Document:

Exhibit 10.2

 

August 25, 2014

 

Red Mountain Capital Partners LLC

10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 925

Los Angeles, California 90067

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

1.                                      Red Mountain Capital Partners LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Red Mountain”), and Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc., a Utah corporation (the “Company” and, together with Red Mountain, the “Parties”), understand and agree that, subject to the terms of, and in accordance with, this letter agreement, the Company has provided, in connection with Will Mesdag’s service on the board of the directors of the Company (the “Board”), and expects to continue to provide Red Mountain with certain information about its finances, businesses and operations (including certain financial information and the information and materials provided or made available to the Board during the time when any person affiliated with Red Mountain serves on the Board); provided that nothing in this letter agreement obligates the Company to disclose any information if such disclosure would be unlawful or result in a breach by the Company or one of its subsidiaries of a confidentiality agreement with a third party.  Any such information provided by the Company shall be used by Red Mountain and its Affiliates (as defined below) solely to enable Red Mountain and its Affiliates to make non-publicly disclosed suggestions to the Board regarding the Company’s ongoing business and corporate strategies and policies.

 

2.                                      All information about the Company or any third party that is furnished by the Company or its Representatives (as defined below) to Red Mountain before the date hereof, now or in the future, and regardless of the manner in which it is furnished, is referred to in this letter agreement as “Proprietary Information”.  Proprietary Information does not include, however, any information that (i) is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by Red Mountain, any of its Affiliates or any of their respective Representatives in violation of this letter agreement; (ii) was available to Red Mountain, any of its Affiliates or any of their respective Representatives on a non-confidential basis prior to its disclosure by the Company or its Representatives; (iii) becomes available to Red Mountain, any of its Affiliates or any of their respective Representatives from a person other than the Company or its Representatives who is not subject to any legally binding obligation to keep such information confidential; or (iv) was independently developed by Red Mountain, any of its Affiliates or any of their respective Representatives without reference to or use of the Proprietary Information.  For purposes of this letter agreement, (x) “Affiliates” of Red Mountain shall mean (A) Red Mountain Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, (B) RMCP GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, (C) Red Mountain Capital Management, Inc., (D)

 

 

Mr. Mesdag, and (E) any other current or future person that falls within the definition of “affiliate” under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (y) “Representative” shall mean, as to any person, its directors, officers, employees, agents and attorneys; and (z) “person” shall be broadly interpreted to include, without limitation, any corporation, company, partnership, other entity or individual.

 

3.                                      Subject to paragraph 4 below, unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Company, Red Mountain shall, (i) except as required by law, keep all Proprietary Information confidential and not disclose or reveal any Proprietary Information to any person (other than to its Affiliates, its Representatives and Representatives of its Affiliates who have a need to know such information for purposes of assisting in Red Mountain’s evaluation of the Company, provided that each such Affiliate and Representative shall keep confidential all Proprietary Information that is so disclosed or revealed to him or her in accordance with Red Mountain’s confidentiality obligations hereunder with respect to such Proprietary Information); (ii) not use Proprietary Information for any purpose other than enabling Red Mountain to make non-publicly disclosed suggestions to the Board regarding the Company’s ongoing business and corporate strategies and policies; and (iii) except as required by law or legal process, not disclose to any person the fact that Proprietary Information has been disclosed to Red Mountain, provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the disclosure of the existence of this letter agreement and the filing of this letter agreement as an exhibit to any Schedule 13D or amendment thereto shall not be deemed to be a breach of the foregoing clause (iii).  Red Mountain will be responsible for any violation of the confidentiality provisions of this letter agreement by its Affiliates, its Representatives and the Representatives of its Affiliates as if they were parties hereto.  The obligations of Red Mountain contained in this paragraph 3 to keep Proprietary Information confidential shall survive any termination or expiration of this letter agreement solely for a period of 18 months from and after such termination or expiration.

 

4.                                      In the event that Red Mountain, any of its Affiliates or any of their respective Representatives is requested pursuant to, or required by, applicable law or regulation (including, without limitation, any rule, regulation or policy statement of any national securities exchange, market or automated quotation system applicable to Red Mountain or any of its Affiliates) or by legal process to disclose any Proprietary Information, Red Mountain shall provide the Company with prompt notice of such request or requirement in order to enable the Company (i) to seek an appropriate protective order or other remedy, (ii) to consult with Red Mountain with respect to the Company’s taking steps to resist or narrow the scope of such request or legal process or (iii) to waive compliance, in whole or in part, with the terms of this letter agreement.  In the event that such protective order or other remedy is not timely sought or obtained, or the Company waives compliance, in whole or in part, with the terms of this letter agreement, Red Mountain shall (x) use commercially reasonable efforts to disclose only that portion of the Proprietary Information which is, in the opinion of outside legal counsel, legally required to be disclosed and to ensure that all Proprietary Information that is so disclosed will be accorded confidential treatment and (y) provide the Company with the text of such required disclosure as far in advance of its disclosure as reasonably practicable and consider in good faith the Company’s suggestions concerning the nature 

 

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and scope of the information to be contained therein.  In the event that Red Mountain shall have complied, in all material respects, with the provisions of this paragraph 4, such disclosure may be made by Red Mountain, such Affiliate or such Representative, as applicable, without any liability hereunder.

 

5.                                      For a period commencing on the date of this letter agreement and ending on the earlier of (x) the later to occur of (i) June 30, 2015 or (ii) (A) the date upon which no persons affiliated with Red Mountain are serving on the Board (in the case of subparagraph (a) below) and (B) three months after such date (in the case of subparagraphs (b) through (h) below) and (y) the date that is four years after August 21, 2014, none of Red Mountain or any person affiliated with Red Mountain shall, without the prior written consent of the Company or the Board, directly or indirectly:

 

(a)                                 acquire, offer to acquire, or agree to acquire, directly or indirectly, by purchase or otherwise, (i) any additional common stock of the Company or direct or indirect rights to acquire common stock of the Company, such that Red Mountain, its Affiliates and any other person affiliated with Red Mountain collectively would beneficially own, directly or indirectly, for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and Rule 13d-3 thereunder (or any comparable or successor law or regulation), after giving effect to such acquisition, in excess of 19.99% of the amount of the issued and outstanding common stock of the Company, provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, any increase in percentage beneficial ownership of common stock of the Company beyond 19.99% that is caused by a reduction in the number of issued and outstanding common stock of the Company from time to time shall not be deemed to be a violation of this subparagraph (a), or (ii) any assets of the Company or any subsidiary thereof or any successor to or person in control of the Company;

 

(b)                                 make, or in any way participate, directly or indirectly, in any “solicitation” of “proxies” to vote (as such terms are used in the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission), or seek to advise or influence any person or entity with respect to the voting of any voting securities of the Company;

 

(c)                                  nominate, or seek to nominate, directly or indirectly, any person to the Board;

 

(d)                                 make any public announcement with respect to, or submit a proposal for, or offer of (with or without conditions) any extraordinary transaction involving the Company or any of its securities or assets (including, for the avoidance of doubt and without limitation, a tender offer);

 

(e)                                  form, join or in any way participate in a “group” as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act in connection with any of the foregoing; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the existence of a group consisting of Red Mountain, its Affiliates and other persons affiliated with 

 

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Red Mountain shall not be deemed to be a violation of this subparagraph (e);

 

(f)                                   otherwise act or seek to control or influence the Board or the management or policies of the Company (provided that the taking of any action described in subparagraph (a) after the expiration of the restrictions thereunder shall not, by itself, be deemed a violation of this subparagraph (f)); or

 

(g)                                  take any action that could reasonably be expected to require the Company to make a public announcement regarding the possibility of any of the events described in subparagraphs (a) through (e) above (provided that the taking of any action described in subparagraph (a) after the expiration of the restrictions thereunder shall not, by itself, be deemed a violation of this subparagraph (g)).

 

For the avoidance of doubt, if Mr. Mesdag or any other person affiliated with Red Mountain serves on the Board, the provisions of this paragraph 5 are not intended to be construed to limit Mr. Mesdag or such person’s confidential communications with the Company or the Board in his capacity as a member of the Board.

 

6.                                      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Red Mountain may, in its sole discretion, terminate the provisions of paragraph 5 of this letter agreement (including all restrictions thereunder on the activities in which Red Mountain, its Affiliates and other persons affiliated with Red Mountain may engage with respect to the Company) by delivering written notice of such termination to the Company at any time after the approval by the Board of:

 

(a)                                 any sale of more than 20% of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

 

(b)                                 the beneficial ownership (as defined by Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) by any person of more than 20% of any class of outstanding equity securities of the Company, including any equity issuance, tender offer, exchange offer or other transaction or series of transactions that, if consummated, would result in any person beneficially owning more than 20% of any class of outstanding equity securities of the Company; or

 

(c)                                  any merger, consolidation or other business combination involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries and a third party, other than any such transaction where (i) the holders of equity securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such transaction continue to hold a majority of the equity securities of the surviving or resulting company or its ultimate parent immediately after giving effect to the transaction, and (ii) does not otherwise involve either (A) any sale of more than 20% of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (B) where 

 

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no person after such transaction will beneficially own (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) more than 20% of any class of outstanding equity securities of the Company.

 

7.                                      To the extent that any Proprietary Information may include material subject to the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or any other applicable privilege concerning pending or threatened legal proceedings or governmental investigations, the Parties understand and agree that they have a commonality of interest with respect to such matters and it is their desire, intention and mutual understanding that the sharing of such material is not intended to, and shall not, waive or diminish in any way the confidentiality of such material or its continued protection under the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or other applicable privilege.  All Proprietary Information provided by the Company that is entitled to protection under the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or other applicable privilege shall remain entitled to such protection under these privileges, this letter agreement, and under the joint defense doctrine.  Nothing in this letter agreement obligates the Company to reveal material subject to the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or any other applicable privilege.  For the avoidance of doubt, if Mr. Mesdag or any other person affiliated with Red Mountain serves on the Board, Mr. Mesdag or such person shall not share any legally privileged information received in Mesdag or such person’s capacity as a member of the Board with Red Mountain.

 

8.                                      Red Mountain acknowledges that neither the Company nor any of its Representatives makes any express or implied representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of any Proprietary Information, and Red Mountain agrees that none of such persons shall have any liability to any of Red Mountain, any of its Affiliates or any of their respective Representatives relating to or arising from the use of any Proprietary Information.

 

9.                                      At any time upon the request of the Company, Red Mountain shall promptly deliver to the Company or destroy (provided that any such destruction shall be certified by Red Mountain) all Proprietary Information and all copies, reproductions, summaries, analyses or extracts thereof or based thereon (whether in hard-copy form or on intangible media, such as electronic mail or computer files) in the possession of Red Mountain, any of its Affiliates or any of their respective Representatives; provided that Red Mountain, its Affiliates and their respective Representatives shall be permitted to retain a copy of such Proprietary Information to the extent such person believes in good faith that the retention of such copy is required under applicable law (including the recordkeeping requirements under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended).  Red Mountain acknowledges that the Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion and without giving any reason therefor, to request the return or destruction of Proprietary Information pursuant to this paragraph 9.

 

10.                               Red Mountain is aware of the restrictions imposed by the United States securities laws on the purchase or sale of securities by any person who has received 

 

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material, non-public information from the issuer of such securities and on the communication of such information to any other person when it is reasonably foreseeable that such other person is likely to purchase or sell such securities in reliance upon such information.

 

11.                               Without prejudice to the rights and remedies otherwise available to either party hereto, the Company shall be entitled to equitable relief by way of injunction or otherwise if Red Mountain, any of its Affiliates or any of their respective Representatives breaches or threatens to breach any of the provisions of this letter agreement.

 

12.                               No failure or delay by any Party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder.

 

13.                               This letter agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Utah.  Each Party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consents to the exclusive institution and resolution of any action, suit or proceeding of any kind or nature with respect to or arising out of this letter agreement brought by any Party in the U.S. federal and Utah state courts located in the state of Utah.  Each Party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any action, suit or proceeding arising out of this letter agreement in such court, and further irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.  The Parties agree that a final judgment in any such dispute shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suits on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.

 

14.                               This letter agreement contains the entire agreement between the Parties regarding its subject matter and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, arrangements and discussions between the Parties regarding such subject matter.

 

15.                               No provision in this letter agreement can be waived, modified or amended except by written consent of the Parties, which consent shall specifically refer to the provision to be waived, modified or amended.

 

16.                               If any provision of this letter agreement is found to violate any statute, regulation, rule, order or decree of any governmental authority, court, agency or exchange, such invalidity shall not be deemed to affect any other provision hereof or the validity of the remainder of this letter agreement, and such invalid provision shall be deemed deleted herefrom to the minimum extent necessary to cure such violation.

 

17.                               This letter agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Company and its successors and assigns. Red Mountain agrees and acknowledge that this letter agreement is being entered into by and on behalf of the Company and its affiliates, subsidiaries and divisions and that they shall be third party beneficiaries hereof, having all rights to enforce this letter agreement.  Red Mountain further agrees that, 

 

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except for such parties, nothing herein expressed or implied is intended to confer upon or give any rights or remedies to any other person under or by reason of this letter agreement.

 

18.                               This letter agreement shall terminate automatically upon the later to occur of (i) June 30, 2015 or (ii) the date upon which no persons affiliated with Red Mountain are serving on the Board; provided that Red Mountain’s obligations under paragraphs 3 and 5 shall terminate as provided for therein and in paragraph 6.

 

19.                               This letter agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts (including by fax and .pdf), which together shall constitute a single agreement.

 

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Please confirm your agreement with the foregoing by signing and returning this letter agreement to the undersigned, whereupon this letter agreement shall become a binding agreement.

 

	
 
    	
Very   truly yours,
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
NATURE’S   SUNSHINE PRODUCTS, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Richard D. Strulson
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Richard   D. Strulson
    
	
 
    	
Title:        
    	
Executive   Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ACCEPTED   AND AGREED as of the date first written above:
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
RED   MOUNTAIN CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
By:   
    	
/s/   T. Willem Mesdag
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Name:
    	
T.   Willem Mesdag
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Title:
    	
Managing   Partner
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

[Signature Page to Letter Agreement]EX-10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 

Execution Version 

EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 

THIS EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this
“Agreement”) is made and entered into effective as of August 26, 2014 (the “Effective Date”), by and between Eclipse Resources Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and
Benjamin W. Hulburt (“Executive”). 
 WHEREAS, the Company desires to employ Executive
as its President and Chief Executive Officer, and Executive desires to accept such employment, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein; 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual premises, covenants and agreements herein
contained, intending to be legally bound, the parties agree as follows: 
 1. Employment. From and after the Effective Date, the
Company will employ Executive as its President and Chief Executive Officer, and Executive will report to the Board. Executive will perform all services and acts necessary to fulfill the duties and responsibilities of his position and agrees to
devote substantially all of his business time, attention and energies to the performance of the duties assigned hereunder, and to perform such duties diligently, faithfully and to the best of his abilities. Executive agrees to refrain from any
activity that does, will or could reasonably be deemed to conflict with the best interests of the Company, unless such activity is approved in advance by the Board. 

2. Term. The Company agrees to employ Executive, and Executive agrees to be employed by the Company, for a period (the “Initial
Term”) commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the third anniversary of such date, unless earlier terminated in accordance with Section 4. If neither party gives the other at least ninety (90) days written notice that it
intends for this Agreement to terminate at the end of the Initial Term, then this Agreement will continue for successive one-year terms (each a “Renewal Term”), unless earlier terminated in accordance with Section 4, until
either party gives the other party at least ninety (90) days written notice that it intends for this Agreement to terminate at the end of any such Renewal Term. The Initial Term and any Renewal Terms will constitute the “Term”.
If either Executive or the Company gives timely notice of termination pursuant to this Section 2, then Executive’s employment shall end on the last day of the Term. A termination of Executive’s employment by reason of a timely notice
of termination pursuant to this Section 2 shall not be considered a termination for Cause or without Cause by the Company, or a termination for Good Reason or without Good Reason by Executive. 

3. Compensation and Benefits. 

(a) Base Salary. Executive will receive a base salary (“Base Salary”) at an annual rate of
$563,550, paid in accordance with the normal payroll practices of the Company. The Base Salary shall be reviewed periodically by the Board (or a designated committee thereof) and may be increased in its discretion but not decreased without
Executive’s consent. 

 (b) Bonus. Executive will be eligible for an annual bonus (“Annual
Bonus”) for each calendar year pursuant to an annual cash performance bonus program. Each Annual Bonus shall be payable based on the achievement of reasonable performance targets established by the Board, and for each calendar year
Executive’s target Annual Bonus shall be equal to 100% of Executive’s Base Salary in effect on the last day of the applicable calendar year; provided, that the percentage of Executive’s annual Base Salary that applies for the purposes
of determining Executive’s target Annual Bonus for a given year may be increased above 100% (but not decreased without the Executive’s written consent) by the Board (or a designated committee thereof) in its discretion. Executive’s
Annual Bonus will be paid no later than March 15 of the year following the calendar year to which it relates. 
 (c)
Long-Term Incentive Compensation. Executive may, as determined by the Board (or a designated committee thereof) in its sole discretion, periodically receive grants of stock options or other equity or non-equity related awards pursuant to the
Company’s or an affiliate’s long-term incentive plan(s), subject to the terms and conditions of such plan(s). 

(d) Retirement and Welfare Benefits. During the Term, Executive or Executive’s spouse and dependents, as the case
may be, will be eligible to participate in such pension and similar benefit plans (qualified, non-qualified and supplemental), profit sharing, 401(k), medical and dental, disability, group or executive life, accidental death and travel accident
insurance, and similar benefit plans and programs of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, as may be in effect and made available from time to time to the Company’s senior executives. 

(e) Perquisites. Executive will be entitled to participate in the Company’s perquisite programs, as such are made
generally available to the Company’s senior executives. 
 (f) Business Expenses. The Company will reimburse
Executive for all ordinary and necessary business expenses incurred by him in connection with his employment upon timely submission by Executive of receipts and other documentation in conformance with the Company’s normal procedures. All
payments for reimbursement under this Section 3(f) will be paid promptly, but in no event later than March 15 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which Executive incurred such expenses. 

(g) Vacation. Executive will be entitled to paid vacation in accordance with the policies and practices of Company as in
effect from time to time with respect to the Company’s senior executives, but in no event will such vacation time be less than four (4) weeks per calendar year. 

4. Termination. This Agreement will continue in effect until the expiration of the Term unless earlier terminated pursuant to this
Section 4. 
 (a) Disability. If Executive incurs a Disability during the Term, the Company may terminate
Executive’s employment effective on the 30th day after Executive’s receipt of written notice of the Company’s intent to terminate Executive’s employment; provided that, within the 30 days after such notice Executive does not
return to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, the essential functions of his position. 

  
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 (b) Cause. The Company may terminate the Executive’s employment at
any time during the Term for Cause or without Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, a termination “without Cause” means Executive’s termination of employment during the Term at the Company’s sole discretion for any reason other
than a termination for Cause or as a result of Executive’s death or Disability. 
 (c) Good Reason. The
Executive’s employment may be terminated during the Term by Executive for Good Reason or without Good Reason; provided, however, that the Executive may not terminate his employment for Good Reason unless (i) the Executive has given the
Company written notice of his belief that Good Reason exists within 30 days of the initial existence of the condition(s) giving rise to Good Reason, which notice will specify the facts and circumstances giving rise to Good Reason, (ii) the
Company has not remedied such facts and circumstances giving rise to Good Reason within the 30-day period following the receipt of such notice, and (iii) the Executive separates from service on or before the 60th day after the end of such
30-day cure period by delivering the Notice of Termination. 
 (d) Notice of Termination. Any termination by the
Company for Cause or without Cause or because of the Executive’s Disability, or by the Executive for Good Reason or without Good Reason, must be communicated by Notice of Termination to the other party. 

5. Obligations of the Company Upon Termination. 

(a) For Cause; Without Good Reason; Expiration of Term. If the Company terminates Executive’s employment for Cause,
Executive terminates his employment without Good Reason, or the Term expires by reason of timely notice given by either party pursuant to Section 2, the Company will have no further obligations to the Executive or his legal representatives,
except that Executive (or his legal representatives as the case may be) will be entitled to any (i) unpaid but earned Base Salary accrued up to the Termination Date or expiration of the Term, (ii) benefits or compensation as provided under
the terms of any employee benefit and compensation agreements or plans applicable to Executive, (iii) unreimbursed business expenses required to be reimbursed to Executive, (iv) if the Term expires by reason of timely notice given by
either party pursuant to Section 2, unpaid, but earned and accrued annual incentive for any completed calendar year as of the date on which the Term expires, and (v) rights to indemnification Executive may have under the Company’s
Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, or separate indemnification agreement, as applicable (together, the “Accrued Obligations”). 

  
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 (b) Death or Disability. If Executive’s employment is terminated by
reason of the Executive’s death or Disability, the Company will have no further obligations to the Executive or Executive’s legal representatives, except that Executive (or his legal representatives as the case may be) will be entitled to
the Accrued Obligations and the following additional payments from the Company: 
 (i) Severance Payment. The Company
will pay Executive (or his legal representatives as the case may be) an amount equal to one (1) times Executive’s Base Salary as of the Termination Date, which amount will be paid in a lump sum payment on the date that is 60 days after the
Termination Date; and 
 (ii) Post-Employment Health Coverage. During the portion, if any, of the 18-month period
following the Termination Date that Executive, Executive’s spouse or Executive’s eligible dependents elect to continue coverage under the Company’s group health plans under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985
(“COBRA”), the Company will promptly reimburse Executive or Executive’s spouse or eligible dependents, as applicable, on a monthly basis for the amount paid to effect and continue such coverage (“COBRA Reimbursement
Amounts”); provided, however, that in the event Executive’s employment is terminated by reason of Executive’s Disability, payment of the COBRA Reimbursement Amounts will cease immediately upon the date that Executive begins
providing services to a subsequent employer. Nothing contained herein is intended to limit or otherwise restrict any rights to continued group health plan coverage pursuant to COBRA following the period described in the preceding sentence. 

(c) Termination Without Cause or for Good Reason. If Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company
without Cause or by Executive for Good Reason the Company will have no further obligations to Executive or Executive’s legal representatives, except that Executive will be entitled to the Accrued Obligations and the following: 

(i) Severance Payment. The Company will pay Executive an amount equal to three (3) times the sum of
(A) Executive’s Base Salary as of the Termination Date, and (B) the amount equal to the average of the Annual Bonuses paid to Executive for the three immediately preceding completed calendar years, or if Executive has not been
employed for three complete calendar years, then the average of the Annual Bonuses paid to Executive for the calendar years employed with the Company (the “Average Bonus”), which amount will be paid in a lump sum payment on the date
that is 60 days after the Termination Date. 
 (ii) Post-Employment Health Coverage. During the portion, if any, of
the 18-month period following the Termination Date that Executive elects to continue coverage for Executive, Executive’s spouse or Executive’s eligible dependents under the Company’s group health plans under COBRA, the Company will
promptly reimburse Executive on a monthly basis for the COBRA Reimbursement Amounts; provided, however, that payment of the COBRA Reimbursement Amounts by the Company to Executive will cease immediately upon the date that Executive begins providing
services to a subsequent employer. Nothing contained herein is intended to limit or otherwise restrict any rights to continued group health plan coverage pursuant to COBRA following the period described in the preceding sentence. 

  
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 (iii) Pro Rata Annual Bonus. The Company will pay Executive an amount
equal to the Annual Bonus for the calendar year in which occurs the Termination Date, as determined in good faith by the Board in accordance with the performance criteria established for such Annual Bonus and based on the Company’s actual
performance for such calendar year, which amount will be prorated through and including the Termination Date (based on the ratio of the number of days Executive was employed by the Company during such year to the number of days in such year). This
amount will be payable in a lump sum on or before the date on which annual bonuses for the calendar year are paid to executives who have continued employment with the Company (but in no event earlier than 60 days after the Termination Date or later
than the March 15 next following such calendar year); provided, however, that if this Section 5(c)(iii) applies with respect to an Annual Bonus that is intended to constitute performance-based compensation within the meaning and for
purposes of section 162(m) of the Code, then this Section 5(c)(iii) will apply with respect to such Annual Bonus only to the extent the applicable performance criteria have been satisfied as certified in writing by a committee of the Board as
required under section 162(m) of the Code. 
 (iv) Equity Awards. 

(A) If Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause or by Executive for Good Reason, all unvested
awards granted to Executive under any of the Company’s equity compensations plans that would have vested during the 36-month period following the Termination Date but for Executive’s termination of employment will immediately vest and be
exercisable (if applicable), and all performance goals or other vesting criteria with respect to such awards will be deemed achieved at the target levels set forth in the applicable award agreement; provided, that, any such awards that are intended
to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under section 162(m) of the Code will only become vested subject to the attainment of the performance measures for the applicable performance period as provided under the terms of the
applicable award agreement. 
 (B) If Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause or by Executive
for Good Reason during a Change of Control Period, all unvested awards granted to Executive under any of the Company’s equity compensations plans that do not vest immediately upon the Termination Date pursuant to Section 5(c)(iv)(A) above
will vest and be exercisable (if applicable) on the later of the date of the Change of Control or the Termination Date and all performance goals or other vesting criteria with respect to such awards will be deemed achieved at the target levels set
forth in the applicable award agreement on the later of the date of the Change of Control or the Termination Date. 
 (d)
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due pursuant to Section 5(c) of this Agreement is expressly conditioned on Executive’s (i) execution and non-revocation of a release substantially in the form attached as
Exhibit A, which such release may be may be revised to reflect changes in applicable law, (the “Release”) no later than fifty (50) days following the Termination Date or such shorter period as may be set out in the Release
(such period, the “Release Consideration Period”) and (ii) Executive’s compliance with the requirements of Sections 6 and 7. 

6. Confidential Information. 

(a) Executive acknowledges that the Company has trade, business and financial secrets and other confidential and proprietary
information (collectively, the “Confidential Information”) which will be provided to Executive during the Executive’s employment by the Company. Confidential information includes, but is not limited to, the Company’s or
any of its affiliates’ businesses, trade secrets, products, or services (including without limitation, all such information relating to corporate opportunities, strategies, business plans, product specifications, compositions, manufacturing and
distribution methods and processes, research, financial and sales data, pricing terms, evaluations, opinions, interpretations, acquisition prospects, the identity of customers or their requirements, the identity of key contacts within the
customers’ organizations or within the organization of acquisition prospects, or production, marketing, and merchandising techniques, prospective names and marks), and all writings or materials of any type embodying any of such information,
ideas, concepts, improvements, discoveries, inventions, and other similar forms of expression. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information does not include any information that is generally known in the oil and gas industry, was known by
Executive prior to his employment with the Company or has been published in a form generally available to the public before the date Executive proposes to disclose or use such information, provided, that, such publishing of the Confidential
Information does not result from Executive directly or indirectly breaching Executive’s obligations under this Section 6(a) or any other similar provision by which Executive is bound, or from any third-party breaching a provision similar
to that found under this Section 6(a). For the purposes of the previous sentence, Confidential Information will not be deemed to have been published or otherwise disclosed merely because individual portions of the information have been
separately published, but only if all material features comprising such information have been published in combination. 

(b) Executive acknowledges that the Confidential Information has been developed or acquired by the Company through the
expenditure of substantial time, effort and money and provides the Company with an advantage over competitors who do not know or use such Confidential Information. Executive acknowledges that all such Confidential Information is the sole and
exclusive property of the Company. 
 (c) During, and all times following, Executive’s employment by the Company,
Executive will hold in confidence and not directly or indirectly disclose or use or copy or make lists of any Confidential Information except: (i) to the extent authorized in writing by the Board; (ii) where such information is, at the
time of disclosure by Executive, generally available to the public other than as a result of any direct or indirect act or omission of Executive in breach of this Agreement; or (iii) where Executive is

  
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compelled by legal process, other than to an employee of the Company or a person to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary or appropriate in connection with the performance by Executive of his
duties as an employee of the Company. Executive agrees to use reasonable efforts to give the Company notice of any and all attempts to compel disclosure of any Confidential Information, in such a manner so as to provide the Company with written
notice at least five (5) days before disclosure or within one (1) business day after Executive is informed that such disclosure is being or will be compelled, whichever is earlier. Such written notice must include a description of the
information to be disclosed, the court, government agency, or other forum through which the disclosure is sought, and the date by which the information is to be disclosed, and must contain a copy of the subpoena, order or other process used to
compel disclosure. 
 (d) Executive will take all necessary precautions to prevent disclosure of Confidential Information to
any unauthorized individual or entity. Executive further agrees not to use, whether directly or indirectly, any Confidential Information for the benefit of any person, business, corporation, partnership, or any other entity other than the Company
and its affiliates, and to immediately return to the Company all Confidential Information and all copies thereof, in whatever tangible form or medium, including electronic, at the end of his employment with the Company for any reason or at the
request of the Company at any time. 
 7. Competition. Executive acknowledges that the Company has provided, and the Company
agrees to continue to provide Executive, with access to its confidential, proprietary, or trade secret information, including confidential information of third parties such as customers, suppliers, and business affiliates; specialized training and
knowledge regarding the Company’s methodologies and business strategies; or support in the development of goodwill such as introductions and customer relationship information. The foregoing is not contingent on continued employment, but upon
Executive’s use of the access, specialized training, or goodwill support provided by Company for the exclusive benefit of the Company and upon Executive’s full compliance with the restrictions on Executive’s conduct provided for in
this Agreement. Ancillary to the rights provided to Executive as set forth in this Agreement, the Company’s provision of confidential, proprietary, or trade secret information, specialized training, or goodwill support to Executive, and
Executive’s agreements regarding the use of same, in order to protect the value of any equity-based compensation, training, goodwill support or the confidential information described above, the Company and Executive agree to the following
provisions against unfair competition, which Executive acknowledges represent a fair balance of the Company’s rights to protect its business and Executive’s right to pursue employment: 

(a) Executive will not, at any time during the Restriction Period, directly or indirectly engage in, have any equity interest
in, interview for a potential employment or consulting relationship with or manage or operate any person, firm, corporation, partnership or business (whether as director, officer, employee, agent, representative, partner, security holder, consultant
or otherwise) that engages in any business which competes with any portion of the Business (as defined below) of the Company in the State of Ohio or any other state of the United States in which the Company conducts Business as of the Termination
Date or expiration of the Term, as applicable; provided, however, in the event the Company terminates Executive’s employment without Cause, Executive’s employment terminates upon expiration of the Term by reason of the

  
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Company giving timely notice to Executive pursuant to Section 2, or Executive resigns for Good Reason, the post-termination restrictions set forth in this Section 7(a) will be
limited as follows: (a) without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent may be withheld in the discretion of the Company, Executive will not, at any time during the Restriction Period, directly or indirectly engage in, have any
equity interest in, interview for a potential employment or consulting relationship with or manage or operate any person, firm, corporation, partnership or business (whether as director, officer, employee, agent, representative, partner, security
holder, consultant or otherwise) that engages in any business which competes in any material respect with any material portion of the Business (as defined below) of the Company within six (6) miles of (i) any oil or natural gas assets of
the Company or (ii) any potential oil or natural gas assets where the Company has taken material steps to lease or purchase real property with respect to such potential assets within the six (6) month period immediately prior to the
Termination Date or expiration of the Term, as applicable. Nothing herein prohibits Executive from being a passive owner of not more than 2.5% of the outstanding equity interest in any entity that is publicly traded, so long as Executive has no
active participation in the business of such entity. 
 (b) Executive will not, at any time during the Restriction Period,
directly or indirectly, either for Executive or for any other person or entity, (i) solicit any employee of the Company to terminate his or her employment with the Company, (ii) employ any such individual during his or her employment with
the Company and for a period of three months after such individual terminates his or her employment with the Company or (iii) solicit or service any person who was a customer, supplier, licensee, licensor or other business relation of the
Company in order to induce or attempt to induce such person to cease doing business with, or reduce the amount of business conducted with, the Company, or in any way interfere with the relationship between any such customer, supplier, licensee,
licensor or other business relation of the Company. 
 (c) In the event the terms of this Section 7 are
determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable by reason of its extending for too great a period of time or over too great a geographical area or by reason of its being too extensive in any other respect, it will be
interpreted to, and may be modified by a court of competent jurisdiction to, extend only over the maximum period of time for which it may be enforceable, over the maximum geographical area as to which it may be enforceable, or to the maximum extent
in all other respects as to which it may be enforceable, all as determined by such court in such action. 
 (d) As used in
this Section 7, (i) the term “Company” includes the Company and its affiliates; (ii) the term “Business” means the business of the Company and includes the acquisition, exploration, exploitation
and development of, oil and natural gas assets, and the acquisition of leases and other real property in connection therewith, as such business may be expanded or altered by the Company during the Term; and (iii) the term “Restriction
Period” means the period beginning on the Effective Date and ending on the date twelve (12) months following the Termination Date or expiration of the Term, except that if the Termination Date or expiration of the Term occurs within
one year following a Change of Control, Restriction Period means the period beginning on the Effective Date and ending on the date six (6) months following the Termination Date or expiration of the Term. 

  
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 (e) Executive agrees, during the Term and following the Termination Date or
expiration of the Term, to refrain from disparaging the Company and its affiliates, including any of its services, technologies or practices, or any of its directors, officers, agents, representatives or stockholders, either orally or in
writing. Nothing in this Section 7(e) precludes Executive from making truthful statements that are reasonably necessary to comply with applicable law, regulation or legal process. 

(f) The Company agrees, during the Term and following the Termination Date or expiration of the Term, to refrain from
disparaging Executive, including any of Executive’s services or practices, either orally or in writing. Nothing in this Section 7(f) precludes the Company from making truthful statements that are reasonably necessary to comply with
applicable law, regulation or legal process. 
 (g) In the event Executive engages in conduct in violation of his covenants
in Section 7 the Restriction Period will be extended for a period of time equal to the time in which Executive engaged in competitive activity prohibited by this Agreement. 

8. Injunctive Relief. It is recognized and acknowledged by Executive that a breach of the covenants contained in Sections 6 and 7 will
cause irreparable damage to Company and its goodwill, the exact amount of which will be difficult or impossible to ascertain, and that the remedies at law for any such breach will be inadequate. Accordingly, Executive agrees that in the event of a
breach of any of the covenants contained in Sections 6 and 7, in addition to any other remedy which may be available at law or in equity, the Company will be entitled to specific performance and injunctive relief without the need to post bond. 

9. Assignment and Successors. The Company may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement to any successor to all or
substantially all of the business or the assets of the Company (by merger or otherwise), and may assign or encumber this Agreement and its rights hereunder as security for indebtedness of the Company and its affiliates. This Agreement is binding
upon and inure to the benefit of the Company, Executive and their respective successors, assigns, personnel and legal representatives, executors, administrators, heirs, distributees, devisees, and legatees, as applicable. None of Executive’s
rights or obligations may be assigned or transferred by Executive, other than Executive’s rights to payments hereunder, which may be transferred only by will or operation of law. 

10. Section 409A. The amounts payable pursuant to this Agreement are intended to be exempt from section 409A of the Code, and
related U.S. treasury regulations or official pronouncements (“Section 409A”) and will be construed in a manner that is compliant with such exemption; provided, however, if and to the extent that any compensation payable under this
Agreement is determined to be subject to Section 409A, this Agreement will be construed in a manner that will comply with Section 409A, and provided further, however, that no person connected with this Agreement in any capacity, including
but not limited to the Company and its affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, agents and employees, makes any representation, commitment or guarantee that any tax treatment, including but not limited to, federal, state and local
income, estate and gift tax treatment, will be applicable with respect to any amounts payable or benefits provided under this Agreement. Notwithstanding any provision 

  
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to the contrary in this Agreement, if Executive is deemed on his Termination Date or expiration of the Term to be a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A, then
any payments and benefits under this Agreement that are subject to Section 409A and paid by reason of a termination of employment will be made or provided on the later of (a) the payment date set forth in this Agreement or (b) the
date that is the earliest of (i) the expiration of the six-month period measured from the Termination Date or expiration of the Term, or (ii) the date of Executive’s death (the “Delay Period”). Payments and benefits
subject to the Delay Period will be paid or provided to Executive without interest for such delay. The terms “termination of employment” and “separate from service” as used throughout this Agreement refer to a “separation
from service” within the meaning of Section 409A. 
 11. Maximum Payments by the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Agreement, if Executive is a “disqualified individual” (as defined in section 280G(c) of the Code), and the payments and benefits provided for in this Agreement, together with any other payments and benefits which
Executive has the right to receive from the Company or any of its affiliates, would constitute a “parachute payment” (as defined in section 280G(b)(2) of the Code), then the payments and benefits provided for in this Agreement will be
either (a) reduced (but not below zero) so that the present value of such total amounts and benefits received by Executive from the Company and its affiliates will be one dollar ($1.00) less than three times Executive’s “base
amount” (as defined in section 280G(b)(3) of the Code) and so that no portion of such amounts and benefits received by Executive will be subject to the excise tax imposed by section 4999 of the Code, or (b) paid in full, whichever produces
the better net after-tax position to Executive (taking into account any applicable excise tax under section 4999 of the Code and any other applicable taxes). The reduction of payments and benefits hereunder, if applicable, will be made by reducing,
first, payments or benefits to be paid in cash hereunder in the order in which such payment or benefit would be paid or provided (beginning with such payment or benefit that would be made last in time and continuing, to the extent necessary, through
to such payment or benefit that would be made first in time) and, then, reducing any benefit to be provided in-kind hereunder in a similar order. The determination as to whether any such reduction in the amount of the payments and benefits provided
hereunder is necessary will be made by the Company in good faith. If a reduced payment or benefit is made or provided, and through error or otherwise, that payment or benefit, when aggregated with other payments and benefits from the Company (or its
affiliates) used in determining if a “parachute payment” exists, exceeds one dollar ($1.00) less than three times Executive’s base amount, then Executive will immediately repay such excess to the Company upon notification that an
overpayment has been made. Nothing in this Section 11 requires the Company to be responsible for, or have any liability or obligation with respect to, Executive’s excise tax liabilities under section 4999 of the Code. 

12. Clawback. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, Executive acknowledges and agrees that any amounts
payable under this Agreement shall be subject to clawback, cancellation, recoupment, rescission, payback or other action in accordance with the terms of any policy (the “Policy”) (whether in existence as of the Effective Date or
later adopted) established by the Company providing for clawback, cancellation, recoupment, rescission, payback or other action of amounts paid to Executive. Executive agrees and consents to the Company’s application, implementation and
enforcement of (a) the Policy and (b) any provision of applicable law relating to the clawback, cancellation, recoupment, rescission or payback of Executive’s compensation, and expressly agrees that the Company may

  
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take such actions as are necessary to effectuate the Policy or applicable law without further consent or action being required by Executive. To the extent that the terms of this Agreement and the
Policy conflict, then the terms of the Policy shall prevail. 
 13. Miscellaneous. 

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

 

			
	If to Executive, addressed to:	  	 Benjamin W. Hulburt
 680A Oakwood Avenue

State College, PA 16803, or the last known
 residential address
reflected in the Company’s records

		
	If to the Company, addressed to:	  	 Eclipse Resources Corporation
 2121 Old
Gatesburg Road, Suite 110
 State College, Pennsylvania 16803

Attention: General Counsel

 or to such other address as either party may furnish to the other in writing, except that notices or changes of
address are effective only upon receipt. 
 (b) Applicable Law. This Agreement is entered into under, and governed for
all purposes by, the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof. 
 (c)
No Waiver. No failure by either party hereto at any time to give notice of any breach by the other party of, or to require compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement will be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar
provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time. 
 (d) Severability. If a court of competent
jurisdiction determines that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, then the invalidity or unenforceability of that provision will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, and all
other provisions remain in full force and effect. 
 (e) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original, but all of which together will constitute one and the same Agreement. 

(f) Withholding of Taxes and Other Employee Deductions. The Company or its affiliates may withhold from any benefits and
payments made pursuant to this Agreement all federal, state, city, and other taxes and withholdings as may be required pursuant to any law or governmental regulation or ruling and all other customary deductions made with respect to the
Company’s employees generally. 

  
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 (g) Headings. The section headings have been inserted for purposes of
convenience and may not be used for interpretive purposes. 
 (h) Gender and Plurals. Wherever the context so
requires, the masculine gender includes the feminine or neuter, and the singular number includes the plural and conversely. 

(i) Third Party Beneficiaries. Each affiliate of the Company will be a third party beneficiary of, and may directly
enforce, Executive’s obligations under Sections 6, 7 and 8. 
 (j) Survival. Termination of this Agreement will
not affect any right or obligation of any party which is accrued or vested prior to such termination. Without limiting the scope of the preceding sentence, the provisions of Sections 6, 7, 8 and 12, and those provisions necessary to interpret and
apply them will survive any termination of this Agreement. 
 (k) Entire Agreement. Except as provided in any signed
written agreement contemporaneously or hereafter executed by the Company and Executive, this Agreement (i) constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with regard to the subject matter hereof, (ii) supersedes all prior agreements,
arrangements, and understandings, written or oral, relating to the subject matter hereof, and (iii) contains all the covenants, promises, representations, warranties, and agreements between the parties with respect to employment of Executive by
the Company. Without limiting the scope of the preceding sentence, all understandings and agreements preceding the date of execution of this Agreement and relating to the subject matter hereof (including but not limited to any employment agreements,
confidentiality agreements, noncompete agreements, or other agreements) are hereby null and void and of no further force and effect. 

(l) Modification; Waiver. Any modification to or waiver of this Agreement will be effective only if it is in writing and
signed by the parties to this Agreement. 
 (m) Actions by the Board. Any and all determinations or other actions
required of the Board hereunder that relate specifically to Executive’s employment or the terms and conditions of such employment will be made by the members of the Board, other than Executive if Executive is a member of the Board, and
Executive will not have any right to vote or decide upon any such matter. 
 (n) Forum and Venue. With respect to any
claims, legal proceeding or litigation arising in connection with this Agreement, the parties hereto hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction, forum, and venue of the state and federal courts, as applicable, located in Centre County,
Pennsylvania. 

  
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 14. Certain Definitions. In addition to the terms defined in the body of this Agreement,
for purposes of this Agreement the following capitalized words have the meanings indicated below: 
 (a)
“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company. 
 (b) “Cause” means the occurrence of
any of the following events, as reasonably determined by the Board: (i) Executive’s willful or continued failure to perform his material duties for the Company; (ii) Executive’s conviction of a felony, or his guilty plea to or
entry of a nolo contendere plea to a felony charge; (iii) the willful or grossly negligent engagement by Executive in conduct that is materially injurious to the Company, financially or otherwise; or (iv) Executive’s breach of any
material term of this Agreement or the Company’s material written policies and material procedures, as in effect from time to time; provided, that, with respect to (i), (iii) or (iv) above, such termination for Cause
will only be effective upon a majority vote of the members of the Board after notice to Executive and a period of not less than thirty (30) calendar days during which time Executive will have an opportunity to appear before the Board to
demonstrate that he has cured the conduct giving rise to Cause. 
 (c) “Change of Control” means the
occurrence of any of the following events: 
 (i) Any one person, or more than one person acting as a group (within the
meaning of section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), acquires ownership of the Company’s common stock that, together with stock held by such person or group, constitutes more than 40 percent of the total fair
market value or total voting power of the Company’s common stock. However, if any one person or more than one person acting as a group is considered to own more than 40 percent of the total fair market value or total voting power of the
Company’s common stock, the acquisition of additional common stock by the same person or persons will not be a Change of Control. An increase in the percentage of common stock owned by any one person, or persons acting as a group, as a result
of a transaction in which the Company acquires its stock in exchange for property will be treated as an acquisition of common stock for purposes of this Section 14(c). This section applies only when there is a transfer of common stock (or
issuance of common stock) and common stock in the Company remains outstanding after the transaction. 
 (ii) A majority of
the members of the Board are replaced during any 12-month period by directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the members of the Board prior to the date of the appointment or election. 

(iii) A change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the Company’s assets, which will occur on the date that any
one person, or more than one person acting as a group (within the meaning of section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) acquires (or has acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition
by such person or group of persons) assets from the Company that have a total gross fair market value equal to or more than 40 percent of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Company immediately prior to such acquisition or
acquisitions; provided, however, that a sale of a substantial portion of the Company’s assets in the ordinary course of business and investment of the proceeds into similar assets 

  
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for use in the business of the Company will not constitute a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the Company’s assets for purposes of this provision. For this purpose, gross
fair market value means the value of the assets of the Company, or the value of the assets being disposed of, determined without regard to any liabilities associated with such assets. 

(d) “Change of Control Period” means the period beginning six (6) months before the date of a Change of
Control and ending on the one-year anniversary of such Change of Control. 
 (e) “Code” means the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 
 (f) “Disability” means Executive’s inability to engage in any
substantial gainful activity necessary to perform his duties hereunder by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted, or can be expected to last, for a continuous
period of not less than twelve (12) months. Executive agrees to submit to such medical examinations as may be necessary to determine whether a Disability exists, pursuant to such reasonable requests made by the Company from time to time. Any
determination as to the existence of a Disability will be made by a physician selected by the Company. 
 (g) “Good
Reason” means any of the following, but only if occurring without the Executive’s consent: (i) a material diminution in Executive’s Base Salary; (ii) a material diminution in Executive’s authority, duties, or
responsibilities; (iii) the relocation of Executive’s principal office to an area more than 50 miles from its location immediately prior to such relocation; or (iv) the material failure of the Company to comply with any material
provision of this Agreement. Such termination by Executive will not preclude the Company from terminating the Executive’s employment prior to the Termination Date established by Executive’s Notice of Termination. 

(h) “Notice of Termination” means a written notice which (i) indicates the specific termination provision
in this Agreement relied upon, (ii) to the extent applicable, sets forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of Executive’s employment under that provision, and (iii) if the
Termination Date is other than the date the notice is given, specifies the Termination Date (which must not be more than 30 days or, in the case of a termination by Executive for Good Reason, 60 days after the date on which the Notice of Termination
is given). The failure by the Company or Executive to set forth in the Notice of Termination the facts or circumstances giving rise to Cause or Good Reason, as applicable, will not waive any right of the Company or Executive under this Agreement or
preclude the Company or Executive from asserting such fact or circumstance in enforcing the Company’s or Executive’s rights under this Agreement. 

(i) “Termination Date” means: (i) if Executive’s employment is terminated by death, the date of
death; (ii) if Executive’s employment is terminated pursuant to Section 4(a) due to a Disability, thirty (30) days after the Notice of Termination is given; (iii) if Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company
without Cause or by Executive for Good Reason pursuant to Section 4(b) or 4(c), on the effective date of 

  
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termination specified in the Notice of Termination; (iv) if Executive voluntarily terminates his employment with the Company without Good Reason, the date of Executive’s termination of
employment; or (v) if Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company for Cause pursuant to Section 4(b), the date on which the Notice of Termination is given. 

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement effective as of the
Effective Date. 
  

			
	ECLIPSE RESOURCES CORPORATION
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Matthew R. DeNezza

	Name:	 	Matthew R. DeNezza
	Title:	 	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
	
	EXECUTIVE
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Benjamin W. Hulburt

	Name:	 	Benjamin W. Hulburt

 EXHIBIT A 

RELEASE 
 1. In
consideration of the payments and benefits to be made under the Employment Agreement, dated as of August 26, 2014 (the “Employment Agreement”), by and between Benjamin W. Hulburt (“Executive”) and Eclipse
Resources Corporation (the “Company”) (each of Executive and the Company, a “Party” and together, the “Parties”), the sufficiency of which Executive acknowledges, Executive, with the intention
of binding himself and his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, does hereby release, remise, acquit and forever discharge the Company and each of its subsidiaries and affiliates (the “Company Affiliated Group”), their
present and former officers, directors, executives, stockholders, agents, attorneys, employees and employee benefit plans (and the fiduciaries thereof), and the successors, predecessors and assigns of each of the foregoing (collectively, the
“Company Released Parties”), of and from any and all claims, actions, causes of action, complaints, charges, demands, rights, damages, debts, sums of money, accounts, financial obligations, suits, expenses, attorneys’ fees and
liabilities of whatever kind or nature in law, equity or otherwise, whether accrued, absolute, contingent, unliquidated or otherwise and whether now known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, which Executive, individually or as a member of a class,
now has, owns or holds, or has at any time heretofore had, owned or held, arising on or prior to the date hereof, against any Company Released Party that arises out of, or relates to, the Employment Agreement, Executive’s employment with the
Company or any of its subsidiaries and affiliates, or any termination of such employment, including claims (i) for severance or vacation or paid time off benefits, unpaid wages, salary or incentive payments, (ii) for breach of contract,
wrongful discharge, impairment of economic opportunity, defamation, intentional infliction of emotional harm or other tort, (iii) for any violation of applicable state and local labor and employment laws (including, without limitation, all laws
concerning unlawful and unfair labor and employment practices) and (iv) for employment discrimination under any applicable federal, state or local statute, provision, order or regulation, and including, without limitation, any claim under Title
VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”), the Civil Rights Act of 1988, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Executive Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”), the Equal Pay Act, the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act and any similar or analogous
state statute. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Release will not apply and expressly excludes: (a) vested benefits under any plan maintained by the Company that provides for deferred compensation, equity compensation or pension or retirement
benefits; (b) health benefits under any policy or plan currently maintained by the Company that provides for health insurance continuation or conversion rights including, but not limited to, rights and benefits to continue health care coverage
under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended or similar state law; (c) any claim that cannot by law be waived or released by private agreement; (d) claims arising after the date of the Release; (e) to
the extent not paid as of the date of this Release, payments and benefits to be made under the Employment Agreement; (f) claims under any directors and officers insurance policies; and (g) rights to indemnification Executive may have under
the by-laws or certificate of incorporation of the Company and its Affiliates, any applicable indemnification agreements with the Company and its Affiliates or applicable law. 

2. Executive acknowledges and agrees that the release of claims set forth in this Release is not to be construed in any way as an admission of
any liability whatsoever by any Company Released Party, any such liability being expressly denied. 

  
 Exhibit A – Page 1

 3. The release of claims set forth in this Release applies to any relief no matter how called,
including, without limitation, (i) wages, (ii) back pay or front pay, (iii) compensatory damages, liquidated damages, punitive damages, damages for pain or suffering, (iv) costs, (v) attorneys’ fees and expenses, and
(vi) any right to receive any compensation or benefit from any complaint, claim, or charge with any local, state or federal court, agency or board, or in any proceeding of any kind which may be brought against the Company as a result of such a
complaint, claim or charge. 
 4. Executive specifically acknowledges that his acceptance of the terms of the release of claims set forth in
this Release is, among other things, a specific waiver of his rights, claims and causes of action under Title VII, ADEA, ADA and any state or local law or regulation in respect of discrimination of any kind; provided, however, that
nothing herein will be deemed, nor does anything contained herein purport, to be a waiver of any right or claim or cause of action which by law Executive is not permitted to waive. 

5. As to rights, claims and causes of action arising under the ADEA, Executive acknowledges that he has been given a period of twenty-one
(21) days1 to consider whether to execute this Release. If Executive accepts the terms hereof and executes this Release, he may thereafter, for a period of seven (7) days following (and
not including) the date of execution, revoke this Release as it relates to the release of claims arising under the ADEA. If no such revocation occurs, this Release will become irrevocable in its entirety, and binding and enforceable against
Executive, on the day next following the day on which the foregoing seven-day period has elapsed. If such a revocation occurs, Executive will irrevocably forfeit any right to payment of the severance benefits described in Section 5 of the
Employment Agreement. 
 6. Other than as to rights, claims and causes of action arising under the ADEA, the release of claims set forth in
this Release will be immediately effective upon execution by Executive. 
 7. Executive acknowledges and agrees that he has not, with
respect to any transaction or state of facts existing prior to the date hereof, filed any complaints, charges or lawsuits against any Company Released Party with any governmental agency, court or tribunal. 

8. Executive acknowledges that he is hereby advised to seek, and has had the opportunity to seek, the advice and assistance of an attorney
with regard to the release of claims set forth in this Release, and has been given a sufficient period within which to consider the release of claims set forth in this Release. 

9. Executive acknowledges that the release of claims set forth in this Release relates only to claims that exist as of the date of this
Release. 
  

	1 	 Consideration period must be forty-five (45) days if release relates to an exit incentive or other employment termination program offered to a
group or class of employees. 

  
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 10. Executive acknowledges that the severance benefits described in Section 5 of the
Employment Agreement he will receive in connection with the release of claims set forth in this Release and his obligations under this Release are in addition to anything of value to which Executive is entitled from the Company. 

11. Each provision hereof is severable from this Release, and if one or more provisions hereof are declared invalid, the remaining provisions
will nevertheless remain in full force and effect. If any provision of this Release is so broad, in scope, or duration or otherwise, as to be unenforceable, such provision will be interpreted to be only so broad as is enforceable. 

12. This Release constitutes the complete agreement of the Parties in respect of the subject matter hereof and will supersede all prior
agreements between the Parties in respect of the subject matter hereof except to the extent set forth herein. 
 13. The failure to enforce
at any time any of the provisions of this Release or to require at any time performance by another party of any of the provisions hereof will in no way be construed to be a waiver of such provisions or to affect the validity of this Release, or any
part hereof, or the right of any party thereafter to enforce each and every such provision in accordance with the terms of this Release. 

14. This Release may be executed in several counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original, but all of which together will
constitute one and the same instrument. Signatures delivered by facsimile will be deemed effective for all purposes. 
 15. This Release
will be binding upon any and all successors and assigns of Executive and the Company. 
 16. Except for issues or matters as to which
federal law is applicable, this Release will be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania without resort to any principle of conflict of laws that would require application of the laws of
any other jurisdiction. 
 [Signature Page Follows] 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Release has been signed as of
            , 20    . 
  

			
	By:	 	  

		 	Benjamin W. Hulburt

  
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