Document:

Exhibit 10.4

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

This Executive Employment
Agreement (this “Agreement”) by and between KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(“Company”), and Keefer M. Lehner (“Executive”) is entered into as of the date
hereof and shall be effective on the Effective Date (as defined below). Executive and Company shall be referred to individually
as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties” within this Agreement.

 

WHEREAS, Company, Krypton
Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Company (“Merger Sub”),
and Quintana Energy Services Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Quintana”) entered into that certain Agreement
and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which Merger Sub will be merged with and into
Quintana, with Quintana surviving the Merger as an indirect and wholly owned subsidiary of Company (the “Merger”);

 

WHEREAS, on June 15,
2019, Executive and Quintana entered into that certain Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement (the “A&R
Employment Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, Company, on
behalf of itself and Quintana, and Executive mutually desire to continue Executive’s employment with Company following the
consummation of the Merger, to terminate the A&R Employment Agreement, and to enter into this Agreement to be effective as
of the Closing Date (as defined in the Merger Agreement);

 

WHEREAS, the effective
date of this Agreement (the “Effective Date”) shall be the Closing Date; provided that the consummation
of the Merger shall be a condition precedent to the effectiveness of this Agreement, and in the event the Merger Agreement is terminated
prior to the consummation of the Merger, this Agreement shall be void and of no force or effect; and

 

WHEREAS, as of the
Effective Date this Agreement shall supersede and replace in its entirety the A&R Employment Agreement, with the terms of Executive’s
employment being set forth herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the mutual promises, covenants, representations, obligations and agreements contained herein, and for other valuable
consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:

 

1.            Term
of Employment. The “Initial Term” of Executive’s employment hereunder shall commence on the
Effective Date of this Agreement, and shall continue thereafter until the third (3rd) anniversary of the Effective Date,
unless earlier terminated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. After the expiration of the Initial Term, if not earlier
terminated, this Agreement shall automatically renew on each anniversary of the Effective Date for successive one (1) year
periods. Each such one (1) year renewal term shall be referred to as a “Renewal Term.” The period
that Executive is employed hereunder is referred to as the “Term” of this Agreement.

 

2.            Executive’s
Duties.

 

(a)            Positions.
During the Term, Executive shall serve as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (and/or in such other positions
as Company may designate from time to time, which positions may involve providing services to Company’s direct or indirect
subsidiaries, as the Parties mutually may agree) with such duties and responsibilities as may from time to time be assigned to
him by Company, provided that such duties are at all times consistent with the duties of such positions. Company and each entity
which is owned (directly or indirectly) or controlled by Company are referred to herein collectively as the “Company
Group.” Executive agrees to serve, without additional compensation, if elected or appointed to the one or more offices
or as a director of any member of the Company Group. Company and Executive hereby agree that (i) at any time and from time
to time, Company may cause any member of the Company Group to be Executive’s employer, and, subject to Section 11, any
such change in Executive’s employer shall not alter the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder; and (ii) Executive’s
employer commencing as of the Effective Date shall be QES Management LLC until such time as such employer may be changed in accordance
with clause (i) of this sentence.

 

     

     

    

 

(b)            Other
Interests. Executive agrees, during the Term, to devote his full business time, energy and best efforts to the business and
affairs of the Company Group and not to engage, directly or indirectly, in any other business or businesses, whether or not similar
to that of Company, except with the consent of the Board of Directors of Company (the “Board”). Executive
will be allowed to participate as a member of the board of directors for individual portfolio companies controlled by Quintana
Capital Group or Archer Limited and as a member of the board of directors of any non-profit organizations so long as such participation
does not (i) materially impact Executive’s ability to fulfill all of Executive’s duties for Company or (ii) create
an actual or potential conflict with the interests of Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive will be permitted to, with
the prior written consent of the Board (which consent can be withheld by the Board in its discretion), act or serve as a director,
trustee, committee member or principal of a for-profit business organization.

 

3.            Compensation.

 

(a)            Base
Compensation. For services rendered by Executive under this Agreement, Company shall pay to Executive a minimum base salary
(“Base Compensation”) at the rate of $400,000 per annum payable in accordance with Company’s customary
payroll practice for its senior executive officers, as in effect from time to time. The amount of Base Compensation shall be reviewed
periodically by the Board and may be increased from time to time as the Board may deem appropriate. References in this Agreement
to Base Compensation shall refer to Executive’s Base Compensation as so increased from time to time. Base Compensation, as
in effect at any time, may not be decreased without the prior written consent of Executive.

 

(b)            Annual
Bonus. In addition to his Base Compensation, Executive shall be eligible to receive each year during the Term, a cash incentive
payment (“Bonus”) in an amount determined by the Board based on Executive’s individual performance,
the performance of Company and performance goals established by the Board, which for 2020, shall be pro-rated for the period of
service from May 1, 2020 through and including December 31, 2020. The target Bonus shall be an amount equal to 75% of
Executive’s Base Compensation in effect at the time the Bonus is determined (“Target Bonus”). Such
Bonus, if any, shall be paid not later than March 15 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the Bonus was
earned.

 

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(c)            Equity
Compensation. During the Term, Executive shall be eligible to participate in any equity compensation arrangement or plan, including
but not limited to the KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan and any successor plans (as applicable,
and as amended from time to time, the “LTIP”), offered by Company or any member of the Company Group
to senior executives on such terms and conditions as the Board shall determine in its sole discretion. Except as provided herein,
nothing herein shall be construed to give Executive any rights to any amount or type of awards, or rights as an equity holder pursuant
to any such plan, grant or award except as provided in such award or grant to Executive provided in writing and authorized by the
Board.

 

4.          Other
Benefits.

 

(a)            Paid
Time Off. Executive shall be entitled to take up to twenty-five (25) work days as annual paid time off provided that such paid
time off time does not interfere with his duties hereunder. Such paid time off will accrue and must be taken in accordance with
Company’s paid time off policies in effect from time to time. Executive shall also be entitled to paid holidays in accordance
with Company’s policies applicable to senior executives of the Company Group as may be in effect from time to time.

 

(b)            Business
Expenses. Company shall reimburse Executive for all reasonable business expenses incurred by Executive in the performance of
his duties, which expenses will be subject to the oversight of the Board, in the normal course of business and will be compliant
with the applicable reimbursement policy of Company. It is understood that Executive is authorized to incur reasonable business
expenses for promoting the business of Company, including reasonable expenditures for travel, lodging, meals and client or business
associate entertainment. Request for reimbursement for such expenses must be accompanied by appropriate documentation.

 

(c)            Automobile.
During the Term, Executive shall receive an automobile allowance of $1,200 per month, payable in accordance with Company policy
as established from time to time.

 

(d)            Benefits.
During the Term, Executive shall be entitled to participate in or receive benefits under any life or disability insurance, health,
pension, retirement, accident, and any other employee benefit plans, programs and arrangements made generally available by Company
to its senior executives, subject to and on a basis consistent with the terms, conditions and overall administration of such plans
and arrangements as may be in effect from time to time.

 

5.            Termination
and Effect on Compensation.

 

(a)            Resignation
by Executive.

 

(i)            Executive
may terminate his employment under this Agreement and resign his position(s) with Company at any time, for any reason whatsoever,
or for no reason, in Executive’s sole discretion, by delivering a Notice of Termination (defined in Section 5(e) below)
providing thirty (30) days’ advance notice of termination (the “Notice Period”). In the event of
such termination, except as otherwise provided below, Executive shall not be entitled to further compensation pursuant to this
Agreement except: (A) as may be provided by the terms of any benefit plans of Company or any member of the Company Group in
which Executive may be a participant, and the terms of any outstanding equity-based awards, (B) for Base Compensation accrued
but unpaid through the Date of Termination (defined in Section 5(f) below), and (C) reimbursement of business expenses
properly incurred but unreimbursed (to the extent reimbursable) prior to the Date of Termination. Company retains the discretion
to use or decline use of Executive’s services through the Notice Period but retains the obligation to pay Executive’s
Base Compensation through the Notice Period.

 

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(ii)            Notwithstanding
the provisions of Section 5(a)(i), in the event that Executive terminates this Agreement by resigning for Good Reason (defined
below), in addition to all accrued but unpaid Base Compensation for services provided through the Date of Termination, the pro-rata
value of Executive’s Target Bonus for the current calendar year through the Date of Termination (for 2020, based on the number
of days served between May 1, 2020 through the Date of Termination divided by 245), and payment for the value of any accrued,
unused paid time off then-existing as of the Date of Termination, (A) Company shall pay Executive (x) an amount equal
to one and one-half times Executive’s Base Compensation, payable on Company’s first regular pay date that is on or
after the 60th day following the Date of Termination and (y) an amount equal to one and one-half times Executive’s
Target Bonus for the calendar year in which the Date of Termination occurs, in either case, payable in four substantially equal
installments, with the first such installment paid on Company’s first regular pay date that is on or after the 60th
day following the Date of Termination and the three remaining installments paid on the last regular pay date of each of the three
calendar quarters immediately following the calendar quarter that includes the Date of Termination and (B) for the period
beginning on the Date of Termination and ending on the date that is 18 months after the Date of Termination, Company shall reimburse
Executive for the premiums that Executive pays pursuant to the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 and/or sections
601 through 608 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (collectively, “COBRA”) to continue
coverage in the health, dental and vision insurance plans sponsored by Company in which Executive and Executive’s dependents
participated immediately prior to the Date of Termination (each such premium being a “COBRA Premium”);
provided, however, that in order to receive a COBRA Premium reimbursement, Executive must timely elect COBRA continuation coverage,
pay the applicable COBRA Premium and provide Company with evidence satisfactory to Company of Executive’s having paid the
COBRA Premium within 30 days of having paid such COBRA Premium; provided, further, however, that no COBRA Premium reimbursement
shall be payable if such reimbursement could reasonably be expected to subject Company or any member of the Company Group to sanctions
imposed pursuant to Section 2716 of the Public Health Service Act and the related regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder
(collectively, including any successor statute, the “PHSA”). Each COBRA Premium reimbursement shall be
provided to Executive by Company within 30 days of its receipt of such evidence of the COBRA Premium payment; provided, further,
however, that Company shall have no obligation to provide Executive the COBRA Premium reimbursement for any period in which Executive
is eligible to participate in a group medical plan sponsored by any other employer. Executive agrees and understands that the payment
of any COBRA Premium will remain Executive’s sole responsibility. Collectively, the payments provided under this Section shall
be referred to as the “Good Reason Separation Package.”

 

For purposes of this Agreement, “Good
Reason” shall mean (1) the material breach of any of Company’s obligations under this Agreement without
Executive’s written consent; (2) the change of Executive’s title or the assignment to Executive of any duties
that materially adversely alter the nature or status of Executive’s office, title, and responsibilities, including reporting
responsibilities, or action by Company that results in the material diminution of Executive’s position, duties or authorities,
from those in effect immediately prior to such change in title, assignment or action, in each case, without Executive’s written
consent; or (3) in the event that Executive and Company cannot agree on a relocation package, the relocation of Company’s
principal executive offices, or Company’s requiring Executive to relocate, anywhere outside the greater Houston, Texas metropolitan
area, except for required travel on Company’s business to an extent substantially consistent with Executive’s obligations
under this Agreement. To constitute Good Reason, Executive is required to provide notice to Company of the existence of the conditions
constituting Good Reason within a period not to exceed ninety (90) days from the initial existence of the condition and Company
must be provided a period of at least thirty (30) days during which it may remedy the condition. For the avoidance of doubt, the
assignment to Executive of any duties that materially adversely alter the nature or status of Executive’s office, title,
and responsibilities, including reporting responsibilities, or action by Company that results in the material diminution of Executive’s
position, duties or authorities, in each case, from those in effect immediately prior to the Closing Date, without Executive’s
written consent, shall constitute Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement.

 

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(b)            Death
of Executive. If Executive dies during the term of this Agreement, in addition to accrued but unpaid Base Compensation for
services provided through the Date of Termination (defined in Section 5(f) below), the pro-rata value of Executive’s
Target Bonus for the current calendar year through the Date of Termination (for 2020, based on the number of days served between
May 1, 2020 through the Date of Termination divided by 245), and payment for the value of any accrued, unused paid time off
then-existing as of the Date of Termination, Company will be obligated to continue for twelve (12) months after the Date of Termination
to pay the Base Compensation payments under Section 3(a) of this Agreement (such continuation payments are referred to
herein as the “Death Benefit Package”). Company may thereafter terminate this Agreement without additional
compensation to Executive’s estate except to the extent this Agreement or any plan or arrangement of Company provides for
vested benefits or continuation of benefits beyond termination of Executive’s employment.

 

(c)            Disability
of Executive. If Executive shall have been absent from the full-time performance of Executive’s duties with Company for
180 business days during any twelve-month period as a result of Executive’s incapacity due to accident, physical or mental
illness, or other circumstance which renders him mentally or physically incapable of performing the duties and services required
of him hereunder on a full-time basis as determined by Executive’s physician (“Disability”), Executive’s
employment may be terminated by Company for Disability. If Executive’s employment is terminated for Disability, in addition
to accrued but unpaid Base Compensation for services provided through the Date of Termination (defined in Section 5(f) below),
the pro-rata value of Executive’s Target Bonus for the current calendar year through the Date of Termination (for 2020, based
on the number of days served between May 1, 2020 through the Date of Termination divided by 245), and payment for the value
of any accrued, unused paid time off then-existing as of the Date of Termination, Executive shall be eligible to receive the Without
Cause Separation Package defined in Section 5(d)(i).

 

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(d)            Other
Terminations.

 

(i)            By
Company for Reason Other Than Cause. Company may terminate this Agreement and Executive’s employment for any reason whatsoever,
or for no reason, in Company’s sole discretion by providing a Notice of Termination (as defined in Section 5(e) below).
For purposes of this Agreement, acceptance by Company of Executive’s resignation upon Company’s request or by mutual
agreement shall be deemed to be a termination by Company according to this Section 5(d)(i). In the event that Executive’s
employment is terminated by Company for any reason other than Cause (defined in Section 5(d)(ii) below) and not due to
Executive’s death or Disability, then in addition to accrued but unpaid Base Compensation for services provided through the
Date of Termination (defined in Section 5(f) below), the pro-rata value of Executive’s Target Bonus for the current
calendar year through the Date of Termination (for 2020, based on the number of days served between May 1, 2020 through the
Date of Termination divided by 245), and payment for the value of any accrued, unused paid time off then-existing as of the Date
of Termination, (A) Company shall pay Executive (x) a lump sum equal to one and one-half times Executive’s Base
Compensation, payable on Company’s first regular pay date that is on or after the 60th day following the Date
of Termination and (y) an amount equal to one and one-half times Executive’s Target Bonus for the calendar year in which
the Date of Termination occurs, in either case, payable in four substantially equal installments, with the first such installment
paid on Company’s first regular pay date that is on or after the 60th day following the Date of Termination and
the three remaining installments paid on the last business day of each of the three calendar quarters immediately following the
calendar quarter that includes the Date of Termination and (B) for the period beginning on the Date of Termination and ending
on the date that is 18 months after the Date of Termination, Company shall reimburse Executive for the COBRA Premium (as defined
above); provided, however, that in order to receive a COBRA Premium reimbursement, Executive must timely elect COBRA continuation
coverage, pay the applicable COBRA Premium and provide Company with evidence satisfactory to Company of Executive’s having
paid the COBRA Premium within 30 days of having paid such COBRA Premium; provided, further, however, that no COBRA Premium reimbursement
shall be payable if such reimbursement could reasonably be expected to subject Company or any member of the Company Group to sanctions
imposed pursuant to Section 2716 of the PHSA. Each COBRA Premium reimbursement shall be provided to Executive by Company within
30 days of its receipt of such evidence of the COBRA Premium payment; provided, further, however, that Company shall have no obligation
to provide Executive the COBRA Premium reimbursement for any period in which Executive is eligible to participate in a group medical
plan sponsored by any other employer. Executive agrees and understands that the payment of any COBRA Premium will remain Executive’s
sole responsibility. Collectively, the payments made under this Section shall be referred to as the “Without Cause
Separation Package.”

 

(ii)            By
Company for Cause. Company may terminate this Agreement and Executive’s employment at any time for Cause. Notwithstanding
the foregoing provisions of this Section 5, in the event Executive’s employment is terminated because of Cause, Company
shall have no obligations pursuant to this Agreement after the Date of Termination other than for Base Compensation accrued but
unpaid through the Date of Termination (defined by Section 5(f) below) and reimbursement of business expenses properly
incurred but unreimbursed (to the extent reimbursable) prior to Date of Termination. For purposes herein, “Cause”
means (A) Executive’s gross negligence, gross neglect or willful misconduct in the performance of the duties required
hereunder that results in a material adverse effect on Company, (B) Executive’s conviction for, deferred adjudication
of, or plea of no contest or nolo contendere to a felony, or (C) Executive’s material breach of any material provision
of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to any termination for Cause under clauses (A) or (C) of the
preceding sentence, (X) Company must provide Executive with reasonable notice of not less than ten (10) business days
detailing the failure or conduct on which the termination is to be based, (Y) Company must provide Executive a reasonable
opportunity to cure such failure or conduct, and (Z) after such notice and an opportunity to cure, the Board must reasonably
determine that Executive has not cured such failure or conduct. Executive shall not be deemed to have been terminated for Cause
unless and until Executive has been provided an opportunity to be heard in person by the Board (with the assistance of Executive’s
counsel if Executive so desires) on at least five business days’ advance notice, and the Board must unanimously approve the
termination of Executive for Cause.

 

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(iii)            After
a Change in Control. If Executive terminates his employment with Good Reason or Company terminates Executive’s employment
without Cause (and not due to Executive’s death or Disability) within twelve (12) months following a Change in Control (as
defined below), then in addition to accrued but unpaid Base Compensation for services provided through the Date of Termination
(defined in Section 5(f) below), the pro-rata value of Executive’s Target Bonus for the current calendar year through
the Date of Termination (for 2020, based on the number of days served between May 1, 2020 through the Date of Termination
divided by 245), and payment for the value of any accrued, unused paid time off then-existing as of the Date of Termination, and
in lieu of the Without Cause Separation Package or Good Reason Separation Package to which Executive would otherwise be entitled
pursuant to Section 5(d)(i) or Section 5(a)(ii), (A) Company shall pay Executive (x) a lump sum equal
to two times Executive’s Base Compensation, payable on Company’s first regular pay date that is on or after the 60th
day following the Date of Termination and (y) an amount equal to two times the Target Bonus for the calendar year in which
the Date of Termination occurs, payable in four substantially equal installments with the first such installment paid on Company’s
first regular pay date that is on or after the 60th day following the Date of Termination and the three remaining installments
paid in each of the three calendar quarters immediately following the calendar quarter that includes the Date of Termination and
(B) for the period beginning on the Date of Termination and ending on the date that is 18 months after the Date of Termination,
Company shall reimburse Executive for the COBRA Premium; provided, however, that in order to receive a COBRA Premium reimbursement,
Executive must timely elect COBRA continuation coverage, pay the applicable COBRA Premium and provide Company with evidence satisfactory
to Company of Executive’s having paid the COBRA Premium within 30 days of having paid such COBRA Premium; provided, further,
however, that no COBRA Premium reimbursement shall be payable if such reimbursement could reasonably be expected to subject Company
or any member of the Company Group to sanctions imposed pursuant to Section 2716 of the PHSA. Each COBRA Premium reimbursement
shall be provided to Executive by Company within 30 days of its receipt of such evidence of the COBRA Premium payment; provided,
further, however, that Company shall have no obligation to provide Executive the COBRA Premium reimbursement for any period in
which Executive is eligible to participate in a group medical plan sponsored by any other employer. Executive agrees and understands
that the payment of any COBRA Premium will remain Executive’s sole responsibility. Collectively, the payments made under
this Section shall be referred to as the “CIC Separation Package.” For the avoidance of doubt, if
Executive’s employment is not terminated by Executive with Good Reason or by Company without Cause (and not due to Executive’s
death or Disability) within twelve (12) months following a Change in Control, then Executive shall no longer be eligible to receive
the CIC Separation Package with respect to such Change in Control but shall remain eligible to receive the Without Cause Separation
Package or Good Reason Separation Package pursuant to Section 5(d)(i) or Section 5(a)(ii) or, if in the future
Executive’s employment is terminated by Executive with Good Reason or by Company without Cause (and not due to Executive’s
death or Disability) within twelve (12) months following the occurrence of a subsequent Change in Control, Executive shall again
be eligible to receive the CIC Separation Package.

 

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For purposes of this Agreement, the term
“Change in Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events: (i) any individual, entity
or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the “Exchange Act”)) becomes, directly or indirectly, the “beneficial owner” (as determined
pursuant to Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act), by way of acquisition, transfer, merger, consolidation, recapitalization,
reorganization or otherwise, of more than 50% of either (a) the then-outstanding shares of Company’s common stock (“Stock”)
or (b) securities of Company representing the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities of Company entitled
to vote generally in the election of directors; or (ii) the consummation of a sale or other disposition of assets of Company
having a gross fair market value of 50% or more of the total gross fair market value of all of the consolidated assets of the Company
Group (other than such a sale or disposition immediately after which such assets are owned directly or indirectly by the owners
of Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of Stock immediately prior to such sale or disposition). The
Parties agree that the Merger shall constitute a Change in Control for purposes of this Agreement.

 

(e)            Notice
of Termination. Any purported termination of Executive’s employment by Company or by Executive and any purported termination
of this Agreement shall be communicated by written notice of termination (“Notice of Termination”) to
the other Party hereto in accordance with Section 9 hereof. Notice of Termination shall include the effective Date of Termination
(defined in Section 5(f)) of this Agreement. Any Notice of Termination shall be deemed to also be Executive’s resignation
as director and/or officer of any member of the Company Group. Executive agrees to execute any and all documentation of such resignations
upon request by Company, but he shall be treated for all purposes as having so resigned upon the Date of Termination, regardless
of when or whether he executes any such documentation.

 

(f)            Date
of Termination. “Date of Termination” shall mean in the case of Executive’s death, his date
of death, and in all other cases, the date specified in the Notice of Termination as the effective date on which this Agreement
shall be terminated, provided that the Date of Termination shall occur on the date on which Executive incurs a “separation
from service” within the meaning of Section 409A if such date is different than the date specified in the Notice of
Termination.

 

(g)            No
Duty to Mitigate. Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment or benefit provided for in this Agreement
by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor, shall the amount of any payment or benefit provided for in this Agreement be reduced
by any compensation or benefit earned by Executive as a result of employment by another employer, self-employment earnings, by
retirement benefits, by offset against any amount claimed to be owing by Executive to Company, or otherwise.

 

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(h)            Reimbursements
for Expenses. Company shall reimburse Executive for business expenses properly incurred prior to the Date of Termination, regardless
of the circumstances of termination, and in accordance with Company’s reimbursement policy.

 

(i)             Release.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement to the contrary, Executive shall be eligible to receive the Good Reason Separation
Package, the Without Cause Separation Package, the CIC Separation Package, or the Death Benefit Package payments pursuant to Section 5(b) (each
referred to individually as a “Separation Package”) only if Executive (or, following Executive’s
death, Executive’s estate) has executed and not revoked a release of all claims in a form acceptable to Company (the “Release”),
which Release shall release Company, each member of the Company Group and their respective affiliates, and the foregoing entities’
respective shareholders, members, partners, officers, managers, directors, fiduciaries, employees, representatives, agents and
benefit plans (and fiduciaries of such plans) (collectively referred to as the “Released Parties”) from
any and all claims, including any and all causes of action arising out of Executive’s employment with Company, any member
of the Company Group or any of their respective affiliates or the termination of such employment, but excluding all claims to any
Separation Package (or portion thereof) that Executive may have, any claims with respect to any vested benefits, indemnification
rights Executive had for any actions or omissions occurring while employed by Company, any claims Executive may have for worker’s
compensation benefits, and any other claims against any third party not included amongst the Released Parties. To be entitled to
receive a Separation Package, the time period during which Executive can revoke the Release must expire before the sixtieth (60th)
day after the Date of Termination. Unless and until Executive has executed and not revoked a Release and the time period during
which Executive can revoke the Release has expired, Executive shall have no right to receive a Separation Package. If Executive
has not executed without revoking a Release and the time period during which Executive can revoke the Release has not expired before
the sixtieth (60th) day after the Date of Termination, Executive shall immediately forfeit his rights to a Separation
Package. For purposes of this Section 5(i), the term "Executive" shall include Executive’s estate, in the
event of Executive’s death.

 

(j)             Compliance
with Section 409A. It is the intention of both Company and Executive that the benefits and rights to which Executive could
be entitled pursuant to this Agreement comply with or are exempt from Section 409A of the Code and the Treasury Regulations
and other guidance promulgated or issued thereunder (“Section 409A”), to the extent that the requirements
of Section 409A are applicable thereto, and the provisions of this Agreement shall be construed in a manner consistent with
that intention. If any benefits or rights constitute “nonqualified deferred compensation” under Section 409A,
then the nonqualified deferred compensation shall be subject to the following additional requirements, if and to the extent required
to comply with Section 409A:

 

(i)            Neither
Company nor Executive, individually or in combination, may accelerate any payment or benefit that is subject to Section 409A,
except in compliance with Section 409A and the provisions of this Agreement, and no amount that is subject to Section 409A
shall be paid prior to the earliest date on which it may be paid without violating Section 409A.

 

(ii)           For
purposes of the foregoing, the terms used within this Section 5(j) have the same meanings as those terms have for purposes
of Section 409A, and the limitations set forth herein shall be applied in such manner (and only to the extent) as shall be
necessary to comply with any requirements of Section 409A that are applicable to the deferred compensation.

 

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(iii)          For
purposes of applying the provisions of Section 409A to this Agreement, and to the extent permissible under Section 409A,
each installment payment and each separately identified amount to which Executive is entitled under this Agreement shall, in each
case, be treated as a separate payment.

 

(iv)          Any
reimbursements by Company to Executive of any eligible expenses under this Agreement that are not excludable from Executive’s
income for Federal income tax purposes (the “Taxable Reimbursements”) shall be made by no later than
the last day of Executive’s taxable year immediately following the year in which the expense was incurred. The amount of
any Taxable Reimbursements, and the value of any in-kind benefits to be provided to Executive, during any taxable year of Executive
shall not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits to be provided, in any other taxable year of Executive.
The right to Taxable Reimbursement, or in-kind benefits, shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.

 

(v)          If
Executive or Company believes, at any time, that any such benefit or right that is subject to Section 409A does not so comply,
the concerned Party shall promptly advise the other and both Parties shall negotiate reasonably and in good faith to amend the
terms of such benefits and rights such that they comply with Section 409A (with the most limited possible economic effect
on Executive and on Company). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Company makes no representations that the payments and benefits provided
under this Agreement comply with Section 409A and in no event shall Company be liable for all or any portion of the taxes,
penalties, interest or other expenses that may be incurred by Executive on account of non-compliance with Section 409A.

 

(vi)         Without
limiting the foregoing and notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, to the extent required in order to avoid
accelerated taxation and/or tax penalties under Section 409A, amounts that would otherwise be payable and benefits that would
otherwise be provided pursuant to this Agreement or any other arrangement between Executive and Company during the six-month period
immediately following Executive’s separation from service shall instead be paid on the first business day after the date
that is six months following Executive’s separation from service (or, if earlier, Executive’s date of death).

 

6.            Restrictive
Covenants.

 

(a)            General.
The Parties acknowledge that during the Term, Company shall disclose to Executive or provide Executive with access to trade secrets
or confidential information of Company or the other members of the Company Group, and Company may place Executive in a position
to develop business goodwill on behalf of Company or the members of the Company Group or entrust Executive with business opportunities
of Company or the members of the Company Group. As a condition of Executive’s receipt of Confidential Information and employment
hereunder, and in order to protect the trade secrets and Confidential Information of Company and the other members of the Company
Group that have been and will in the future be disclosed or entrusted to Executive, the business goodwill of Company and the other
members of the Company Group that have been and will in the future be developed in Executive, or the business opportunities that
have been and will in the future be disclosed or entrusted to Executive by Company and the other members of the Company Group;
and as an additional incentive for Company to enter into this Agreement, Company and Executive agree to the following obligations
relating to unauthorized disclosures, non-competition and non-solicitation.

 

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(b)            Confidential
Information; Unauthorized Disclosure. Executive shall not, whether during the period of his employment hereunder or thereafter,
without the written consent of the Board or a person authorized thereby, disclose to any person, other than an executive of Company
or a person to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary or appropriate in connection with the performance by Executive of his duties
as an executive of Company, any Confidential Information obtained by him while in the employ of Company with respect to Company’s
business. Subject to the exclusions below, as used in this Agreement “Confidential Information” means
data or information in any form, regardless of whether or not marked “confidential” or “proprietary” (1) which
concerns, relates to, or comes from the business activities, business methods, products, services, relationships, research, or
business development of Company or another member of the Company Group; (2) which Executive received, designed, compiled,
produced, used, generated or otherwise became aware of as a result of his employment or engagement with Company or any other member
of the Company Group; and (3) which is not generally known to the public. The parties agree that “Confidential Information”
specifically includes, but is not limited to, trade secrets (as defined by Texas and federal law) of Company or another member
of the Company Group and the following kinds of information and data (to the extent not generally known to the public): (i) information
about the customers and prospective customers (such as customer and prospective customer identities, contact information, preferences,
needs, requirements, specifications, proposals, contracts, financial information, and historic purchasing patterns, and information
about Company’s or its Affiliates’ provision of products and services to each customer) of Company or another member
of the Company Group; (ii) non-public information about the products and service techniques of Company or any other member
of the Company Group; (iii) the computer systems and software developed by Company or another member of the Company Group
or their respective agents for use by of Company or another member of the Company Group; (iv) non-public information about
the business methods (such as sales methods, business processes, training manuals and methods, research and development work, purchasing
information and contracts, and new ideas made or conceived by employees or agents) of Company or another member of the Company
Group; (v)  financial information (such as pricing and bidding formulas, financial projections, budgets, analyses, accounting
data, and financing information) of Company or another member of the Company Group; (vi) information about the business plans
and strategies (such as marketing plans, opportunities for new or developing business, products, services, or markets, and information
about new business partnerships or distributorship arrangements) of Company or another member of the Company Group; (vii) private
personnel information (including employee social security numbers and medical records); (viii) communications between Company
or other members of the Company Group and their respective attorneys; (ix) information provided to Company or another member
of the Company Group with an expectation of confidentiality or which is subject to non-disclosure obligations (such as information
shared in confidence by a customer or supplier); and (x) information marked “confidential” or “proprietary”
by Company or another member of the Company Group. “Confidential Information” does not include general knowledge and
skills used throughout the energy industry or any information which Executive may be required to disclose by any applicable law,
order, or judicial or administrative proceeding. In no event shall an asserted violation of the provisions of this Section constitute
a basis for deferring or withholding any amounts payable to Executive under this Agreement. Within fourteen (14) days after the
termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, Executive shall return to Company all documents and other tangible
items containing Company or other Company Group information which are in Executive’s possession, custody or control. Executive
agrees that all Confidential Information exclusively belongs to Company, the other members of the Company Group or their designated
affiliate, and that any work of authorship relating to Company’s business, products or services, whether such work is created
solely by Executive or jointly with others, and whether or not such work is Confidential Information, shall be deemed exclusively
belonging to Company, the other members of the Company Group or their designated affiliate.

 

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(c)            Permitted
Disclosures. Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit or restrict Executive from lawfully (i) initiating communications
directly with, cooperating with, providing information to, causing information to be provided to, or otherwise assisting in an
investigation by any governmental or regulatory agency, entity, or official(s) (collectively, “Governmental Authorities”)
regarding a possible violation of any law; (ii) responding to any inquiry or legal process directed to Executive individually
from any such Governmental Authorities; (iii) testifying, participating or otherwise assisting in an action or proceeding
by any such Governmental Authorities relating to a possible violation of law; or (iv) making any other disclosures that are
protected under the whistleblower provisions of any applicable law. Additionally, pursuant to the federal Defend Trade Secrets
Act of 2016, Executive shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure
of a trade secret that: (x) is made (A) in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly
or indirectly, or to an attorney; and (B) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law;
or (y) is made to Executive’s attorney in relation to a lawsuit for retaliation against Executive for reporting a suspected
violation of law; or (z) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is
made under seal. Nothing in this Agreement requires Executive to obtain prior authorization from Company before engaging in any
conduct described in this paragraph, or to notify Company that Executive has engaged in any such conduct.

 

(d)            Non-Competition.
Executive covenants and agrees that during the Prohibited Period, Executive will not directly or indirectly (other than on behalf
of a member of the Company Group) engage or carry on in the Business within the Restricted Area (or with responsibilities that
relate to the Restricted Area) in any capacity in which Executive performs services or otherwise has duties that are the same as,
or are similar to, those performed by Executive for any member of the Company Group. Nothing in the foregoing Section 6(d) will
prevent Executive from owning an aggregate of not more than 1% of (i) the outstanding stock or other equity securities of
any class of any corporation or other entity engaged in the Business, if such stock or equity securities are listed on a national
securities exchange or regularly traded in the over-the-counter market by a member of a national securities exchange, so long as
neither Executive nor any of Executive’s affiliates has the power, directly or indirectly, to control or direct the management
or affairs of any such corporation or entity and is not involved in the management of such corporation or entity. The term “Prohibited
Period” means the period in which Executive is employed or engaged by any member of the Company Group and continuing
through the date that is 12 months after the date that Executive is no longer employed or engaged by any member of the Company
Group. The term “Business” means the business in which the Company Group is engaged and for which Executive
has responsibility during the period of time that Executive is providing services to any member of the Company Group, which business
includes the business of comprehensive oilfield services, including directional drilling, pressure control, pressure pumping and
wireline. The “Restricted Area” means Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania,
Texas, West Virginia and Wyoming.

 

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(e)            Non-Solicitation.
Executive covenants and agrees that during the Prohibited Period, Executive will not directly or indirectly (other than on behalf
of a member of the Company Group): (i) engage or employ, or solicit or contact with a view to the engagement or employment
of, any person who is an officer or employee of any member of the Company Group; or (ii) canvass, solicit, approach or entice
away or cause to be canvassed, solicited, approached or enticed away from the Company Group any of the Company Group’s customers
about which Executive obtained Confidential Information, with whom or which Executive had contact, or for whom or which Executive
had responsibility on behalf of any member of the Company Group.

 

(f)             Enforcement
and Reformation. It is the desire and intent of the Parties that the provisions of this Section 6 shall be enforced to
the fullest extent permissible under the laws and public policies applied in each jurisdiction in which enforcement is sought.
Accordingly, if any particular provision of this Section 6 (or part thereof) shall be adjudicated to be invalid or unenforceable,
such provision (or part thereof) shall be deemed amended to delete therefrom the portion thus adjudicated to be invalid or unenforceable.
Such deletion shall apply only with respect to the operation of such provisions (or parts thereof) of this Section 6 in the
particular jurisdiction in which such adjudication is made. In addition, if the scope of any restriction contained in this Section 6
is too broad to permit enforcement thereof to its fullest extent, then such restriction shall be enforced to the maximum extent
permitted by law, and Executive hereby consents and agrees that such scope may be judicially modified in any proceeding brought
to enforce such restriction.

 

(g)            Remedies.
In the event of a breach or threatened breach by Executive of any of the provisions of this Section 6, Executive acknowledges
that money damages would not be sufficient remedy, and Company and the other members of the Company Group shall be entitled to
specific performance, injunction and such other equitable relief as may be necessary or desirable to enforce the restrictions contained
herein. Such remedies are not exclusive, and nothing herein contained shall be construed as prohibiting Company or the other members
of the Company Group from pursuing any other remedies available for such breach or threatened breach or any other breach of this
Agreement.

 

7.            Non-exclusivity
of Rights. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or limit Executive’s continuing or future participation in any benefit,
bonus, incentive or other plan or program provided by Company or any member of the Company Group and for which Executive may qualify,
nor shall anything herein limit or otherwise adversely affect such rights as Executive may have under any stock option or other
agreements with Company or any member of the Company Group.

 

8.            Non-assignability
by Executive. The obligations of Executive hereunder are personal and may not be assigned or delegated by him or transferred
in any manner whatsoever, nor are such obligations subject to involuntary alienation, assignment or transfer, except by will or
the laws of descent and distribution.

 

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9.            Method
of Notice. For the purpose of this Agreement, notices and all other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be
in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when personally delivered, sent by overnight courier or by facsimile with
confirmation of receipt or on the third business day after being mailed by United States registered mail, return receipt requested,
postage prepaid, addressed to Company at its principal office address and facsimile number, directed to the attention of the Board
with a copy to the Secretary of Company, and to Executive at Executive’s residence address, personal email address provided
by Executive to Company, and facsimile number, if any, on the records of Company or to such other address as either Party may have
furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith except that notice of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt.

 

10.           Validity.
The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other
provision of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.

 

11.           Successors
and Binding Agreement. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Company and any successor of Company
(whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise), and this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of
and be enforceable by Executive’s legal representatives. Company shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect,
by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of Company to assume
expressly and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that Company would be required to perform
it if no such succession had taken place. As used in this Agreement, “Company” shall mean Company as
hereinbefore defined and any successor by operation of law or otherwise and any successor to its business and/or assets as aforesaid
which assumes this Agreement.

 

12.           Indemnification.
Company shall defend and indemnify Executive to the fullest extent allowed by law, and to provide him with coverage under any directors’
and officers’ liability insurance policies, in each case on terms not less favorable than those provided to any of its other
directors and officers as in effect from time to time. In the event of any inconsistency or conflict between the provisions in
this Section 12 and any provision in any other indemnity agreement or other agreement between the Parties, the provision in
such other agreement shall control.

 

13.           Withholding;
Deductions. Anything to the contrary notwithstanding, all payments required to be made by Company hereunder to Executive, his
estate or beneficiaries, shall be subject to withholding of such amounts relating to all federal, state, local and other taxes
as Company may reasonably determine it should withhold pursuant to any applicable law or regulation and any deductions consented
to in writing by Executive. In lieu of withholding such amounts in whole or in part, Company may, in its sole discretion, accept
other provisions for payment of taxes as required by law, provided Company is satisfied that all requirements of law affecting
its responsibilities to withhold such taxes have been satisfied.

 

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14.           Waiver
and Modification. No provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or
discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by Executive and such officer as may be specifically authorized by Company. No waiver
by either Party hereto at any time of any breach by the other Party hereto of, or in compliance with, any condition or provision
of this Agreement to be performed by such other Party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions
at the same or at any prior or subsequent time.

 

15.           Applicable
Law. This Agreement is entered into under, and the validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement
shall be governed by, the laws of the State of Texas.

 

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

 

17.           Entire
Agreement. Except as provided in the written benefit plans and programs and agreements of Company in effect during the Term,
this Agreement is an integration of the Parties’ agreement; no agreement or representations, oral or otherwise, express or
implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof have been made by either Party which are not set forth expressly in this Agreement;
and, except as expressly stated herein, this Agreement contains the entire understanding of the Parties in respect of the subject
matter and supersedes and replaces in full all prior written or oral agreements and understandings between the Parties with respect
to such subject matters. Without limiting the scope of the preceding sentence, all prior understandings and agreements among the
Parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof are hereby null and void and of no further force and effect. In entering this
Agreement, Executive and Company expressly acknowledge and agree that the A&R Employment Agreement will be terminated as of
the Effective Date. For the avoidance of doubt, Executive expressly acknowledges and agrees that neither Company or any member
of the Company Group nor any of their respective affiliates has any future obligations pursuant to the A&R Employment Agreement
(including any obligations with respect to severance pay or benefits), as that agreement has been terminated and satisfied by each
applicable entity in its entirety, and Executive has no further entitlements pursuant to the A&R Employment Agreement. Executive
further acknowledges and agrees that, with the exception of any unpaid base salary earned in the pay period that includes the Effective
Date, he has received all leaves (paid and unpaid), reimbursements for business expenses, and compensation that Executive has been
owed, is owed or ever could be owed by Company, any member of the Company Group and each of their respective affiliates pursuant
to the A&R Employment Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parties acknowledge and agree that the provisions regarding
non-disclosure, non-competition and non-solicitation herein (including such provisions in Section 6 above) complement and
are in addition to (and do not replace or supersede) all obligations that Executive has to Company, any member of the Company Group
or any of their respective affiliates with respect to confidentiality, non-disclosure, non-competition and non-solicitation, as
set forth in any other written agreement and as exist at common law.

 

18.            Representation
by Executive. Executive hereby represents and warrants to Company that, as of the Effective Date, he is not party to any employment
or other agreement or obligation with or to any third party which would preclude him from employment with Company and performing
his obligations under this Agreement.

 

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19.           Severability.
If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of this Agreement (or part thereof) is invalid or unenforceable,
then the invalidity or unenforceability of that provision (or part thereof) shall not affect the validity or enforceability of
any other provision (or part thereof) of this Agreement and all other provisions (and parts thereof) shall remain in full force
and effect.

 

20.           Headings.
The paragraph headings have been inserted for purposes of convenience and shall not be used for interpretive purposes.

 

21.           Gender
and Plurals; Interpretation. Wherever the context so requires, the masculine gender includes the feminine or neuter, and the
singular number includes the plural and conversely. Titles and headings to Sections hereof are for the purpose of reference only
and shall in no way limit, define or otherwise affect the provisions hereof. Any and all Exhibits or unless the context requires
otherwise, all references herein to an agreement, instrument or other document shall be deemed to refer to such agreement, instrument
or other document as amended, supplemented, modified and restated from time to time to the extent permitted by the provisions thereof.
All references to “dollars” or “$” in this Agreement refer to United States dollars. The words “herein”,
“hereof”, “hereunder” and other compounds of the word “here” shall refer to the entire Agreement
and not to any particular provision hereof. The word “or” as used herein is not exclusive. All references to “including,”
“includes” or “include” shall be construed as meaning “including without limitation.”

 

22.           Third-Party
Beneficiaries. Each member of the Company Group that is not a signatory hereto shall be a third-party beneficiary of Executive’s
representations, covenants, and commitments set forth in Sections 2, 6 and 17 hereto and shall be entitled to enforce such representations,
covenants and commitments as if a party hereto.

 

23.           Certain
Excise Taxes. 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 Company, any member of the Company Group or any of
their respective 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 shall be either (i) reduced (but not below zero)
so that the present value of such total amounts and benefits received by Executive from Company, any member of the Company Group
or any of their respective affiliates shall 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
shall be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code or (ii) 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, shall 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 shall be made by 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 Company, any member of the Company Group or any of their respective affiliates
used in determining if a “parachute payment” exists, exceeds one dollar ($1.00) less than three times Executive’s
base amount, then Executive shall immediately repay such excess to Company upon notification that an overpayment has been made.
Nothing in this Section 23 shall require 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.

 

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24.           Provisions
Regarding Effective Date. As provided herein, the terms of this Agreement shall not be effective prior to the Effective Date.
In the event that Executive’s employment with QES Management LLC or Quintana or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates terminates
at any time prior to the Effective Date such that, following such termination, Executive is no longer employed by QES Management
LLC or Quintana or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, regardless of the reason for such termination, such termination shall
be governed by the terms of any agreements or understandings currently in effect between Executive, QES Management LLC and Quintana
(including but not limited to the A&R Employment Agreement) and this Agreement shall be null and void and of no force or effect.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement
as of May 3, 2020.

 

	KLX
    ENERGY SERVICES HOLDINGS, INC.	 
	 	 	 
	By:	/s/
    Thomas P. McCaffrey	 
	Name: 	Thomas
    P. McCaffrey	 
	Title:	CEO,
    CFO and President	 

 

[Signature Page to Executive Employment Agreement – Company] 

 

     

     

    

 

	EXECUTIVE	 
	 	 
	  /s/
    Keefer M. Lehner	 
	Keefer
    M. Lehner	 

 

[Signature Page to Executive Employment Agreement – Keefer M. Lehner]Exhibit 10.5

 

EXECUTION COPY

 

SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND MUTUAL RELEASE

 

This Separation Agreement
and Mutual Release (the “Agreement”), is made as of July 28, 2020, by and between KLX Energy Services
Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and Thomas McCaffrey (“Employee”),
for the purpose of memorializing the terms and conditions of the Employee’s departure from the Company’s employment.

 

Now, therefore, in
consideration of the mutual promises, agreements and covenants contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

1.            Termination;
Employment Agreement; Restricted Stock; Severance. Employee’s employment with the Company and its subsidiaries will terminate,
effective July 28, 2020 (the “Separation Date”). Upon such termination, Employee and the Company
shall each have those respective surviving rights, obligations and liabilities described in that certain Employment Agreement,
dated as of April 19, 2020, by and between Employee and the Company (the “Employment Agreement”),
except as modified herein. Effective as of the Separation Date, Employee hereby resigns all of Employee’s positions with
the Company and its affiliates listed on Exhibit A attached hereto, and will execute such additional instruments and
other documents as the Company reasonably requests from time to time to evidence the forgoing. Promptly following the Separation
Date, Employee shall be paid Employee’s earned and unpaid base salary through the Separation Date, accrued and unused vacation
and paid time off through the Separation Date in accordance with Company policy, and any other vested, accrued and unpaid benefits
to which Employee is legally entitled pursuant to the terms of any Company benefit plan or policy then in effect. In further consideration
for Employee’s execution and non-revocation of this Agreement, Employee’s continued compliance with Employee’s
post-termination obligations described herein and any that may be in the Employment Agreement, and the other promises contained
herein, as well as in reliance of the promises and requirements of Company, Employee will receive severance benefits consisting
of the following:

 

(a)            A
lump-sum payment equal to $2,000,000, payable on the Company’s next regularly scheduled payroll date following the Effective
Date (as defined below), but in all events within twenty-five (25) days following the Effective Date, which the parties agree is
equal to the “Termination Amount” (as defined in the Employment Agreement);

 

     

     

    

 

(b)            Employee
was previously granted restricted shares of common stock of the Company (the “Restricted Shares”), subject
to the terms and conditions of one or more restricted stock award agreements, by and between Employee and the Company (collectively,
the “Restricted Stock Agreement”) and the KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc. Long-Term Incentive
Plan (the “Plan”). As of the Separation Date, 496,468 of such Restricted Shares remain unvested. In consideration
for Employee’s execution and non-revocation of this Agreement, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Restricted
Stock Agreement or Plan, on the Effective Date, such 496, 468 Restricted Shares (the “Accelerated Shares”)
will become fully vested and no longer be subject to cancellation pursuant to Section 4 of the Restricted Stock Agreement
or the transfer restrictions set forth in Section 5 of the Restricted Stock Agreement; and

 

(c)            Such
health and welfare benefit continuation, in accordance with the terms and conditions as described in Section 4(g) of
the Employment Agreement.

 

2.            Non-Released
Claims.

 

(a)            Employee
Non-Released Claims. It is explicitly agreed, understood and intended that the general release of claims provided for in this
Agreement shall not include or constitute a waiver of the Company’s, its agents’, representatives or designees’,
obligations to Employee (i) that arise out of or from Employee’s severance payment or other benefits as described above
or the treatment of Employee’s Restricted Shares as provided above, (ii) that are specified in the Employment Agreement
as surviving the termination of Employee’s employment, (iii) that arise out of or from respondeat superior principles,
(iv) for claims for indemnification and defense under any organizational documents, agreement, insurance policy, or at law
or in equity concerning either the Company, its subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers or employees, (v) concerning
any deferred compensation plan, 401(k) plan, equity plan or retirement plan, (vi) that arise out of or from Employee’s
engagement by the Company as a Board member after the Separation Date, (vii) any claims that arise after the Effective
Date, (viii) any claims to enforce this Agreement and (ix) any claims not waivable under applicable law (collectively,
the “Employee Non-Released Company Claims”).

 

(b)            Company
Non-Released Claims. It is explicitly agreed, understood and intended that the general release of claims provided for in this
Agreement shall not include or constitute a waiver of (i) the Employee’s obligations to the Company concerning the Company’s
confidential information and proprietary rights that survive Employee’s termination of employment, including those specified
in that certain Proprietary Rights Agreement, dated as of September 14, 2018, by and between Employee and the Company (the
“Proprietary Rights Agreement”) (ii) any claim of the Company for fraud based on willful and intentional
acts or omissions of Employee, other than those taken in good faith and in a manner that Employee believed to be in or not opposed
to the interests of the Company, proximately causing a financial restatement by the Company, (iii)  any claims arising in
connection with Employee’s engagement by the Company as a Board member after the Separation Date, (iv) any claims
that arise after the Effective Date, (v) any claims to enforce this Agreement and (vi) any claims not waivable by the
Company under applicable law (collectively, the “Company Non-Released Employee Claims”).

 

     

     

    

 

3.            General
Release in Favor of the Company. Employee, for himself and for his heirs, executors, administrators, trustees, legal representatives
and assigns (collectively, the “Releasers”), hereby forever releases and discharges the Company, its
Board of Directors, and any of its past, present, or future parent corporations, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates, officers,
directors, agents, trustees, administrators, attorneys, employees, employee benefit and/or pension plans or funds (including qualified
and non-qualified plans or funds), successors and/or assigns, and any of its or their past, present or future parent corporations,
subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates, officers, directors, agents, trustees, administrators, attorneys, employees, employee benefit
and/or pension plans or funds (including qualified and non-qualified plans or funds), successors and/or assigns (whether acting
as agents for the Company or in their individual capacities) (collectively, the “Releasees”) from any
and all claims, demands, causes of action, and liabilities of any kind whatsoever (upon any legal or equitable theory, whether
contractual, common-law, statutory, federal, state, local, or otherwise), whether known or unknown, by reason of any act, omission,
transaction or occurrence which Releasers ever had, now have or hereafter can, shall or may have against Releasees up to and including
the date of the execution of this Agreement, except for the Employee Non-Released Company Claims. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, Releasers hereby release and discharge Releasees from:

 

(a)            any
and all claims for backpay, frontpay, minimum wages, overtime compensation, bonus payments, benefits, reimbursement for expenses,
or compensation of any kind (or the value thereof), and/or for liquidated damages or punitive damages (under any applicable statute
or at common law);

 

(b)            any
and all claims relating to Employee’s employment by the Company, the terms and conditions of such employment, employee benefits
related to Employee’s employment, the termination of Employee’s employment, and/or any of the events relating directly
or indirectly to or surrounding such termination;

 

(c)            any
and all claims of discrimination, harassment, whistle blowing or retaliation in employment (whether based on federal, state or
local law, statutory or decisional), including without limitation, all claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of
1967, as amended, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Civil Rights
Act of 1991, the Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 USC §§ 1981-86, as amended, the Equal Pay Act, the Fair Labor Standards
Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992, the Florida
Whistle-Blower Law (Fla. Stat. § 448.101 et seq.), the Florida Equal Pay Act, and waivable rights under the Florida Constitution;

 

(d)            any
and all claims under any contract, whether express or implied;

 

(e)            any
and all claims for unintentional or intentional torts, for emotional distress and for pain and suffering;

 

(f)             any
and all claims for violation of any statutory or administrative rules, regulations or codes;

 

(g)            except
as otherwise set forth herein, any and all claims for attorneys’ fees, costs, disbursements, wages, bonuses, benefits, vacation
and/or the like;

 

which Releasers ever had, now have or hereafter
can, shall or may have against Releasees for, upon or by reason of any act, omission, transaction or occurrence up to and including
the date of the execution of this Agreement, except for the Employee Non-Released Company Claims.

 

     

     

    

 

4.            General
Release in Favor of Employee. The Releasees, and each of them, hereby release Releasers, and each of them, from all claims
or causes of action whatsoever, known or unknown, including any and all claims of the common law of the State of Florida, including
but not limited to breach of contract (whether written or oral), promissory estoppel, defamation, unjust enrichment, or claims
for attorneys’ fees and costs, and all claims which were alleged or could have been alleged against the Employee which arose
from the beginning of the world to the date of this Agreement, except for the Company Non-Released Employee Claims.

 

5.            Non-Disparagement.
The parties agree that they will not (a) disparage or encourage or induce others to disparage the other party (including,
without limitation, the Releasees and the Releasers), or (b) engage in any conduct or induce any other person to engage in
any conduct (including, without limitation, making any negative or derogatory statements or writings) that is any way injurious
to the reputation and interests of any party, Releasee or Releaser.

 

6.            Covenants
not to Sue.

 

(a)            Employee
Covenant not to Sue. Employee represents and warrants that to date, he has not filed any lawsuit, action, complaint or charge
of any kind with any federal, state, or county court or administrative or public agency against the Company or any other Releasee.
Without in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing, Employee hereby covenants not to sue or to assert, prosecute, or maintain,
directly or indirectly, in any form, any claim or cause of action against any person or entity being released pursuant to this
Agreement with respect to any matter, cause, omission, act, or thing whatsoever, occurring in whole or in part on or at any time
prior to the date of this Agreement, except for the Employee Non-Released Company Claims. Employee agrees that he will not seek
or accept any award or settlement from any source or proceeding with respect to any claim or right waived in this Agreement.

 

(b)            Company
Covenant not to Sue. The Company represents and warrants that to date, it has not filed any lawsuit, action, complaint or charge
of any kind with any federal, state, or county court or administrative or public agency against Employee or any other Releaser.
Without in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company hereby covenants not to sue or to assert, prosecute, or
maintain, directly or indirectly, in any form, any claim or cause of action against any person or entity being released pursuant
to this Agreement with respect to any matter, cause, omission, act, or thing whatsoever, occurring in whole or in part on or at
any time prior to the date of this Agreement, except for the Company Non-Released Employee Claims. The Company agrees that it will
not seek or accept any award or settlement from any source or proceeding with respect to any claim or right waived in this Agreement.

 

7.            No
Admission. The making of this Agreement is not intended, and shall not be construed, as an admission that the Company or any
of the Releasees has violated any federal, state or local law (statutory or decisional), ordinance or regulation, breached any
contract, or committed any wrongdoing whatsoever.

 

     

     

    

 

8.            Effectiveness.
This Agreement shall not become effective until the eighth day following Employee’s signing of this Agreement (“Effective
Date”) and Employee may at any time prior to the Effective Date revoke this Agreement by giving notice in writing
of such revocation to:

 

KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc.

1300 Corporate Center Way

Wellington, FL 33414

Attn: General Counsel

 

or
via email with acknowledgement of receipt to: maxb@qesinc.com (attn: General Counsel, 1300 Corporate Center Way,
Wellington, FL 33414). In the event that Employee revokes this Agreement prior to the eighth day after his execution thereof,
this Agreement, and the promises contained herein, shall automatically be deemed null and void.

 

9.            Employee
Acknowledgement. Employee acknowledges that he has been advised in writing to consult with an attorney before signing this
Agreement, and that Employee has been afforded the opportunity to consider the terms of this Agreement for forty-five (45) days
prior to its execution. Employee acknowledges that, in the event that Employee and the Company do not execute this Agreement on
or prior to the forty-sixth (46th) day after the date of this Agreement, this Agreement shall become null and void.
Employee further acknowledges that he has read this Agreement in its entirety, that he fully understands all of its terms and their
significance, that he has signed it voluntarily and of Employee’s own free will, and that Employee intends to abide by its
provisions without exception.

 

10.           Severability.
If any provision of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void or unenforceable, such provision
shall have no effect, however, the remaining provisions shall be enforced to the maximum extent possible.

 

11.           Entire
Agreement. This Agreement, the Restricted Stock Agreement, the Proprietary Rights Agreement and the Employment Agreement, taken
together, constitute the complete understanding between the parties and supersedes all such prior agreements between the parties
and may not be changed orally. Employee acknowledges that neither the Company nor any representative of the Company has made any
representation or promises to Employee other than as set forth herein or therein. No other promises or agreements shall be binding
unless in writing and signed by the parties.

 

12.           General
Provisions.

 

(a)            Governing
Law; Jurisdiction; Venue. Notwithstanding any other agreement to the contrary, this Agreement shall be enforced, governed and
interpreted by the laws of the State of Florida without regard to Florida’s conflict of laws principles. Any controversy
or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the breach thereof, shall be settled in a court of competent jurisdiction
in the State of Florida in Palm Beach County. Each party consents to the jurisdiction of such Florida court in any such civil action
or legal proceeding and waives any objection to the laying of venue in such Florida court.

 

     

     

    

 

(b)            Prevailing
Party. In the event of any litigation, dispute or contest arising from a breach of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall
be entitled to recover from the non-prevailing party all reasonable costs incurred in connection with such litigation, dispute
or contest, including without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, disbursement and costs, and experts’ fees and
costs.

 

(c)            Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed as an original, but all of which together
shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

(d)            Binding
Effect. This Agreement is binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, the parties, the Releasers and the Releasees and
their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns.

 

(e)            Interpretation.
Should any provision of this Agreement require interpretation or construction, it is agreed by the parties that the entity interpreting
or construing this Agreement shall not apply a presumption that the provisions hereof shall be more strictly construed against
one party who prepared the Agreement, it being agreed that all parties have participated in the preparation of all provisions of
this Agreement.

 

(f)            Defense
of Trade Secrets Act. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or otherwise, Employee understands and acknowledges
that the Company has informed Employee that an individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state
trade secret law for (i) the disclosure of a trade secret that is made in confidence to a federal, state, or local government
official or to an attorney solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law or (ii) the disclosure
of a trade secret that is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding if such filing is made under
seal. Additionally, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or otherwise, Employee understands and acknowledges
that the Company has informed Employee that an individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected
violation of law may disclose the trade secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret information in the court
proceeding if the individual files any document containing the trade secret under seal and does not disclose the trade secret,
except pursuant to a court order.

 

(g)            Whistleblowing.
Nothing in this Agreement or any other agreement between Employee and the Company shall be interpreted to limit or interfere with
Employee’s right to report good faith suspected violations of law to applicable government agencies, including the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission, National Labor Relation Board, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Securities
and Exchange Commission or any other applicable federal, state or local governmental agency, in accordance with the provisions
of any “whistleblower” or similar provisions of local, state or federal law. Employee may report such suspected violations
of law, even if such action would require Employee to share the Company’s proprietary information or trade secrets with the
government agency, provided that any such information is protected to the maximum extent permissible and any such information constituting
trade secrets is filed only under seal in connection with any court proceeding. Lastly, nothing in this Agreement or any other
agreement between Employee and the Company will be interpreted to prohibit Employee from collecting any financial incentives in
connection with making such reports or require Employee to notify or obtain approval by the Company prior to making such reports
to a government agency.

 

     

     

    

 

(h)            No
Mitigation. In no event shall Employee be obligated to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation
of the amounts payable to Employee under any of the provisions of this Agreement, nor shall the amount of any payment hereunder
be reduced by any compensation earned by Employee as a result of subsequent employment.

 

(i)            Older
Workers Benefit Protection Act. Employee acknowledges that Employee has been provided with Schedule I attached hereto summarizing
(i) any class, unit or group of individuals terminated under the same group termination program within the meaning of 29 U.S.C. §
626(f)(1), (ii) any eligibility factors or time limits applicable to such group termination program, and (iii) the job
title and ages of all employees terminated under the same termination program as well as the job title and ages of all employees
in the same job classification or organizational unit who have not been selected.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto
have executed and delivered this Separation Agreement and Mutual Release as of the date first written above.

 

	 	 	KLX ENERGY SERVICES HOLDINGS, INC. 
	 	 	 
	 	 	By:	 
	/s/ Thomas P. McCaffrey	 	 
	Thomas P. McCaffrey	 	PRINT NAME:
	 	 	TITLE:
	 	 	 
	STATE OF FLORIDA	)	 
	 	) ss.	 
	COUNTY OF Palm Beach	)	 

 

I HEREBY CERTIFY, that
on this day, before me, an officer duly authorized in the State and County aforesaid to take acknowledgments, personally appeared
Thomas P. McCaffrey, to me known to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to and
before me that he/she executed the same. This individual is personally known to me or has produced a as identification and did
take an oath.

 

SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED before me this day
of , 20 .

 

	 	/s/ Ann F. Trebby
	 	Notary Public

My Commission Expires:

 

     

     

    

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto
have executed and delivered this Separation Agreement and Mutual Release as of the date first written above.

 

	 	 	KLX ENERGY SERVICES HOLDINGS, INC. 
	 	 	 
	 	 	By:	Jonathan L. Mann
	Thomas P. McCaffrey	 	PRINT NAME: Jonathan L. Mann
	 	 	
        TITLE: General Counsel, VP-Law, Corporate Secretary
and Chief Compliance Officer

	 	 	 
	STATE OF FLORIDA	)	 
	 	) ss.	 
	COUNTY OF	)	 

 

I HEREBY CERTIFY, that
on this day, before me, an officer duly authorized in the State and County aforesaid to take acknowledgments, personally appeared
Thomas P. McCaffrey, to me known to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to and
before me that he/she executed the same. This individual is personally known to me or has produced a as identification and did
take an oath.

 

SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED before me this day
of , 20 .

 

	 	 
	 	Notary Public

My Commission Expires:

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