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EX-10.10

 Exhibit 10.10 

FORM OF 
 INDEMNIFICATION
AGREEMENT 
 This Indemnification Agreement (“Agreement”), dated as of
                    , is entered into by and between Nine Energy Service, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and
                     (“Indemnitee”). This Agreement supersedes and replaces any and all previous agreements between the
Company and Indemnitee covering the subject matter of this Agreement. 
 WHEREAS, directors and officers in service to
corporations are subjected to expensive and time-consuming litigation relating to, among other things, matters that traditionally would have been brought only against a corporation itself; 

WHEREAS, highly competent persons have become more reluctant to serve corporations as directors or officers unless they are provided with
adequate protection through insurance and adequate indemnification against inordinate risks of claims and actions against them arising out of their service to and activities on behalf of a corporation; 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) has determined that the increased
difficulty in attracting and retaining such persons is detrimental to the best interests of the Company and its stockholders and that the Company should act to assure such persons that there will be increased certainty of such protection in the
future; 
 WHEREAS, (i) the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (as may
be amended, the “Charter”) requires indemnification of the directors and officers of the Company, (ii) Indemnitee may also be entitled to indemnification pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
(the “DGCL”) and (iii) the Charter and the DGCL expressly provide that the indemnification provisions set forth therein are not exclusive and thereby contemplate that contracts may be entered into between the Company and
members of the Board, officers and other persons with respect to indemnification; 
 WHEREAS, this Agreement is a supplement
to and in furtherance of the Charter and the DGCL and any resolutions adopted pursuant thereto, and shall not be deemed a substitute therefor, nor to diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder; and 

WHEREAS, (i) Indemnitee does not regard the protection available under the Charter and insurance as adequate in the present
circumstances, (ii) Indemnitee may not be willing to serve or continue to serve as a director or officer of the Company without adequate protection, (iii) the Company desires Indemnitee to serve in such capacity, and (iv) Indemnitee
is willing to serve, continue to serve and to take on additional service for or on behalf of the Company on the condition that Indemnitee be so indemnified. 

  
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 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants contained herein, the Company
and Indemnitee do hereby covenant and agree as follows: 
 Section 1. Definitions. 

(a) As used in this Agreement: 

“Affiliate” of any specified Person shall mean any other Person that directly or indirectly controls or
is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person. 
 “Corporate
Status” describes the status of a person who is or was a director, officer, employee, trustee, agent or fiduciary of (i) the Company or (ii) any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust,
employee benefit plan or other enterprise which such person is or was serving at the request of the Company. 

“Disinterested Director” shall mean a director of the Company who is not and was not a party to the
Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is sought by Indemnitee. 
 “Enterprise”
shall mean the Company, each of its subsidiaries, and any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise of which Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Company
as a director, officer, employee, trustee, agent or fiduciary. 
 “Exchange Act” shall
mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 
 “Expenses” shall mean all reasonable costs,
expenses, fees and charges, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage,
delivery service fees, and all other disbursements or expenses of the types customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in, or otherwise
participating in, a Proceeding. Expenses also shall include, without limitation, (i) expenses incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from, incurred by Indemnitee in connection with, arising out of, or in respect of or relating to, any
Proceeding, including, without limitation, the premium, security for, and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersedeas bond, or other appeal bond or its equivalent, (ii) for purposes of Section 12 (d) hereof only,
expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement, by litigation or otherwise, (iii) any federal, state, local or foreign taxes imposed on Indemnitee
as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement, and (iv) any interest, assessments or other charges in respect of the foregoing. “Expenses” shall not include “Liabilities.” 

“Indemnity Obligations” shall mean all obligations of the Company to Indemnitee under this Agreement,
including the Company’s obligations to provide indemnification to Indemnitee and advance Expenses to Indemnitee under this Agreement. 

“Independent Counsel” shall mean a law firm of 50 or more attorneys, or a member of a law firm of 50 or
more attorneys, that is experienced in matters of corporation law and neither presently is, nor in the past five years has been, retained to represent: (i) the Company or Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party (other than with
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indemnification agreements), or (ii) any other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder; provided, however, that the term “Independent Counsel”
shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under
this Agreement. 
 “Liabilities” shall mean all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, judgments,
orders, fines, penalties and other amounts payable in connection with, arising out of, or in respect of or relating to any Proceeding, including, without limitation, amounts paid in settlement in any Proceeding and all costs and expenses in
complying with any judgment, order or decree issued or entered in connection with any Proceeding or any settlement agreement, stipulation or consent decree entered into or issued in settlement of any Proceeding. 

“Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability
company, trust, governmental agency or body or any other legal entity. 
 “Proceeding”
shall mean any threatened, pending or completed action, claim, suit, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, formal or informal hearing, inquiry or investigation, litigation, inquiry, administrative hearing or any other actual,
threatened or completed judicial, administrative or arbitration proceeding (including, without limitation, any such proceeding under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act or any other federal law, state law, statute or
regulation), whether brought in the right of the Company or otherwise, and whether of a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative nature, in each case, in which Indemnitee was, is or will be, or is threatened to be, involved as a party,
witness or otherwise by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director or officer of the Company, by reason of any actual or alleged action taken by Indemnitee or of any action on Indemnitee’s part while acting as director or officer
of the Company, or by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, trustee, agent or fiduciary of another corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture,
trust or other enterprise, in each case whether or not serving in such capacity at the time any liability or expense is incurred for which indemnification, reimbursement or advancement can be provided under this Agreement. 

“Sponsor Entities” means (i) SCF-VII, L.P. and SCF-VII(A), L.P. and (ii) any of their
respective Affiliates; provided, however, that neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries shall be considered Sponsor Entities hereunder. 

(b) For the purpose hereof, references to “fines” shall include any excise tax assessed with respect to any employee benefit plan;
references to “serving at the request of the Company” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company that imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee or agent with
respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a Person who acted in good faith and in a manner such Person reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit
plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Company” as referred to in this Agreement. 

  
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 Section 2. Indemnity in Third-Party Proceedings. The Company shall indemnify and hold
harmless Indemnitee, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Liabilities and Expenses suffered or reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with any Proceeding (other than any
Proceeding brought by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor, which is provided for in Section 3 below), or any claim, issue or matter therein. 

Section 3. Indemnity in Proceedings by or in the Right of the Company. The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee,
to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Liabilities and Expenses suffered or reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with any Proceeding brought by or in the right of the Company
to procure a judgment in its favor, or any claim, issue or matter therein. No indemnification for Liabilities and Expenses shall be made under this Section 3 in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which Indemnitee shall have been
finally adjudged by a court to be liable to the Company, unless and only to the extent that the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware (the “Delaware Court”) or any court in which the Proceeding was brought shall determine
upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification. 

Section 4. Indemnification for Expenses of a Party Who is Wholly or Partly Successful. Notwithstanding any other provisions of
this Agreement, and without limiting the rights of Indemnitee under any other provision hereof, including any rights to indemnification pursuant to Section 2 or 3 hereof, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to the
extent that Indemnitee is successful, on the merits or otherwise, in any Proceeding or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, in whole or in part, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably
incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with each successfully resolved Proceeding, claim, issue or matter. For purposes of this Section 4 and without limitation, the termination of any Proceeding or claim,
issue or matter in such a Proceeding by dismissal, with or without prejudice, shall be deemed to be a successful result as to such claim, issue or matter. 

Section 5. Indemnification For Expenses of a Witness. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law and to the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, a witness or otherwise a participant in any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is not a party, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all
Expenses suffered or reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection therewith. 
 Section 6.
Additional Indemnification. Notwithstanding any limitation in Section 2, 3 or 4 hereof, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law if Indemnitee is a party to, or
threatened to be made a party to, any Proceeding (including a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor) against all Liabilities and Expenses suffered or reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with such
Proceeding, including, but not limited to: 
 (a) the fullest extent permitted by the provision of the DGCL that authorizes or contemplates
additional indemnification by agreement, or the corresponding provision of any amendment to or replacement of the DGCL; and 

  
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 (b) the fullest extent authorized or permitted by any amendments to or replacements of the DGCL
adopted after the date of this Agreement that increase the extent to which a corporation may indemnify its directors and officers. 

Section 7. Exclusions. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement, the Company shall not be obligated under this Agreement to
indemnify or hold harmless Indemnitee: 
 (a) for which payment has actually been made to or on behalf of Indemnitee under any insurance
policy obtained by the Company except with respect to any excess beyond the amount paid under such insurance policy; 
 (b) for an
accounting of profits made from the purchase and sale (or sale and purchase) by Indemnitee of securities of the Company within the meaning of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act or similar provisions of state statutory law or common law; 

(c) except as provided in Section 12(d) of this Agreement and except with respect to any Proceeding initiated by Indemnitee to
enforce Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement or to enforce any other rights of Indemnitee to indemnification, advancement or contribution from the Company under any other contract, the Charter, the Bylaws or under any applicable statue or
other law, including any rights under the DGCL, in connection with any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee, including any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee against the Company or its
directors, officers, employees or other indemnitees, unless (i) the Board authorized the Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) prior to its initiation or (ii) the Company provides the indemnification, in its sole discretion, pursuant
to the powers vested in the Company under applicable law (for the avoidance of doubt, Indemnitee shall not be deemed, for purposes of this subsection, to have initiated or brought any claim by reason of (A) having asserted any affirmative
defenses in connection with a claim not initiated by Indemnitee or (B) having made any counterclaim (whether permissive or mandatory) in connection with any claim not initiated by Indemnitee); or 

(d) if a final decision by a court having jurisdiction in the matter that is not subject to appeal shall determine that such indemnification
is not lawful. 
 Section 8. Advancement of Expenses. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the
Company shall advance, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law, the Expenses and Liabilities reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding, and such advancement shall be made within 10 days after the receipt by the
Company of a statement or statements requesting such advances from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of any Proceeding. Advances shall be unsecured and interest-free. Advances shall be made without regard to Indemnitee’s
ability to repay the Expenses and without regard to Indemnitee’s ultimate entitlement to indemnification under the other provisions of this Agreement. Advances shall include any and all Expenses reasonably incurred pursuing an action to enforce
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forwarding statements to the Company to support the advances claimed. Indemnitee shall qualify for advances upon the execution and delivery to the Company of this Agreement, which shall
constitute an undertaking providing that Indemnitee undertakes to repay the amounts advanced to the extent that it is ultimately determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal that Indemnitee is not entitled to
be indemnified by the Company. Nothing in this Section 8 shall limit Indemnitee’s right to advancement pursuant to Section 12(d) of this Agreement. This Section 8 shall not apply to any claim made by
Indemnitee for which indemnity is excluded pursuant to Section 7 hereof. 
 Section 9. Procedure for Notification and
Defense of Claim. 
 (a) Indemnitee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of any Proceeding with respect to which Indemnitee
intends to seek indemnification or advancement hereunder following the receipt by Indemnitee of written notice thereof (the date of such notification to the Company, the “Submission Date”). The written
notification to the Company shall include a description of the nature of the Proceeding and the facts underlying the Proceeding. To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, Indemnitee shall submit to the Company a written request, including
therein or therewith such documentation and information as is reasonably available to Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification following the final disposition of such
Proceeding. Any delay or failure by Indemnitee to notify the Company hereunder will not relieve the Company from any liability that it may have to Indemnitee hereunder or otherwise than under this Agreement except to the extent the Company is
materially prejudiced as a result of such delay or failure, and any delay or failure in so notifying the Company shall not constitute a waiver by Indemnitee of any rights under this Agreement. The Secretary of the Company shall, promptly upon
receipt of such a request for indemnification or advancement, advise the Board in writing that Indemnitee has requested indemnification. 

(b) In the event Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification and/or advancement with respect to any Proceeding, Indemnitee may, at
Indemnitee’s option, (i) retain counsel selected by Indemnitee and approved by the Company to defend Indemnitee in such Proceeding, at the sole expense of the Company (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or
delayed), or (ii) have the Company assume the defense of Indemnitee in such Proceeding, in which case the Company shall assume the defense of such Proceeding with counsel selected by the Company and approved by Indemnitee (which approval shall
not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) within ten days of the Company’s receipt of written notice of Indemnitee’s election to cause the Company to do so. If the Company is required to assume the defense of any such
Proceeding, it shall engage legal counsel for such defense, and the Company shall be solely responsible for all fees and expenses of such legal counsel and otherwise of such defense. Such legal counsel may represent both Indemnitee and the Company
(and any other party or parties entitled to be indemnified by the Company with respect to such matter) unless, in the reasonable opinion of legal counsel to Indemnitee, there is a conflict of interest between Indemnitee and the Company (or any other
such party or parties) or there are legal defenses available to Indemnitee that are not available to the Company (or any such other party or parties). Notwithstanding either party’s assumption of responsibility for defense of a Proceeding, each
party shall have the right to engage separate counsel at its own expense. The party having responsibility for defense of a Proceeding shall provide the other 

  
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party and its counsel with all copies of pleadings and material correspondence relating to the Proceeding. Indemnitee and the Company shall reasonably cooperate in the defense of any Proceeding
with respect to which indemnification is sought hereunder, regardless of whether the Company or Indemnitee assumes the defense thereof. Indemnitee may not settle or compromise any Proceeding without the prior written consent of the Company, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. The Company may not settle or compromise any Proceeding without the prior written consent of Indemnitee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

 Section 10. Procedure Upon Application for Indemnification. 

(a) Upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to Section 9(a) hereof, if any determination by the Company is
required by applicable law with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement thereto, such determination shall be made (i) if Indemnitee shall request such determination be made by Independent Counsel, by Independent Counsel, and (ii) in all
other circumstances, (A) by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Board, (B) by a committee of Disinterested Directors designated by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even
though less than a quorum of the Board, or (C) if there are no such Disinterested Directors or, if such Disinterested Directors so direct, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to
Indemnitee; and, if it is so determined that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to Indemnitee shall be made within ten days after such determination. Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person, persons or entity making such
determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing to such person, persons or entity upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information that is not privileged or otherwise protected from
disclosure and that is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the person, persons or entity making such determination shall, to the fullest extent
permitted by law, be borne by the Company (irrespective of the determination as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Company hereby indemnifies and agrees to hold Indemnitee harmless therefrom. The Company agrees to pay the
reasonable fees and expenses of the Independent Counsel referred to above and to fully indemnify such counsel against any and all Liabilities and Expenses arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its engagement pursuant hereto. 

(b) In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to
Section 10(a) hereof, (i) the Independent Counsel shall be selected by the Company within ten days of the Submission Date (the cost of such Independent Counsel to be paid by the Company), (ii) the Company shall give written
notice to Indemnitee advising it of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected and (iii) Indemnitee may, within ten days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Company Indemnitee’s written
objection to such selection. Such objection by Indemnitee may be asserted only on the ground that the Independent Counsel selected does not meet the requirements of “Independent Counsel” as defined in this Agreement. If such written
objection is made and substantiated, the Independent Counsel selected shall not serve as Independent Counsel unless and until Indemnitee withdraws the objection or a court has determined that such objection is without merit. Absent a timely
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Independent Counsel. If no Independent Counsel shall have been selected and not objected to before the later of (A) 30 days after the Submission Date and (B) ten days after the final
disposition of the Proceeding, each of the Company and Indemnitee shall select a law firm or member of a law firm meeting the qualifications to serve as Independent Counsel, and such law firms or members of law firms shall select the Independent
Counsel. 
 Upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to Section 12(a) of this Agreement,
Independent Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity (subject to the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing). 

Section 11. Presumptions and Effect of Certain Proceedings. 

(a) In making a determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification hereunder, the person, persons or entity making such
determination shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law, presume that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement if Indemnitee has submitted a request for indemnification in accordance with
Section 9(a) of this Agreement, and the Company shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law, have the burden of proof to overcome that presumption in connection with the making by any person, persons or entity of any
determination contrary to that presumption. Neither the failure of the Company (including by its directors or independent legal counsel) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of any action pursuant to this Agreement that
indemnification is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct, nor an actual determination by the Company (including by its directors or independent legal counsel) that Indemnitee has not met such
applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct. 

(b) Subject to Section 12(e) hereof, if the person, persons or entity empowered or selected under Section 10 of this
Agreement to determine whether Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within 60 days after receipt by the Company of the request therefor, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall, to
the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law, be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law; provided, however, that such 60-day period
may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional 30 days, if (i) the determination is to be made by Independent Counsel and Indemnitee objects to the Company’s selection of Independent Counsel and (ii) the
Independent Counsel ultimately selected requires such additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation or information relating thereto; provided further, however, that such 60-day period may also be extended for a reasonable time,
not to exceed an additional 60 days, if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the stockholders of the Company. 

(c) The termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter therein, by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea
of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement) adversely affect the right of Indemnitee to indemnification or create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner
which Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company or, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful. 

  
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 (d) For purposes of any determination of good faith, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in
good faith if Indemnitee’s action is based on the records or books of account of the Enterprise, including financial statements, or on information supplied to Indemnitee by the officers of the Enterprise in the course of their duties, or on the
advice of legal counsel for the Enterprise or on information or records given or reports made to the Enterprise by an independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser or other expert selected with the reasonable care by the Enterprise. The
provisions of this Section 11(d) shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the other circumstances in which Indemnitee may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in this Agreement. 

(e) The knowledge or actions, or failure to act, of any director, officer, agent or employee of the Enterprise shall not be imputed to
Indemnitee for purposes of determining the right to indemnification under this Agreement. 
 Section 12. Remedies of Indemnitee.

 (a) Subject to Section 12(e) hereof, in the event that (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 10 of
this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) advancement is not timely made pursuant to Section 8 of this Agreement, (iii) no determination of entitlement to indemnification shall
have been timely made pursuant to Sections 10 and 11 of this Agreement, (iv) payment of indemnification is not made pursuant to Section 4 or 5 or the third to the last sentence of Section 10(a) of
this Agreement within ten days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor, (v) payment of indemnification pursuant to Section 2, 3 or 6 of this Agreement is not made within ten days after a
determination has been made that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, or (vi) in the event that the Company or any other Person takes or threatens to take any action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or institutes any
litigation or other action or proceeding designed to deny, or to recover from, Indemnitee the benefits provided or intended to be provided to Indemnitee hereunder, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication by a court of Indemnitee’s
entitlement to such indemnification or advancement. Alternatively, Indemnitee, at Indemnitee’s option, may seek an award in arbitration to be conducted by a single arbitrator pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American
Arbitration Association. The Company shall not oppose Indemnitee’s right to seek any such adjudication or award in arbitration. 
 (b)
In the event that a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 10(a) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this
Section 12 shall be conducted in all respects as a de novo trial, or arbitration, on the merits and Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced by reason of that adverse determination. In any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant
to this Section 12 the Company shall have the burden of proving Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification or advancement, as the case may be. 

  
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 (c) If a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 10(a) of this
Agreement that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Company shall be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12, absent a prohibition of such indemnification
under applicable law. 
 (d) The Company shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law, be precluded from asserting in any
judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12 that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court or before any such arbitrator
that the Company is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement. It is the intent of the Company that Indemnitee not be required to incur Expenses associated with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Indemnitee’s rights under this
Agreement by litigation or otherwise because the cost and expense thereof would substantially detract from the benefits intended to be extended to Indemnitee hereunder. The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against any and all Expenses and, if
requested by Indemnitee, shall (within ten days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor) advance, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law, such Expenses to Indemnitee, that are incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any
action brought by Indemnitee for indemnification or advancement from the Company under this Agreement or the Charter, or under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company, regardless of whether
Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled to such indemnification, advancement or insurance recovery, as the case may be. 
 (e)
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no determination as to entitlement to indemnification under this Agreement shall be required to be made prior to the final disposition of the Proceeding; provided that, in absence of any
such determination with respect to such Proceeding, the Company shall advance Expenses with respect to such Proceeding. 
 Section 13.
Non-Exclusivity; Survival of Rights; Insurance; Subrogation. 
 (a) The rights of indemnification and to receive advancement as
provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under applicable law, the Charter, the Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (as may be amended, the
“Bylaws”), any agreement, a vote of stockholders or a resolution of directors, or otherwise. No amendment, alteration or repeal of this Agreement or of any provision hereof shall limit or restrict any right of
Indemnitee under this Agreement in respect of any action taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in Indemnitee’s Corporate Status prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal. To the extent that a change in Delaware law, whether by statute or
judicial decision, permits greater indemnification or advancement than would be afforded currently under the Charter or this Agreement, it is the intent of the parties hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits so
afforded by such change. No right or remedy herein conferred is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every other right and remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or
hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other right or remedy. 

  
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 (b) The Company hereby acknowledges that Indemnitee may have certain rights to indemnification,
advancement and insurance provided by one or more Persons with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated (including, without limitation, any Sponsor Entity). The Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that (i) the Company shall be the
indemnitor of first resort with respect to any Proceeding, Liability, Expense or matter that is the subject of the Indemnity Obligations, (ii) the Company shall be primarily liable for all Indemnity Obligations and any indemnification afforded
to Indemnitee in respect of any Proceeding, Liability, Expense or matter that is the subject of Indemnity Obligations, whether created by applicable law, organizational or constituent documents, contract (including this Agreement) or otherwise,
(iii) any obligation of any other Persons with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated (including, without limitation, any Sponsor Entity) to indemnify Indemnitee or advance Liabilities or Expenses to Indemnitee in respect of any Proceeding
shall be secondary to the obligations of the Company hereunder, (iv) the Company shall be required to indemnify Indemnitee and advance Liabilities or Expenses to Indemnitee hereunder to the fullest extent provided herein without regard to any
rights Indemnitee may have against any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated (including, without limitation, any Sponsor Entity) or insurer of any such Person and (v) the Company irrevocably waives, relinquishes and
releases any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated (including, without limitation, any Sponsor Entity) from any claim of contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect of amounts paid by the Company
hereunder. In the event any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated (including, without limitation, any Sponsor Entity) or their insurers advances or extinguishes any liability or loss that is the subject of any Indemnity
Obligation owed by the Company or payable under any Company insurance policy, the payor shall have a right of subrogation against the Company or its insurer or insurers for all amounts so paid that would otherwise be payable by the Company or its
insurer or insurers under this Agreement. In no event will payment of an Indemnity Obligation by any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated (including, without limitation, any Sponsor Entity) or their insurers affect the
obligations of the Company hereunder or shift primary liability for any Indemnity Obligation to any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated (including, without limitation, any Sponsor Entity). Any indemnification, insurance or
advancement provided by any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated (including, without limitation, any Sponsor Entity) with respect to any liability arising as a result of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status or capacity as a
director or officer of any Person is specifically in excess over any Indemnity Obligation of the Company or valid and any collectible insurance (including, but not limited to, any malpractice insurance or professional errors and omissions insurance)
provided by the Company under this Agreement. 
 (c) To the extent that the Company maintains an insurance policy or policies providing
liability insurance for directors, officers, employees, trustees, agents or fiduciaries of any Enterprise, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies in accordance with its or their terms to the maximum extent of the coverage available
for any such director, officer, employee, trustee, agent or fiduciary under such policy or policies and such policies shall provide for and recognize that the insurance policies are primary to any rights to indemnification, advancement or insurance
proceeds to which Indemnitee may be entitled from one or more Persons with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated (including, without limitation, any Sponsor Entity) to the same extent as the Company’s indemnification and advancement

  
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obligations set forth in this Agreement. If, at the time of the receipt of a notice of a claim pursuant to the terms hereof, the Company has director and officer liability insurance in effect,
the Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such Proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the respective policies. The Company shall thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such
insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such Proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies. 

(d) In the event of any payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of
recovery of Indemnitee; provided, however, that the Company shall not be subrogated to the rights of recovery of Indemnitee with respect to any Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated (including, without limitation, any Sponsor
Entity). 
 (e) The indemnification and contribution provided for in this Agreement will remain in full force and effect regardless of any
investigation made by or on behalf of Indemnitee. 
 Section 14. Duration of Agreement; Not Employment Contract. This Agreement
shall continue until and terminate upon the latest of: (a) ten years after the date that Indemnitee shall have ceased to serve as a director, officer, employee, trustee, agent or fiduciary of any Enterprise and (b) one year after the date
of final termination of any Proceeding then pending in respect of which Indemnitee is granted rights of indemnification or advancement hereunder and of any proceeding commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement
relating thereto. This Agreement shall be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of Indemnitee and Indemnitee’s heirs, executors and administrators. The Company shall require and cause any
successor, and any direct or indirect parent of any successor, whether direct or indirect by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise, to all, substantially all or a substantial part, of the business and/or assets of the Company, by written
agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Indemnitee, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place. This
Agreement shall not be deemed an employment contract between the Company (or any of its subsidiaries or any other Enterprise) and Indemnitee. Indemnitee specifically acknowledges that Indemnitee’s employment with the Company (or any of its
subsidiaries or any other Enterprise), if any, is at will, and Indemnitee may be discharged at any time for any reason, with or without cause, except as may be otherwise provided in any written employment contract between Indemnitee and the Company
(or any of its subsidiaries or any other Enterprise), other applicable formal severance policies duly adopted by the Board or, with respect to service as a director of the Company, by the Charter, the Bylaws or the DGCL. 

Section 15. Severability. If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable
for any reason whatsoever: (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any Section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be
invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by

  
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applicable law; (b) such provision or provisions shall be deemed reformed to the extent necessary to conform to applicable law and to give the maximum effect to the intent of the parties
hereto; and (c) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any Section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is
not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested thereby. 
 Section 16.
Enforcement. 
 (a) The Company expressly confirms and agrees that it has entered into this Agreement and assumed the obligations
imposed on it hereby in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as a director or officer of the Company, and the Company acknowledges that Indemnitee is relying upon this Agreement in serving as a director or officer of the Company. 

(b) This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all
prior agreements and understandings, oral, written and implied, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof; provided, however, that this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the Charter, the Bylaws and
applicable law, and shall not be deemed a substitute therefore, nor diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder. 

Section 17. Modification and Waiver. No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed
in writing by the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to be or shall constitute a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver. 

Section 18. Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be
personally delivered, sent by nationally recognized overnight courier, mailed by registered or certified mail or be sent by facsimile or electronic mail to such party at the address set forth below (or such other address as shall be specified by
like notice). Notices will be deemed to have been duly given hereunder (a) if personally delivered, when received, (b) if sent by nationally recognized overnight courier, one business day after deposit with the nationally recognized
overnight courier, (c) if mailed by registered or certified mail, five business days after the date on which it is so mailed, and (d) if sent by facsimile or electronic mail, on the date sent so long as such communication is transmitted
before 5:00 p.m. in the time zone of the receiving party on a business day, otherwise, on the next business day. 
 (i) If to Indemnitee, at
the address indicated on the signature page of this Agreement. 
 (ii) If to the Company, to 

Nine Energy Service, Inc. 

16945 Northchase Drive, Suite 1600 

Houston, Texas 77060 

Attention: General Counsel 

Fax: (281) 605-1318 

E-mail: ted.moore@nineenergyservice.com 

  
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 Section 19. Contribution. To the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, if
the indemnification provided for in this Agreement is unavailable to Indemnitee for any reason whatsoever, the Company, in lieu of indemnifying Indemnitee, shall contribute to the amount incurred by Indemnitee, whether for Liabilities or for
Expenses, in connection with any claim relating to an indemnifiable event under this Agreement, in such proportion as is deemed fair and reasonable in light of all of the circumstances of such claim in order to reflect (a) the relative benefits
received by the Company and Indemnitee as a result of the event(s) and transaction(s) giving cause to such claim and (b) the relative fault of the Company (and its directors, officers, employees and agents) and Indemnitee in connection with
such event(s) and transaction(s). 
 Section 20. Applicable Law and Consent to Jurisdiction. This Agreement and the legal
relations among the parties hereto shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of laws rules. Except with respect to any arbitration commenced by Indemnitee
pursuant to Section 12(a) of this Agreement, the Company and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (a) agree that any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be brought only in the
Delaware Court, and not in any other state or federal court in the United States of America or any court in any other country, (b) consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Court for purposes of any action or proceeding
arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, (c) consent to service of process at the address set forth in Section 18 of this Agreement with the same legal force and validity as if served upon such party personally within
the State of Delaware; (d) waive any objection to the laying of venue of any such action or proceeding in the Delaware Court, and (e) waive, and agree not to plead or to make, any claim that any such action or proceeding brought in the
Delaware Court has been brought in an improper or inconvenient forum. 
 Section 21. Counterparts. This Agreement may be
executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Only one such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforceability
is sought needs to be produced to evidence the existence of this Agreement. 
 Section 22. Third-Party Beneficiaries. The
Sponsor Entities are intended third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement and shall have all of the rights afforded to Indemnitee under this Agreement. 

Section 23. Miscellaneous. Use of the masculine pronoun shall be deemed to include usage of the feminine pronoun where
appropriate. The headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction thereof. 

[Signature page follows.] 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first written
above. 
  

			
	NINE ENERGY SERVICE, INC.
		
	By:	 	 
	Name:	 	 
	Title:	 	 
	
	INDEMNITEE
		
	By:	 	 
	Name:	 	 
	Title:	 	 
	 Address:
	 	 
	 
	 Fax:
	 	 
	 E-mail:
	 	 

  
 Signature Page to
Indemnification AgreementExhibit

Exhibit 10.1

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.
2017 Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement

This certifies that Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (the “Company”) has granted to 
Name
(the “Participant”) an award of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units (“PSUs”) representing the right to receive a like number of shares (“Shares”) of Advance Auto Parts, Inc. Common Stock, $.0001 par value per share ( “Common Stock”), as indicated in the terms outlined below, subject to certain restrictions and on the terms and conditions contained in this Award Agreement (“Agreement”) and the Advance Auto Parts, Inc. 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).  In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Plan and this Agreement, the terms of the Plan shall govern.  Any terms not defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Plan.
		
	1.
	 Grant of PSUs:  As specified below, on the Award Date the following award of PSUs (at Target Level)  (the “Target Award”) has been granted to the Participant:

	
		
	Award Date
	Number of PSUs Granted 
(at Target Level)

	Grant Date
	##

		
	2.
	Vesting:  Subject to the remaining provisions of this award:

The Participant’s PSUs may vest, in an amount up to the maximum vesting PSUs (defined below) on the Performance Vesting Date, subject to continued employment or other association with the Company through that date and except as otherwise provided in Section 3 of this Agreement.  The number of PSUs that may vest will be determined in accordance with the following rules, subject to certification by the Committee of the Company’s Comparable Store Sales, Return on Invested Capital (“ROIC”), and Relative Total Shareholder Return (“Relative TSR”) for the applicable Performance Period, each as defined in this Section 2. For Comparable Store Sales and ROIC, the applicable Performance Period shall be the 2017 through 2019 fiscal years, and for Relative TSR the applicable Performance Period shall be the three-year period commencing on the Award Date and ending on the day prior to the third anniversary of the Award Date.  
		
	a.
	A designated portion of the Participant’s PSUs may vest based upon the Company’s average annual Comparable Store Sales growth over the applicable Performance Period, calculated in a manner consistent with the Company’s current Comparable Store Sales policy, according to the schedule established by the Committee as shown in Exhibit 1 to this Agreement.  If the Company achieves target level performance, the payout amount shall be the Number of Shares to Vest (at Target Level) listed in this Section 2.  Payout amounts based on performance results between threshold and maximum levels will be determined using straight line interpolation between specified points of performance.  If the Company’s average annual Comparable Stores Sales growth over the applicable Performance Period is less than the threshold level of Comparable Store Sales growth set forth in Exhibit 1 to this Agreement, no PSUs based on Comparable Store Sales growth will vest. 

		
	b.
	A designated portion of the Participant’s PSUs may vest based upon the Company’s Cumulative ROIC performance during the applicable Performance Period, according to the schedule established by the Committee as shown in Exhibit 1 to this Agreement.  If the Company achieves target level performance, the payout amount shall be the Number of Shares to Vest (at Target Level) listed in this Section 2.  Payout amounts based on performance results between the threshold and maximum levels will be determined using straight line interpolation between specified points of performance.  If the Company’s average annual Comparable Stores Sales growth over applicable Performance Period is less than the threshold level of Comparable Store Sales growth set forth in Exhibit 1 to this Agreement, no PSUs based on the Company’s Cumulative ROIC will vest.

The Company’s Cumulative ROIC shall be calculated as a percentage by dividing the Company’s After-tax Operating Earnings by the Company’s Total Invested Capital as follows:
	
					
	After-Tax Operating Earnings (Year 1)
	+
	After-Tax Operating Earnings (Year 2)
	+
	After-Tax Operating Earnings (Year 3)

	Divided By...

	Total Invested Capital 
(Year 1)
	+
	Total Invested Capital 
(Year 2)
	+
	Total Invested Capital (Year 3)

For purposes of this performance measure:
		
	•
	“After-tax Operating Earnings” shall mean the sum of the Company’s Net Income plus After-tax Other, net  (including interest expense and other income (expense), net) plus  After-tax rent expense: and

		
	•
	“Total Invested Capital” shall mean the sum of Average assets less Average liabilities (excluding debt), calculated as the average of the beginning and ending amounts for the fiscal year, plus Capitalized lease obligation, calculated as six times rent expense , 

c.    A designated portion of the Participant’s PSUs may vest based upon the Company’s Relative TSR for the applicable Performance Period, relative to the peer group established by the Committee for review of 2017 pay opportunities (as disclosed in the Company’s 2017 Proxy Statement and listed in Exhibit 1 to this Agreement).  If the Company achieves target level performance, the payout amount shall be the Number of Shares to Vest (at Target Level) listed in this Section 2.  Payout amounts based on performance results between the threshold and maximum levels will be determined using straight line interpolation between specified points of performance.  If the Company’s Relative TSR performance is less than the threshold level of Relative TSR performance set forth in Exhibit 1 to this Agreement, no PSUs based on the Company’s Relative TSR performance will vest.  If the Company’s TSR results are negative during the applicable Performance Period, PSUs based on Relative TSR will not vest at more than 100% of the target level.  Any PSUs that may vest based on the Company’s Relative TSR performance will be converted to Deferred Share Units (“DSUs”) as of the Performance Vesting Date and will be required to be held for one year following the Performance Vesting Date.
The Participant’s “Maximum Vesting PSUs” is 200% of the number of PSUs indicated above in the box labeled “Number of PSUs to Vest (at Target Level).”  
		
	3.
	Termination of Service:  If, prior to the Performance Vesting Date, the Participant’s employment or other association with the Company and its affiliates ends for any reason, the Participant’s rights to unvested PSUs shall be immediately and irrevocably forfeited, except as follows:

		
	a.
	Retirement:  If termination of employment or other affiliation is on account of Retirement (as defined below), then the Participant’s PSUs will vest on the Performance Vesting Date on a pro-rata basis for the number of full months worked during the applicable Performance Period and based on the actual level of achievement of the Performance criteria outlined in this Agreement. “Retirement” is defined as:

		
	1.
	Age:  55 years of age; AND

		
	2.
	Tenure:  10 years of service, of which the last 3 must be consecutive years with the Company, provided further that in the event the Participant came to be employed by the Company in conjunction with or as a result of a merger with or acquisition by the Company and received any service credit as a result of previous employment, the last three consecutive years of service must occur following the effective date of such merger or acquisition.  

		
	3.
	If, after termination of the Participant’s employment or other association with the Company on account of Retirement and prior to the third anniversary of the Award Date, you are employed in any capacity by AutoZone, Inc., O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. or Genuine Parts Company and/or NAPA Auto Parts, any RSUs that have not vested as of the date of such employment shall be immediately and irrevocably forfeited.

		
	b.
	Disability:  if termination of employment or other affiliation is on account of Disability, then the Participant’s PSUs will vest on the Performance Vesting Date on a pro-rata basis for the number of full months worked during the applicable Performance Period and based on the actual level of achievement of the Performance criteria set forth in this Agreement.  For the purposes of this Award, “Disability” is defined as having become disabled within the meaning of Section 22 (e) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code (or, if applicable, as defined in your Employment Agreement or Loyalty Agreement with the Company in effect as of the date of this Award Agreement). 

		
	c.
	Death:  If termination of employment or other affiliation is on the account of the Participant’s death, then PSUs will vest on the Performance Vesting Date on a pro-rata basis for the number of full months worked during the applicable Performance Period and based on the actual level of achievement of the Performance criteria set forth in this Agreement.

		
	d.
	Termination by the Company other than for Due Cause:

		
	i.
	For SVPs: Termination by the Company other than for Due Cause .If your employment or other association is terminated prior to the Performance Vesting Date by the Company other than for Due Cause, as that term is defined in your Loyalty Agreement, your PSUs will vest on the Performance Vesting Date on a pro-rata basis for the number of full months worked during the applicable Performance Period and in accordance with the Performance criteria set forth in this Agreement.

		
	ii.
	For CEO/EVPs: Termination by the Company other than for Due Cause, Resignation from Employment for Good Reason.  If your employment or other association is terminated prior to the Performance Vesting Date by the Company other than for Due Cause, or by you for Good Reason, as those terms are defined in your Employment Agreement, your PSUs will vest on the Performance Vesting Date on a pro-rata basis for the number of full months worked during the applicable Performance Period and in accordance with the Performance criteria set forth in this Agreement.

		
	4.
	Change in Control:  Upon a Change in Control, the Company will determine the number of PSUs that are earned based on the actual level of achievement of the Performance criteria outlined in this Agreement through the Change in Control date and any portion of the PSUs not earned will be forfeited.  Following this determination, the earned PSUs will vest based on the Participant’s continued service with the Company through the original Performance Vesting Date- in the event the successor organization assumes, converts or replaces the awards.  Any portion of the Participant’s earned PSUs (as determined pursuant to this Section 4) that have not yet vested  will vest immediately: 

		
	a.
	on the Change in Control date in the event that the successor organization does not assume, convert, or replace the awards; or

		
	b.
	upon the termination of the Participant’s employment or other association with the Company in the event that the successor organization assumes, converts or replaces the awards, and the Participant’s employment or other association with the Company is terminated by the Company without Cause, as that term is defined in the Paricipant’s Loyalty Agreement, within 24 months of the Change in Control, or, if applicable,  by the Company without Cause or by the Participant for Good Reason as those terms are defined in the Participant’s Employment Agreement, within 24 months following the Change in Control date.  

		
	5.
	 Non-Transferability of PSUs and DSUs:  Until shares are issued with respect to the PSUs that vest or, in the case of the DSUs described in Section 2(c) of this Award, until shares are issued after the mandatory holding period has ended pursuant to Sections 1 and 2 of this Award, the PSUs or DSUs may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of or encumbered, and no attempt to transfer unvested PSUs or DSUs for which the mandatory holding period has not ended, whether voluntary or involuntary, by operation of law or otherwise, shall vest the transferee with any interest or right in or with respect to the Shares.  You may, in the manner established by the Committee, designate a beneficiary or beneficiaries to exercise your rights to receive any property distributable with respect to PSUs or DSUs upon your death.

		
	6.
	No Rights as a Stockholder.  You shall have no rights of a shareholder of the Common Stock on and after the Award Date and until the date on which the Shares are issued in accordance with Section 7 of this Agreement.   With respect to PSUs that are converted to DSUs as set forth in Section 2(c) of this Award, during the holding period you will be entitled to receive dividend equivalents to the extent that dividends are declared and paid on the Common Stock of the Company.  Except as may be provided under Section 8 of the Plan, the Company will make no adjustment for 

dividends (ordinary or extraordinary and whether in cash, securities or other property) or distributions of other rights for which the record date is prior to the Performance Vesting Date of a PSU.

		
	7.
	Issuing Shares.  Upon any of the PSUs vesting pursuant to Section 1 or 2(a) or (b) or upon the expiration of the holding period for DSUs pursuant to Section 1 or 2(c) of this Award and payment of the applicable withholding taxes pursuant to Section 11 below, the Company shall cause the shares of Common Stock to be issued in book-entry form, registered in your name.  Payment shall be made within thirty days of the vesting date but not later than March 15, 2020 for PSUs vesting pursuant to Section 1 or 2(a) or (b) or within thirty days of the expiration of the holding period for DSUs pursuant to Section 1 or 2(c), but not later than March 15, 2021.

		
	8.
	Notices.  Except as otherwise provided herein, all notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Award shall be in writing, and if by telecopy, shall be deemed to have been validly served, given or delivered when sent, or if by personal delivery or messenger or courier service, shall be deemed to have been validly served, given or delivered upon actual delivery (but in no event may notice be given by deposit in the United States mail), at the following addresses, telephone and facsimile numbers (or such other address(es), telephone and facsimile numbers a party may designate for itself by like notice):

		
	a.
	If to the Company:  Advance Auto Parts, Inc. located at 5008 Airport Road, Roanoke, Virginia, 24012, Attention: General Counsel or by telephone at (540) 561-1173 or telecopy at (540) 561-1448;

		
	b.
	If to you, then to your home address on record at Advance Auto Parts or your business address at Advance Auto Parts.

		
	9.
	Non-Competition: Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Company is engaged in a highly competitive business, and that by virtue of Participant’s position and responsibilities as an employee of the Company and Participant’s access to Confidential Information, engaging in a business that is directly competitive with the Company will cause it great and irreparable harm.  Accordingly, Participant agrees that for a period of one (1) year after separation of his/her employment with the Company, whether such separation is voluntary or involuntary, Participant shall not, on his/her own behalf or on another’s behalf, (a) accept employment by or provide services for a Restricted Company, as that term is defined in Participant’s applicable Loyalty Agreement or Employment Agreement, in any capacity, role or position with substantially the same or similar duties as Participant performed during Participant’s employment with the Company; (b)  provide services, including consulting or contractor services for or on behalf of a Restricted Company , as that term is defined in Participant’s applicable Loyalty Agreement or Employment Agreement, which are the same or substantially similar as the duties Participant performed during Participant’s employment with the Company; or (c) provide services, including consulting or contractor services which would be directly or indirectly competitive with the Company. Participant understands that the business of the Company and Participant’s responsibilities on behalf of the Company have been nationwide and companywide in scope.  Accordingly, Participant agrees that this restriction will apply anywhere within the United States, including its territories and possessions, including but not limited to, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, and Canada, including its territories and possessions.  In the event this territory is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be overbroad, the Territory may be reduced to any combination of the following which the Court deems reasonable:  The Continental United States; The states of: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.  

		
	a.
	For purposes of this Agreement, “Confidential Information” means any proprietary information prepared or maintained in any format, including personnel information or data of Advance, technical data, trade secrets or know-how in which Advance or its Related Entities have an interest, including, but not limited to, business records, contracts, research, product or service plans, products, services, customer lists and customers (including, but not limited to, vendors to Advance or its Related Entities on whom Employee called, with whom Employee dealt or with whom Employee became acquainted during the term of Employee’s employment), pricing data, costs, markets, expansion plans, summaries, marketing and other business strategies, software, developments, inventions, processes, formulas, technology, designs, drawings, engineering, hardware configuration or marketing, financial or other business information obtained by Employee or disclosed to Employee by Advance or its Related Entities or any other person or entity during the term of Employee’s employment with Advance either directly or indirectly electronically, in writing, orally, by drawings, by observation of services, systems or other aspects of the business of Advance or its 

Related Entities or otherwise.  Confidential Information does not include information that: (A) was available to the public prior to the time of disclosure; or (B) becomes available to the public through no act or omission of Employee.

		
	b.
	Nothing in this Award Agreement shall prohibit or restrict Participant from lawfully (A) initiating communications directly with, cooperating with, providing information to, causing information to be provided to, or otherwise assisting in an investigation by other governmental or regulatory agency, entity, or official(s) or self-regulatory organization (collectively, “Governmental Authorities”) regarding a possible violation of any law, rule, or regulation; (B) responding to any inquiry or legal process directed to you individually (and not directed to the Company and/or its subsidiaries) from any such Governmental Authorities, including an inquiry about the existence of this Agreement or its underlying facts or circumstances; (C) testifying, participating or otherwise assisting in an action or proceeding by any such Governmental Authorities relating to a possible violation of law; or (D) making any other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of any applicable law, rule, or regulation.  Additionally, pursuant to the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, Employee shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that: (A) is made (i) in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and (ii) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (B) is made to Employee’s attorney in relation to a lawsuit for retaliation against Employee for reporting a suspected violation of law; or (C) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal.  Nor does this Agreement require Employee to obtain prior authorization from the Company before engaging in any conduct described in this paragraph, or to notify the Company that Employee has engaged in any such conduct.  Additionally, nothing in this Award Agreement shall prohibit or restrict Participant from providing legal representation, engaging in the practice of law or any communication or contact with Participant, regardless of who initiates it, regarding any legal representation or the practice of law. 

		
	c.
	In the event that Participant violates any of the terms of this Section 10, Participant understands and agrees that in addition to the Company’s rights to obtain injunctive relief and damages for such violation, Participant shall return to the Company any shares of Common Stock received by Participant or Participant’s personal representative that vested on or after any such violation and pay to the Company in cash the amount of any proceeds received by Participant or Participant’s personal representative from the disposition or transfer of any such stock, and Participant’s unvested PSUs shall be immediately and irrevocably forfeited. 

		
	10.
	Confidentiality:  Due to the confidential information contained in this Agreement, including long-term performance measures, the Participant agrees not to disclose the terms of this Agreement to anyone other than the members of the Participant’s immediate family, Participant’s legal counsel, Participant’s accountant(s) or tax advisor(s), and/or Participant’s financial advisor(s), or as otherwise provided in Section 9 of this Agreement.  Should the details of this agreement be shared with the aforementioned, it shall be on a confidential basis.

		
	11.
	Income Tax Matters:

		
	a.
	The Company makes no representation or warranty as to the tax treatment of your receipt or vesting of the PSUs or upon your sale or other disposition of the Shares received upon vesting of your PSUs.  You should rely on your own tax advisors for such advice. In order to comply with all applicable federal or state income tax laws or regulations, the Company may take such action as it deems appropriate to ensure that all applicable federal or state payroll, withholding, income or other taxes, which are your sole and absolute responsibility, are withheld or collected from you at the time of vesting. The Company will inform you of alternative methods to settle any applicable taxes due prior to the first vesting date of your Award.

		
	b.
	For the purposes of determining when Shares otherwise issuable on account of your termination of employment or other association with Company will be issued, “termination of employment” or words of similar import, as used in this Agreement, shall mean the date as of which the Company and you reasonably anticipate that no further services will be performed by you, and shall be construed as the date that you first incur a “separation from service” for purposes of Section 409A of the Code on or following termination of employment or other association with the Company. Furthermore, if you are a “specified employee” of a public company as determined pursuant to Section 409A as of your termination of employment or other association with the Company, any Shares otherwise issuable on account of your termination of employment or other association with the Company which constitute deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 

409A of the Code and which are otherwise payable during the first six months following your termination of employment or other association with the Company shall be issued to you on the earlier of (1) the date of your death and (2) the first business day of the seventh calendar month immediately following the month in which your termination of employment or other association with the Company occurs.

		
	12.
	Miscellaneous.

		
	a.
	This Award is made under the provisions of the Plan and shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with it.  To the extent that any provision in this Award is inconsistent with the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall control.  The interpretation of the Committee of any provision of the Plan, the PSUs or this Award, and any determination with respect thereto or hereto by the Committee, shall be binding on all parties.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Award Agreement is intended to be interpreted and operated so that the payment of the benefits set forth herein either shall either be exempt from the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986  (“Code”) pursuant to the short-term deferral exception thereto; provided however that in no event shall the Company be liable to the Participant for or with respect to any taxes, penalties or interest which may be imposed upon the Participant pursuant to Code Section 409A.  To the extent that any Award granted by the Company is subject to Code Section 409A, such Award shall be subject to the terms and conditions that comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A to avoid adverse tax consequences under Code Section 409A.

		
	b.
	Nothing contained in this Agreement shall confer, intend to confer or imply any rights to an employment relationship or rights to a continued employment relationship with the Company or any Affiliate in your favor or limit the ability of the Company or an Affiliate, as the case may be, to terminate, with or without cause, in its sole and absolute discretion, your employment relationship with the Company or such Affiliate, subject to the terms of any written employment agreement to which you are a party.

		
	c.
	Neither the Plan nor this Award shall create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Company or any Affiliate and You or any other Person. To the extent that any Person acquires a right to receive payments from the Company or any Affiliate pursuant to an Award, such right shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured creditor of the Company or any Affiliate.

		
	d.
	The Company shall not be required to deliver any shares of Common Stock until the requirements of any federal or state securities laws, rules or regulations or other laws or rules (including the rules of any securities exchange) as may be determined by the Company to be applicable are satisfied.

		
	e.
	An original record of this Award and all the terms hereof, executed by the Company, is held on file by the Company. To the extent there is any conflict between the terms contained in this Award and the terms contained in the original held by the Company, the terms of the original held by the Company shall control.

		
	f.
	If any provision in this Agreement is determined to be invalid, void or unenforceable by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, which determination is not appealed or appealable for any reason whatsoever, the provision in question shall not be deemed to affect or impair the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement and such invalid or unenforceable provision or portion thereof shall be severed from the remainder of this Agreement.

		
	g.
	For any Participant who is an Executive Officer of the Company as defined in the Company’s Incentive Compensation Clawback Policy (“Clawback Policy”), this Award shall be subject to the Clawback Policy as such policy shall be adopted, and from time to time amended, by the Board or the Compensation Committee.

		
	h.
	This Award is intended to be consistent with your Employment Agreement or Loyalty Agreement with the Company, if applicable, in effect on the date first written above.  To the extent that any provision of this Award Agreement is inconsistent with the terms of such agreement with the Company in effect as of the date first written above, the provisions of this Award Agreement shall control with respect to this Award.

In Witness Whereof, this Award has been executed by the Company as of the date first above written.

ADVANCE AUTO PARTS, INC.
By:  _____________________
Natalie Schechtman
Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Accepted and agreed, including specifically but without limitation as to the treatment of this Award in accordance with the terms of the Plan and this Award notwithstanding any terms of an Employment/ Loyalty Agreement between the Company and the undersigned to the contrary:
By: ________________________                _________________________    
Electronic Signature                Acceptance Date

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