the Optionee had responsibilities with respect to, or Confidential or Proprietary Information about, such business (or anticipated business) prior to the Termination.
Without limiting the foregoing, the Company Business shall be deemed to include the well completion and servicing business (including, without limitation, hydraulic fracturing, coiled tubing, pressure pumping, wireline, cementing, pressure testing,
pump-down, perforating, pipe recovery and other complementary services), petroleum engineering services (including without limitation services in connection with hydraulic fracture stimulation and reservoir engineering), directional drilling and
production services. 

  

	 	(iii)	“Competitive Activity” shall mean carrying on or engaging in the Company Business (other than on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or other Affiliates) in the Restricted Area in any
capacity in which the Optionee has the same or similar responsibilities or duties as the Optionee had on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or other Affiliates prior to his or her Termination, including carrying on or engaging in any
activities in which the Optionee in the Restricted Area during the Restricted Period (and in any capacity in which the Optionee has the same or similar responsibilities or duties as the Optionee had on behalf of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or other Affiliates prior to his or her Termination): directly or indirectly, owns, manages, operates, joins, becomes an employee of, controls or participates in or is connected with any business, individual, partnership, firm,
corporation or other entity which engages in the Company Business; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the forgoing, the Optionee or any of his or her affiliates may own (x) less than five percent (5%) of
any equity security registered under the Exchange Act, in any entity engaged in the Company Business, provided that neither the Optionee nor his or her affiliates has the power, directly or indirectly, to control or direct the management or affairs
of any such corporation and is not involved in the management of such corporation and (y) those equity investments owned by the Optionee as of the date of this Agreement as previously disclosed to and agreed by the Company. Further
notwithstanding the foregoing, during that portion of the Restricted Period that occurs following the Optionee’s Termination, within that portion of the Restricted Area that includes the State of Oklahoma only, “Competitive Activity”
will not be defined by the definition set forth in the previous sentence but, instead, “Competitive Activity” within the State of Oklahoma shall be defined as the Optionee’s direct solicitation of goods or services, or a combination
thereof, from the established customers of the Company. 

  

	 	(iv)	 “Confidential or Proprietary Information” shall mean confidential, competitively valuable and/or
proprietary information of the Company, its Subsidiaries and other Affiliates and/or its and their Customers (to the extent such information of Customers is provided to the Company, its Subsidiaries or other Affiliates with an expectation of
confidentiality) including without limitation all intangible, trade secret and/or intellectual property of the Company, its Subsidiaries and other Affiliates, and all copies, summaries, extracts or derivative works thereof, whether developed prior
to the date hereof or hereafter, and whether with the assistance of the Optionee or otherwise. 

  
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Without limiting the foregoing, Confidential or Proprietary Information shall be deemed to include (u) the Company’s, its Subsidiary’s and other Affiliate’s proprietary
computer software, databases and non-public lists of Customers, prospects, candidates, and employees; employee applications; skills inventory sheets and similar summaries of employee qualifications as well as employee compensation; Customer ordering
habits, billing rates, buying preferences, and short term needs; sales reports and analysis; (v) employee reports and analysis; Customer job orders and profit margin data; businesses processes, methods of operation and sales techniques;
(w) statistical information regarding the Company, its Subsidiaries and other Affiliates; (x) financial information of the Company, its Subsidiaries, other Affiliates and its and their Customers that is not publicly available;
(y) specially negotiated terms and pricing with vendors and Customers; and (z) research and development, business projects, strategic business plans and other strategic information and strategies; products and solution services offered to
Customers. 

  

	 	(v)	“Customer” shall mean anyone who is a customer of the Company, any Subsidiary or other Affiliate within the Restricted Area during the period of the Optionee’s Business Relationship and as of the
Optionee’s Termination. 

  

	 	(vi)	“Permitted Disclosures” shall mean the disclosure of Confidential or Proprietary Information (w) made with the prior written consent by the Board, (x) required to be made by law or legal
process, (y) in a good faith report of possible violations of applicable law to any governmental agency or entity, or (z) that is protected under the whistleblower provisions of applicable law. 

 

	 	(vii)	“Prohibited Solicitation” shall mean the Optionee, directly or indirectly, (x) soliciting or causing to be solicited any Customer of the Company, any Subsidiary or other Affiliate (other than on
behalf of the Company, any Subsidiary or other Affiliate) within the Restricted Area, or (y) engaging or employing or soliciting or contacting with a view to the engagement or employment of, any person who is an Employee, Consultant or Director
of the Company or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing during that portion of the Restricted Period that occurs following the Optionee’s Termination, within that portion of the
Restricted Area that includes the State of Oklahoma only, part (x) of this definition shall be limited to only prohibit the Optionee from engaging in the direct solicitation of goods or services, or a combination thereof, from the established
customers of the Company. 

  

	 	(viii)	 “Restricted Area” shall mean: (a) during the portion of the Restricted Period prior to the
Termination, those geographic areas where the Company or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate conducts the Company Business; and (b) during the portion of the Restricted Period that follows the Termination, those geographic areas within a 100-mile
radius of those areas where the Optionee: (X) was based on behalf of the Company, a Subsidiary or other Affiliate; or (Y) performed services on behalf of the Company, a Subsidiary or other Affiliate. For the avoidance of doubt, the
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limited to) the applicable areas within the States of Arkansas, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, West Virginia,
and Wyoming, and the following parishes within the State of Louisiana: Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Caldwell, Claiborne, DeSoto, Harrison, Iberia, Jackson, Lafayette, Lincoln, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine, St. Helena, St. Martin, Webster, and Winn.

  

	 	(ix)	“Restrictive Agreement” shall mean any agreement between the Company, or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate, and the Optionee that contains non-competition, non-solicitation, non-hire, non-disparagement,
return-of-property or confidentiality restrictions applicable to the Optionee. 

 7. No Rights as Shareholder 

The Optionee shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to the Shares covered by any exercise of this Option until the effective date
of issuance of the Shares and the entry of the Optionee’s name as a shareholder of record on the books of the Company following exercise of this Option. 

8. Taxation Upon Exercise of Option; Tax Withholding 

The Optionee understands that, upon exercise of this Option, the Optionee will recognize income, for Federal, state and local income tax
purposes, as applicable, in an amount equal to the amount by which the Fair Market Value of the Shares, determined as of the date of exercise, exceeds the Option Price. The acceptance of the Shares by the Optionee shall constitute an agreement by
the Optionee to report such income in accordance with then applicable law and to cooperate with the Company and its Subsidiaries in establishing the amount of such income and corresponding deduction to the Company and/or its Subsidiaries for its
income tax purposes. 
 The Optionee is responsible for all tax obligations that arise as a result of the exercise of the Option. The
Company may withhold from any amount payable to the Optionee an amount sufficient to cover any Federal, state, foreign or local withholding taxes (“Tax Obligations”) which may become required with respect to such exercise or take any other
action it deems necessary to satisfy any income or other tax withholding requirements as a result of the exercise of the Option. The Company shall have the right to require the payment of any such taxes and require that the Optionee, or the
Optionee’s beneficiary, furnish information deemed necessary by the Company to meet any tax reporting obligation as a condition to exercise or before the issuance any Shares pursuant to the Option. The Committee, in its discretion (which such
discretion, if the Optionee is a “statutory insider” within the meaning of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, may not be delegated to management), may allow the Optionee, to pay his or her Tax Obligations in connection with the
exercise of the Option, by (x) making a cash payment to the Company, (y) permitting the surrender or net withholding of a portion of the Shares then issuable to him or her upon exercise of the Option or (z) surrendering Shares owned
by the Optionee prior to the exercise of the Option, in each case having an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the Tax Obligations; provided, that, if the Shares are not listed for trading on a national stock exchange when the Tax Obligations
become due, the Optionee may cause the Company to purchase (or withhold) a number of Shares otherwise issuable to the Optionee having a Fair Market Value sufficient to satisfy the Tax Obligations. 

  
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 9. Securities Laws; Tolling of Exercise Period Expiration 

(a) Upon the acquisition of any Shares pursuant to the exercise of the Option, the Optionee will make such written representations, warranties,
and agreements as the Committee may reasonably request in order to comply with securities laws or with this Agreement. The obligation of the Company to issue and deliver any Shares upon exercise of the Option granted hereunder shall be subject to
all applicable laws, rules and regulations, and such approvals by governmental agencies as may be required. The Optionee hereby agrees not to offer, sell or otherwise attempt to dispose of any Shares issued to the Optionee upon exercise of the
Option in any way which would: (x) require the Company to file any registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (or any similar filing under state law or the laws of any other county) or to amend or supplement any such
filing or (y) violate or cause the Company to violate the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or any other Federal, state or local law, or the laws of any other country. The Company reserves the
right to place restrictions on any Shares you may receive as a result of the exercise of the Option. 
 (b) Notwithstanding any provision
contained in this Agreement or the Plan to the contrary, (i) if, following the Optionee’s Termination, all or a portion of the exercise period applicable to the Option occurs during a time when the Optionee cannot exercise the Option
without violating (w) an applicable Federal, state or local law, (x) the rules related to a blackout period declared by the Company, (y) any agreed to lock-up arrangement, or (z) other similar circumstance, in each case, the
exercise period applicable to the Option will be tolled for the number of days that such prohibitions or restrictions apply, such that the exercise period will be extended by the same number of days as were subject to the prohibitions or
restrictions; provided, however, that the exercise period may not be extended due to such tolling past the Expiration Date of the Option as set forth above; and (ii) if, during the period of the Optionee’s
Business Relationship or following the Optionee’s Termination, the Expiration Date is set to occur during a time that the Optionee cannot exercise the Option without violating an applicable Federal, state or local law (and the Option has not
previously been exercised or otherwise terminated), the exercise period will be tolled until such time as the violation would no longer apply; provided, however, that the exercise period applicable to the Option in this
event will be fifteen (15) days from the date such potential violation is longer applicable. 
 10. Notices 

Unless otherwise provided herein, any notices or other communication given or made pursuant to this Agreement or the Plan shall be in writing and shall be
deemed to have been duly given (i) as of the date delivered, if personally delivered (including receipted courier service) or overnight delivery service, with confirmation of receipt; (ii) on the date the delivering party receives
confirmation, if delivered by facsimile to the number indicated or by email to the address indicated or through an electronic administrative system designated by the Company; (iii) one (1) business day after being sent by reputable
commercial overnight delivery service courier, with confirmation of receipt; or (iv) three (3) business days after being mailed by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid and addressed (a) if to the
Company, to the Company’s Legal Department and (b) if to the Optionee, at the most recent address, facsimile number or email contained in the Company’s records. 

  
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 11. Agreement Subject to Plan and Applicable Law 

This Option is made pursuant to the Plan and shall be interpreted to comply therewith. A copy of the Plan is attached hereto. The Plan shall
control in the event there shall be any conflict between the Plan and this Agreement, and it shall control as to any matters not contained in this Agreement. The Committee shall have authority to make constructions of this Agreement, and to correct
any defect or supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in this Agreement, and to prescribe rules and regulations relating to the administration of this Option and other Awards granted under the Plan. 

This Option shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflicts of law principles thereof. Delaware has a
substantial relationship to the parties and transaction reflected herein and, in signing below, the Optionee acknowledges and agrees that there is a reasonable basis for the choice of Delaware law, as Delaware law is known to the parties and
well-developed with respect to the subject matters of this Agreement. The designation of Delaware law and the interpretation and application of this Agreement consistent with principles of Delaware law assures uniformity, certainty and
predictability in the application of the Agreement and the Plan through which the Option is granted. The Optionee hereby consents to personal jurisdiction in any action brought in any court, Federal or state, within the State of Texas having subject
matter jurisdiction in the matter. 
 12. Headings and Capitalized Terms 

Unless otherwise provided herein, capitalized terms used herein that are defined in the Plan and not defined herein shall have the meanings set
forth in the Plan. Headings are for convenience only and are not deemed to be part of this Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated, any reference to a Section herein is a reference to a Section of this Agreement. 

13. Severability and Reformation 
 If any
provision of this Agreement (or part thereof) shall be determined by a court of law to be unenforceable for any reason, such unenforceability shall not affect the enforceability of any of the remaining provisions hereof (or parts thereof), as such
unenforceable provision (or part thereof) shall be severable and this Agreement, to the fullest extent lawful, shall be reformed and construed as if such unenforceable provision, or part thereof, had never been contained herein, and such provision
or part thereof shall be reformed or construed so that it would be enforceable to the maximum extent legally possible. 
 14. Binding Effect 

This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto, together with their personal executors, administrator, successors, personal
representatives, heirs and permitted assigns. 
 15. Entire Agreement 

This Agreement supersedes all prior written and oral agreements and understandings among the 

  
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parties as to its subject matter and constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, except to the extent that the Plan may be considered to address the
subject matter hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement shall be in addition to, and shall not supersede or replace, any other Restrictive Agreements. If there is any conflict between this Agreement and the Plan, then the applicable
terms of the Plan shall govern. 
 16. Waiver 

Waiver by any party of any breach of this Agreement or failure to exercise any right hereunder shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any other
breach or right whether or not of the same or a similar nature. The failure of any party to take action by reason of such breach or to exercise any such right shall not deprive the party of the right to take action at any time while or after such
breach or condition giving rise to such rights continues. 

  
 12Exhibit 10.72

Corporate Performance Plan For 2017

CORNING INCORPORATED

INCENTIVE STOCK RIGHTS AGREEMENT

(Time-Based Incentive Stock Right)

(Terms and Conditions)

Important Change: 100% of the awards offered under the executive long-term incentive plan for 2017 are contingent on Employee accepting the terms and conditions of a Non-Compete Agreement attached as Appendix A to this 2017 Restricted Stock Unit Agreement before May 31, 2017.  Failure to accept these terms and conditions will result in the forfeiture and cancellation of 100% of the awards offered.

This Incentive Stock Rights Agreement ("Agreement") dated February 1, 2017 between Corning Incorporated ("Corning" or the "Corporation") and the employee named below is subject in all respects to Corning's 2012 Long-Term Incentive Plan as amended, a copy of which may be obtained from the Corporation's Secretary at One Riverfront Plaza, Corning, New York  14831.

	
1.

	
Awards of Rights.  Corning hereby awards to the employee (the "Employee") Incentive Stock Rights (the "Incentive Stock Rights").

	 	 
	 	
Each Incentive Stock Right shall entitle the Employee to receive from Corning one share of Corning's common stock ("Common Stock"); provided that the Employee satisfies both service based vesting requirements set forth in Sections 3 and 4.  Such shares, if any, shall be paid to the Employee at the time set forth in Section 5.

	 	 
	
2.

	
Non-Transferability.  The Incentive Stock Rights may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered by or on behalf of or for the benefit of the Employee.

	 	 
	
3.

	
First Service Based Vesting Requirement.  Incentive Stock Rights are subject to two service-based vesting requirements, with the first one applicable in 2017 as follows:

	 	 
	 	
(a)

	 	
Under the first vesting requirement, the Employee shall "earn" a number of Incentive Stock Rights based upon the number of full calendar months he/she is employed by the Corporation in the 2017 fiscal year ("First Service Period"), provided further that the Employee must be employed for at least 3 full calendar months during the First Service Period for the Employee to be eligible to "earn" any award.

	 	 	 	 
	 	
(b)

	 	
If during the First Service Period the Employee's employment  with the Corporation is terminated for any reason (other than a termination as described in Section 4(b) or 4(f) below in which cases the Employee shall not be entitled at any Incentive Stock Rights), then the prorated number of "earned" Incentive Stock Rights shall be calculated as the total number of  Incentive Stock Rights multiplied by a ratio in which the numerator is equal to the number of full calendar months that the employee was actively employed (provided that this number is no less than 3) during the First Service Period, and the denominator of which is 12. The number of Incentive Stock Rights that have not been "earned" in the First Service Period under the first vesting requirement shall be forfeited.

	 	 	 	 
	 	
(c)

	 	
An Employee shall not vest in his/her right to receive an Incentive Stock Right that has been "earned" in the First Service Period unless the Employee also satisfies the second service based vesting requirements set forth in Section 4.

	 	 	 	 
	
4.

	
Second Service Based Vesting Requirement. Subject to the exceptions set forth below, the Employee must remain in continuous employment with Corning until March 31, 2020, to satisfy the second service based vesting requirement.  If the Employee's employment with Corning terminates before March 31, 2019, any "earned" Incentive Stock Rights, as described in Section 3 above, as of the date of the Employee's employment terminates shall be treated as follows:

	 	 

 

	 	
(a)

	 	
Retirement at or After Age 55 – If the Employee terminates employment on account of normal or early retirement on or after age 55, provided that the Employee has at least five (5) years of active service with Corning, then the second service based vesting requirement shall be satisfied with respect to the "earned" Incentive Stock Rights as calculated in Section 3(b) above.  If the Employee has less than five (5) years of active service with Corning, then the second service based vesting requirement shall be satisfied with respect to the "earned" Incentive Stock Rights as calculated in the same manner specificed in Section 4(b) below.

	 	 	 	 
	 	
(b)

	 	
Involuntary Termination (not "for cause") – If the Employee's employment is involuntarily terminated after the First Service Period but before before March 31, 2020, and it is not "for cause," then the second service based vesting requirement shall be satisfied as of the Employee's termination date for the prorated number of "earned" Incentive Stock Rights, calculated as the total number of "earned" Incentive Stock Rights multiplied by a ratio with the numerator equal to the number of full calendar months (not to exceed 36) from the start of the First Service Period through the Employee's termination date, and the denominator of which is 36.  If the Employee's employment is involuntarily terminated during the First Service Period the Employee shall not be entitled at any Incentive Stock Rights.

	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	
For purposes of this Agreement, "for cause" shall mean the Employee's:

	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	
●

	
conviction of a felony or conviction of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude (from which no further appeals have been or can be taken);

	 	 	 	
●

	
a material breach of Corning's Code of Conduct;

	 	 	 	
●

	
gross abdication of his duties as an employee of the Corporation (other than due to the Employee's illness or personal family problems), which conduct remains uncured by the Employee for a period of at least 30 days following written notice thereof to the Employee by the Corporation, in each case as determined in good faith by the Corporation; or

	 	 	 	
●

	
misappropriation of Corning's assets, personal dishonesty or business conduct which causes material or potentially material financial or reputational harm for the Corporation.  For purposes of this Section 4(b), no act or failure to act on the Employee's part shall be deemed to be a termination for cause if done, or omitted to be done, in good faith, and with the reasonable belief that the action or omission was in the best interests of the Corporation.

	 	 	 	 
	 	
(c)

	 	
Death – If the Employee dies while employed, then the second service based vesting requirement shall be satisfied with respect to the "earned" Incentive Stock Rights as calculated in Section 3(b) above.

	 	 	 	 
	 	
(d)

	 	
Disability – If the Employee's employment is terminated as a result of a total and permanent disability (as that term is defined in the long-term disability plan(s) applicable to the Employee), then the second service based vesting requirement shall be satisfied with respect to the "earned" Incentive Stock Rights as calculated in Section 3(b) above.

	 	 	 	 
	 	
(e)

	 	
Divestiture, etc. – If the Employee's employment is terminated due to a reduction in force, divestiture or discontinuance of certain of the Corporation's, then the second service based vesting requirement shall be satisfied with respect to the "earned" Incentive Stock Rights as calculated in Section 3(b) above.

	 	 	 	 
	 	
(f)

	 	
Voluntary Termination, Termination for Cause, Dereliction of Duties or Harmful Acts – If the Employee voluntarily leaves the employ of the Corporation, or if the Employee's employment shall be terminated "for cause", or if the Employee causes the Corporation to suffer financial harm or damage to its reputation through (i) dishonesty, (ii) material violation of the Corporation's standards of ethics or conduct, or (iii) material deviation from the duties owed the Corporation by the Employee, then all of the Incentive Stock Rights shall be forfeited as of the Employee's termination date.

	 	 	 	 
	 	
(g)

	 	
Change of Control – In the event of a "change of control" of Corning Incorporated, the provisions of Sections 3 and 4 shall not be applicable and all nonforfeited Incentive Stock Rights shall be "earned" and fully vest.

	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	
For purposes of this Agreement, the term "change of control" shall mean an event that is "a change in the ownership or effective control of the Corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Corporation" within the meaning of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), and that also falls within one of the following circumstances:

	 	 	 	
(i)

	
an offerer (other than Corning) purchases shares of Corning Common Stock pursuant to a tender or exchange offer for such shares;

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	
(ii)

	
any person (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) (2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) is or becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of Corning securities representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of Corning's then outstanding securities;

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	
(iii)

	
the membership of Corning's Board of Directors changes as the result of a contested election or elections, such that a majority of the individuals who are Directors at any particular time were initially placed on the Board of Directors as a result of such a contested election or elections occurring within the previous two years; or

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	
(iv)

	
the consummation of a merger in which the Corporation is not the surviving corporation, consolidation, sale or disposition of all or substantially all of Corning's assets or a plan of partial or complete liquidation approved by the Corporation's shareholders.

	 	 	 	 	 
	
5.

	
Time of Payment.  "Earned" Incentive Stock Rights that have vested shall be paid as of the earliest of the following dates:

	 	 
	 	
(a)

	 	
Death or Separation from Service– If the Employee dies or "separates from service" (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code) from Corning, the Employee's Incentive Stock Rights that are "earned" and vested as of the date of the Employee's death or separation from service shall be paid, net of tax withholdings, as of the date of death or separation and distributed as net shares of Common Stock within 30 days after the date of death or separation from service.

	 	 	 	 
	 	
(b)

	 	
April 15, 2019.  If the Employee does not "separate from service" (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code) from Corning on or before March 31, 2020, the Employee's "earned" Incentive Stock Rights shall be paid, net of tax withholdings, as of April 15, 2020 and distributed as net shares of Common Stock  within 30 days following April 15, 2020.

	 	 	 	 
	 	
(c)

	 	
Change of Control - In the event of a Change of Control, the Employee's Incentive Stock Rights that are vested as of the date of the Change of Control shall be paid/distributed as net shares of Common Stock, net of tax withholdings, as of/and within 30 days following the date of the Change of Control.

	 	 	 	 
	 	
(d)

	 	
Special Distributions to Pay Social Security, Medicare Taxes - In the event that "earned" Incentive Stock Rights become subject to Social Security and/or Medicare taxes prior to a distribution event described in Sections 5(a)-(c) above (i.e., because the payment of the Incentive Stock Rights is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture) a partial distribution of the Incentive Stock Rights will be made to pay the Federal Insurance Contributions Act ("FICA") tax imposed under Code sections 3101, 3121(a), and 3121(v)(2) on the Employee's "earned" Incentive Stock Rights (the "FICA Amount").  Additionally, a partial distribution of the Incentive Stock Rights will be made to pay the income tax at source on wages imposed under section 3401 or the corresponding withholding provisions of applicable state, local, or foreign tax laws as a result of the payment of the FICA Amount, and to pay the additional income tax at source on wages attributable to the pyramiding section 3401 wages and taxes.  However, the total payment under this provision must not exceed the aggregate of the FICA Amount, and the income tax withholding related to such FICA Amount.  Any subsequent amount that is paid under this Agreement will be reduced by the amount paid under this Section 5(d).

	 	 	 	 
	 	
(e)

	 	
Special Rule for Specified Employees - Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an amount becomes payable under the above rules due to the Employee incurring a "separation from service" within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code (for this purpose, payments on account of death are not considered payments made on account of separation from service), and the Employee is a "specified employee" (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code) as of the date of separation from service, the Employee's "earned" Incentive Stock Rights that are vested as of the date of the Employee's separation from service shall be paid/distributed as net shares of Common Stock (net of tax withholdings) on or after the first day of the seventh month after the Employee's separation from service and before the 15th day of the seventh month following the date the Employee separates from service.

	 	 	 	 

	 	
(f)

	 	
Forfeiture - All Incentive Stock Rights that have not vested as of the date any Incentive Stock Right is paid shall be forfeited; provided that any distributions under Section 5(d) shall not result in the forfeiture of any unpaid Incentive Stock Rights.

	 	 	 	 
	
6.

	
Form of Payment. At the time specified in Section 5, Corning shall make an appropriate book-entry, for the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of "earned" Incentive Stock Rights that are vested (net of tax withholdings).  An Employee shall have no further rights with regard to the Incentive Stock Rights once the underlying shares of Common Stock have been delivered.  The number of shares of Common Stock which Corning must deliver pursuant to this Agreement shall be reduced by the value of all taxes which the Corporation is required by law to withhold by reason of such delivery.

	 	 
	
7.

	
Voting and Dividend Rights.  Because the Incentive Stock Rights do not constitute shares of Common Stock (but rather just the right to receive shares in the future upon satisfaction of the specified service based vesting conditions), the grant or vesting of Incentive Stock Rights shall not provide the Employee with any shareholder rights (such as voting or dividend rights) until the Incentive Stock Rights are converted to shares of Common Stock.

	 	 
	
8.

	
Dividend Equivalents.  The Employee's earned and vested Incentive Stock Rights shall be credited with dividend equivalents in a manner that is consistent with the manner in which dividends are paid on shares of Common Stock.  Dividend equivalents shall be accumulated over the vesting period and paid in cash at the same time that the Incentive Stock Rights are paid in Section 5.  The Corporation shall establish rules and administrative processes that apply to dividend equivalents that shall be binding on the Employee.  No dividend equivalents shall be paid on Incentive Stock Rights that have been forfeited or paid.

	 	 
	
9.

	
Transfers.  If the Employee is transferred from Corning to a subsidiary (being a 50% or greater owned entity), or vice versa or from one subsidiary to another, the Employee's employment shall not be deemed to have terminated.

	 	 
	
10.

	
Section 409A and Unfunded Plan.  This Agreement is intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and shall be interpreted and administered in accordance with that intent.  If any provision of the agreement would otherwise conflict with or frustrate this intent, that provision will be interpreted and deemed amended so as to avoid the conflict.  For purposes of this Agreement, "termination", "termination date" or similar term shall mean the the date the employee "separates from service" from Corning within the meaning of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code.  Under such definition, a period of time during which the Employee receives severance pay, but does not work, does not count as employment. This Agreement is an unfunded deferred compensation plan.

	 	 
	
11.

	
Modification/Interpretation.  Any modification of the terms of this Agreement must be approved, and any dispute, disagreement or matter of interpretation which shall arise under this Agreement shall be finally determined by the Compensation Committee of the Corning Board of Directors in its absolute discretion.

	 	 
	 	
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed by Corning.

	 	 
	
CORNING INCORPORATED

	 	 
	 	 	 
	
By:

	
John P. MacMahon

	 	
Senior Vice President, Global Compensation & Benefits

	 	
Corning Incorporated

Appendix A

Non-Compete Agreement

This Non-Compete Agreement effective as of the date acknowledged ("Effective Date") by the employee  ("Employee") is between Corning Incorporated ("Corning") and Employee who is employed in a leadership position at Corning or one of its affiliates (collectively "Company") and receives a portion of his/her compensation under Corning's Executive Long-Term Incentive Plan through the Company's 2012 Long-Term Incentive Plan as amended from time to time (the "Plan"), a copy of which may be obtained from in Corning's Secretary at One Riverfront Plaza, Corning, New York 1483.  Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Plan.

If Employee fails to acknowledge this Non-Compete Agreement by May 31 of the year in which such Plan awards are made, in the manner specified by the Company, Employee understands that all Plan awards, including the Cash Performance Units, Incentive Stock Rights, and Stock Options, for that year will automatically be forfeited and canceled

In consideration of the compensation to be provided to Employee pursuant to the Plan, which employee hereby acknowledges to be good and valuable consideration, Company and Employee hereby agree as follows:

	
1.

	
Restrictive Covenants.

	 	 
	 	
(a)

	
Acknowledgment – Confidential Information.

	 	 	 
	 	
The Employee understands that the nature of Employee's position gives the Employee access to and knowledge of Company Confidential Information (as defined below) and places the Employee in a position of trust and confidence with the Company. Employee acknowledges that Employee's exposure to Company Confidential Information, both of a technical and business nature, within Corning will be extensive, due to the open communication and teamwork required for the success of the Company, and especially due to the level of responsibility for the businesses that is required in the position held by Employee. For purposes of this Agreement, "Company Confidential Information" includes, but is not limited to, all information not generally known to the public, in spoken, printed, electronic or any other form or medium, of the Company, or of any other person or entity that has entrusted information to the Company in confidence. Company Confidential Information also includes other information that is marked or otherwise identified or treated as confidential or proprietary, or that would otherwise appear to a reasonable person to be confidential or proprietary in the context and circumstances in which the information is known or used. The Employee understands and agrees that Company Confidential Information includes information developed by the Employee in the course of the Employee's employment by the Company as if the Company furnished the same Company Confidential Information to the Employee in the first instance. Company Confidential Information shall not include information that is generally available to and known by the public at the time of disclosure to the Employee, provided that such disclosure is through no direct or indirect fault of the Employee or person(s) acting on the Employee's behalf.

	 	 
	 	
(b)

	
Acknowledgment – Leadership Role.

	 	 	 
	 	
The Employee understands and acknowledges that the leadership, management and intellectual services the Employee provides to the Company are unique and special. The Employee further understands and acknowledges that the Company's ability to reserve these for the exclusive knowledge and use of the Company is of great competitive importance and commercial value to the Company, and that improper use or disclosure of such services or Company Confidential Information by the Employee is likely to result in unfair or unlawful competitive activity.

	 	 	 
	 	
(c)

	
Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation.

	 	 	 
	 	
Because of Company's legitimate business interest as described herein and the good and valuable consideration offered to the Employee through the Plan, during the term of Employee's employment and for the term of two (2) years, to run consecutively, beginning on the last day of the Employee's employment with the Company, for any reason or no reason and whether employment is terminated at the option of the Employee or the Company, the Employee agrees and covenants not to engage in Prohibited Activity.

	 	 	 

	 	
For purposes of this non-compete clause, "Prohibited Activity" is activity in which

	 	 	 
	 	 	
i)    Employee contributes the Employee's knowledge, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, as an employee, company, owner, operator, manager, advisor, consultant, agent, partner, director, stockholder, officer, volunteer, intern, or any other similar capacity to an entity engaged in the same or similar business as the Company. Prohibited Activity also includes activity that may require or inevitably require disclosure of Company trade secrets, proprietary information, or Confidential Information; or

	 	 	 
	 	 	
ii)    Employee recruits, solicits, or hires any employee, consultant, agent, director or officer of Company or contacts, recruits, solicits or induces, or attempts to contact, recruit, solicit or induce, any employee, consultant, agent, director or officer of Company to terminate his/her employment with, or otherwise adversely change, reduce, or cease any relationship with Company if the hiring of such individual would involve, or is likely to involve, the unauthorized use or disclosure of Company's Confidential Information; or

	 	 	 
	 	 	
iii)            Employee contacts, solicits, diverts, takes away, or attempts to contact, solicit, divert or take away, any clients, customers or accounts, or prospective clients, customers or accounts, of Company, or any of Company's business with such clients, customers or accounts Company which were contacted, solicited or served by Employee, or were directly or indirectly under Employee's responsibility, while  employed by Company, or the identity of which Employee became aware during the term of employment except as agreed upon in writing signed by a duly authorized officer of Company.

	 	 	 
	 	 	
It is not a Prohibited Activity for Employee to purchase or own less than five percent (5%) of the publicly traded securities of any corporation, provided that such ownership represents a passive investment and that the Employee is not a controlling person of, or a member of a group that controls, such corporation.

	 	 	 
	 	
(d)

	
Non-Disparagement.

	 	 	 
	 	
The Employee agrees and covenants that the Employee will not at any time make, publish, or communicate to any person or entity or in any public forum any defamatory or disparaging remarks, comments, or statements concerning the Company or its businesses, or any of its employees, officers and existing and prospective customers, suppliers, investors, and other associated third parties.  This Section does not, in any way, restrict or impede the Employee from exercising protected rights to the extent that such rights cannot be waived by agreement, including but not limited to Employee's Section 7 of this Appendix A rights under the NLRA, or from complying with any applicable law or regulation or a valid order of a court of competent jurisdiction or an authorized government agency, provided that such compliance does not exceed that required by the law, regulation, or order.

	 	 
	
2.

	
Future Employment.

	 	 
	 	
(a)            Prior to commencing new employment immediately subsequent to Employee's employment with Company, Employee will provide to Company a full description of such new employment along with written assurance from such new employer that such new employment does not conflict with Employee's obligations under this Agreement or under the Employee Patent and Proprietary Information Agreement.  Employee also agrees to notify Employee's new employer of the restrictions contained in this Agreement, and Corning reserves the right to do so in any event.

	 	 
	 	
(b)            If, for a period of six months following separation from employment with Company, Employee fails, after conscientious and diligent effort, to obtain an offer of employment which is consistent with Employee's education, training, occupational experience, general ability and reasonable salary expectations, and, he/she believes that such failure is due to the restrictions of this Agreement, Employee shall provide written notice thereof to Company's Sr. Vice President of Human Resources.  Within thirty (30) days after receipt of such notice, Corning shall meet with Employee to discuss options for minimizing any detrimental effect on Employee due to this Agreement.  Any Corning steps to minimize such detrimental effect shall be conditioned upon continued conscientious and diligent effort by Employee to secure new employment.

	
3.

	
Remedies, Choice of Law.

	 	 
	 	
(a)            In the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Employee of any of the provisions of this Agreement, the Employee hereby consents and agrees that the Company shall be entitled to, in addition to other available remedies, a temporary or permanent injunction or other equitable relief against such breach or threatened breach from any court of competent jurisdiction, without the necessity of showing any actual damages or that money damages would not afford an adequate remedy, and without the necessity of posting any bond or other security. The aforementioned equitable relief shall be in addition to, not in lieu of, legal remedies, monetary damages, or other available forms of relief.

	 	 
	 	
(b)            The law governing this Agreement and any dispute arising out of, relating to or in connection with the Agreement shall be the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its principles of conflicts of law. In the event of litigation, any action shall be venued in either the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Steuben County or in the United States District Court for the Western District of New York.

	 	 
	
4.

	
Entire Agreement, No Conflict.

	 	 
	 	
(a)            Unless specifically provided herein, this Agreement contains all the understandings and representations between the Employee and Company pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties, both written and oral, with respect to such subject matter, including any prior versions of a Non-Compete Agreement attached as Appendix A to the Incentive Stock Rights Agreement or any business unit particular non-compete employee may have signed.

	 	 
	 	
(b)            Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to in any way terminate, supersede, undermine, or otherwise modify the "at-will" status of the employment relationship between the Company and the Employee, pursuant to which either the Company or the Employee may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause, and with or without notice.

	 	 
	 	
(c)            Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to in any way terminate, supersede, undermine, or otherwise modify the Employee Patent and Proprietary Information Agreement Employee signed with Company.

	 	 
	
5.

	
Severability, DTSA Immunity.

	 	 
	 	
(a)            Should any provision of this Agreement be held by the arbitral authority or a court of competent jurisdiction to be enforceable only if modified, or if any portion of this Agreement shall be held as unenforceable and thus stricken, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this Agreement, the balance of which shall continue to be binding on the Parties with any such modification to become a part hereof and treated as though originally set forth in this Agreement. The Parties further agree that any such arbitral authority or court is expressly authorized to modify any unenforceable provision of this Agreement in lieu of severing the unenforceable provision from this Agreement in its entirety, whether by rewriting the offending provision, deleting any or all of the offending provision, adding additional language to this Agreement, or by making any other modifications as it deems warranted to carry out the intent and agreement of the Parties as embodied herein to the maximum extent permitted by law. The Parties expressly agree that this Agreement as so modified by the arbitral authority or court shall be binding upon and enforceable against each of them. In any event, should one or more of the provisions of this Agreement be held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions hereof, and if such provision or provisions are not modified as provided above, this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provisions had not been set forth herein.

	 	 
	 	
(b)            Notice of Immunity Under the Economic Espionage Act of 1996, as amended by the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 ("DTSA"). Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement:

	 	 
	 	 	
(i)            The Employee will not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for any disclosure of a trade secret that:

	 	 	 
	 	 	 	
(A)            is made: (1) in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and (2) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or

	 	 	 	 

	 	 	 	
(B)            is made in a complaint or other document that is filed under seal in a lawsuit or other proceeding.

	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
(ii)            if the Employee files a lawsuit for retaliation by the Employer for reporting a suspected violation of law, the Employee may disclose the Employer's trade secrets to the Employee's attorney and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding if the Employee:

	 	 	 
	 	 	 	
(A)            files any document containing the trade secret under seal; and

	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	
(B)            does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.

EMPLOYEE UNDERSTANDS THAT HE OR SHE HAD THE CHOICE AND OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THIS AGREEMENT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL OF HIS OR HER CHOOSING, TO ACCEPT THIS AGREEMENT AND RECEIVE CONSIDERATION UNDER THE PLAN, OR TO NOT ACCEPT THIS AGREEMENT.  EMPLOYEE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT DO NOT PREVENT HIM/HER FROM EARNING A LIVELIHOOD NOR UNREASONABLY IMPOSE LIMITATIONS ON HIS/HER ABILITY TO EARN A LIVING.  EMPLOYEE FURTHER UNDERSTANDS THAT HAD HE OR SHE NOT ACCEPTED THIS AGREEMENT, OR IF EMPLOYEE LATER SEEKS TO DENY, OPPOSE, OR TERMINATE THIS AGREEMENT, CORNING HAD AND CONTINUES TO RETAIN THE RIGHT TO LIMIT OR RESTRICT HIS OR HER WORK ACTIVITIES AS APPROPRIATE TO FULLY AND ADEQUATELY PROTECT ITS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION FROM HARM OR THREATENED HARM, AND FURTHER TO SEEK THE RETURN OF ANY SUCH CONSIDERATION PROVIDED TO EMPLOYEE AND OTHER DAMAGES THAT MAY ARISE FROM HIS OR HER NONCOMPLIANCE WITH OR REPUDIATION OF THIS AGREEMENT.

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