Document:

Exhibit
10.38

 

OPERATING
AGREEMENT

 

This
Operating Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of this 24th day of April 2019, by and between Cipherloc
Corporation a Texas corporation, located at 825 Main Street, Suite 100, Buda, TX 78610 (“the Company”), and Ageos,
LLC, a Virginia limited liability company located at 1749 Old Meadow Road, McLean, VA 22102 (the “Operator”) (individually,
a “Party” and collectively, the “Parties”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS,
the Operator has certain expertise, clearances and credentials to work with certain US government departments, agencies and
affiliates; and

 

WHEREAS,
the Company wishes to engage the services of Operator Team to assist the Company in securing sales to government and other
contracts.

 

NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises herein contained, the Parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

1.
This agreement and all services rendered hereunder shall be in full compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (F
A R), which is hereby incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein.

 

2.
Services.

 

Operator
will perform the following services:

 

	 	a.	hire
    appropriate subcontractors, professionals and developers with required Intelligence knowledge or clearances or will assist
    in obtaining sales into the world of clearances;
	 	 	 
	 	b.	guide
    engineers and developers to customize the Company’s base products that are provided by and represented by the Company
    to be appropriate and effective for the US military, Intelligence and their electronic security needs and their and other
    government agencies and industries security while maintaining the security and secrecy before and after a contract if agreed
    to by the US government or industry and a connection is established to a facility and/or agency;
	 	 	 
	 	c.	establish
    and maintain a secured workspace to be approved by the government, as required and will adhere to the numerous strict requisites
    and policies associated with such a secure space, and
	 	 	 
	 	d.	will
    meet the encryption needs of such customers described above with customization for use in their needs cases which will remain
    confidential.

 

    	 	 	 

     

    

 

The
Company will train the Operator Team, as needed, in its technologies and products, and will offer, when needed, the assistance
of Company’s management and technical support staff for Operator Team to effectively carry out its obligations under this
Agreement.

 

3.
Term of Agreement.

 

This
Agreement shall be in full force and effect commencing upon the date hereof and continuing for a period three (3) years subject
to Sections 4 and 5.

 

4.
Termination of Agreement

 

This
Agreement will terminate upon either party receiving notice of the US government cancelling the contracts which are the subject
of this Agreement.

 

5.
Termination for Cause

 

A
non-breaching party may terminate this Agreement upon giving the breaching party ten days to cure a breach and thereafter upon
failure to cure the breach a thirty (30) days written notice of such termination upon the occurrence of any one of the following
events:

 

a.
The other Party’s material breach of any of the provisions in this Agreement or any of the Exhibits to this Agreement; provided
that the terminating Party has given written notice to the breaching Party setting out in reasonable detail the alleged breach
and the breaching Party has failed to cure such breach within thirty (30) days of receipt of such notice; and provided further
that if the breach is reasonably capable of being cured but is reasonably incapable of being cured with such 30 day period,
the breaching Party shall be allowed to commence appropriate curative steps within such 30 day period and prosecute such curative
actions in a diligent manner until the breach is cured if agreed to by the non-breaching party.

 

b.
The party is operating in bad faith and not making their best efforts to remain in compliance with the provisions of this agreement.

 

c.
Failure by either party to remain in compliance with F.A.R.

 

e.
Either Party is adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent by any court of competent jurisdiction.

 

6.
Time Devoted by Operator.

 

The
Parties acknowledge and agree that the Operator Team shall devote the time required to perform its obligations hereunder.

 

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7.
Place Where Services Will Be Performed.

 

The
Operator Team will perform its Services in accordance with this Agreement primarily at its principal place of business 1749 Old
Meadow Road, McLean, VA 22102 and such location shall not be used for any other Services than those as set out in this agreement.
The Parties may mutually agree on additional location(s) that may be necessary to perform these Services in accordance with this
Agreement.

 

8.
Operating Expenses.

 

The
Company shall advance the operating expenses on behalf of the Operator not to exceed One Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars
($1,600,000) annually. Said expenses shall be returned to the Company from the revenues generated by sales as a result of the
Operator and his team performance pursuant to this Agreement. The Company shall distribute to the Operator a percentage of the
$1.6 mil operating expense budget commiserate with the responsibilities of the Operator member roles as determined by the Operator.
The Operator will remit to the Company from sales proceeds the percentage of revenues received to meet their specific obligation.
It is important to remember that the Company is taking the business risk and will receive the profits from sales only.

 

9.
Revenues and Compensation.

 

	 	A.	The
    Company shall be reimbursed from sales for the cost of the software at the agreed upon rate with the operator who will use
    his and his team’s best efforts to make sales of the Company’s products and services.
	 	B.	The
    sale price of the Company’s products shall be as set forth in the attached Schedule A plus the cost of customization.
	 	C.	The
    Operator and its team shall apply 50% of the net revenues to reimbursement of the advanced expense to support re-paying the
    operating budget. The Operator Team Members shall be responsible for repaying their portion of the operating expense budget.
	 	D.	The
    Company shall have the right to review and audit all expenses of the Operator while the Company is advancing the operator’s
    expenses.

 

10.
Independent Contractor.

 

Both
Company and the Operator agree that the Operator will act as an independent contractor in the performance of its duties under
this Agreement. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to imply that Operator or any employee, agent or other
authorized representative of Operator, is a partner, joint venturer, agent, officer or employee of Company unless such status
shall be agreed upon and set forth in a writing signed by the parties. Action taken by the Operator Team on behalf of the Company
shall be done in compliance with the FAR in support of this agreement.

 

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11.
Confidential Information.

 

The
Operator and the Company acknowledge that each will have access to confidential and proprietary information (“Confidential
Information”) regarding the business operations of the other and agree to keep all such information secret and confidential
and not to use or disclose any such information to any individual or organization without the non-disclosing Party’s prior
written consent. Further, Operator acknowledges that it may have access to proprietary information regarding the business operations
of certain clients of the Company and agrees to keep all such information secret and confidential and not to use or disclose any
such information to any individual or organization without the Company’s prior written consent. The Parties agree to restrict
the circulation of Confidential Information to those employees, independent contractors, or Operators and professional advisors
working with them who need to receive Confidential Information in order to carry out their duties or assignments. Moreover, the
Parties agree to give all such employees, Operators and advisors instructions to hold in confidence all Confidential Information
made available to them and to use the Confidential Information only for clearly authorized purposes.

 

In
the event of a circumvention or unauthorized disclosure of Confidential Information that causes provable damages as a result of
the actions or conduct by one or more Parties to this Agreement, and if the breaching Party’s act of circumvention or unauthorized
disclosure of Confidential Information was or may have been the proximate cause of a provable injury or harm, the aggrieved party
or parties shall be entitled to institute an arbitration action under Section 9(A) herein.

 

12.
Mutual Indemnification.

 

Each
Party (the “Indemnifying Party”) agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the other Party (the “Indemnified
Party”) from and against any and all third party claims, damages, and liabilities, including any and all expense and costs,
legal or otherwise, caused by the negligent act or omission of the Indemnifying Party, its subcontractors, agents, or employees,
incurred by the Indemnified Party in the investigation and defense of any claim, demand, or action arising out of the work performed
under this Agreement. The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any claims, damages, or liabilities caused by the sole negligence
of the Indemnified Party, its subcontractors, agents, or employees.

 

The
Indemnified Party shall notify promptly the Indemnifying Party of the existence of any claim, demand, or other matter to which
the Indemnifying Party’s indemnification obligations would apply and shall give them a reasonable opportunity to settle
or defend the same at their own expense and with counsel of their own selection, provided that the Indemnified Party shall always
also have the right to fully participate in the defense. If the Indemnifying Party, within a reasonable time after this notice,
fails to take appropriate steps to settle or defend the claim, demand, or the matter, the Indemnified Party shall, upon written
notice, have the right, but not the obligation, to undertake such settlement or defense and to compromise or settle the claim,
demand, or other matter on behalf, for the account, and at the risk, of the Indemnifying Party.

 

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The
rights and obligations of the Parties under this Article shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successors, assigns,
and heirs of the Parties.

 

13.
Miscellaneous.

 

	 	A.	Any
    controversy or claim arising out, or relating to any breach thereof, shall be settled by arbitration administered by the American
    Arbitration Association in accordance with its Commercial Arbitration Rules. Unless the parties agree otherwise, the arbitration
    shall me held in Chicago, Illinois or some other mutually agreeable location that is located in a city approximately mid-way
    between the Washington, D.C. and Austin, Texas metropolitan areas. The parties shall agree upon one arbitrator but, if the
    parties cannot so agree, the AAA shall appoint an arbitrator who has an FBI top secret security clearance.
	 	B.	Each
    party shall bear its own expenses incurred in connection with the arbitration, including the fees of the arbitrator, provided,
    however, that , the prevailing Party shall be entitled to reasonable attorneys’ fees to be awarded as part of the arbitration
    award if any.
	 	C.	This
    binding Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto, their administrators and successors in interest. This
    Agreement shall not be assignable by either Party hereto without the prior written consent of the other.
	 	D.	This
    Agreement contains the entire understanding of the Parties and supersedes all prior agreements between them.
	 	E.	This
    Agreement shall be constructed and interpreted in accordance with and governed by the laws of the District of Columbia.
	 	F.	No
    supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by the Parties. No waiver
    of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed, or shall constitute, a waiver of any other provision, whether
    similar, nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver. No waiver shall be binding unless executed in writing by the
    Party making the waiver.
	 	G.	If
    any provision hereof is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable under present or future laws effective during the term
    hereof, such provision shall be fully severable. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal, invalid
    or unenforceable provision had never comprised a part hereof, and the remaining provisions hereof shall remain in full force
    and effect and shall not be affected by the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision or by its severance from the Agreement.
	 	H.	The
    above recitals are incorporated into this Agreement by this reference

 

SIGNATURE
PAGE TO FOLLOW

 

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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have placed their signatures hereon on the day and year first above written.

 

	COMPANY:	 	OPERATOR:
	 	 	 	 	 
	CIPHERLOC
    CORPORATION	 	AGEOS,
    LLC
	a
    Texas corporation	 	a
    Virginia Limited Company
	 	 	 	 	 
	/s/
    Michael De La Garza	 	/s/
    Joseph Gangi
	By:	Michael
    De La Garza	 	By:	Joseph
    Gangi, Managing Member
	 	President/CEO	 	 	 

 

    	 	6EX-10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 

SEPARATION AND RELEASE AGREEMENT 

THIS SEPARATION AND RELEASE AGREEMENT (this “Separation Agreement”) is made as of April 24, 2019 (the
“Effective Date”) by and among American Midstream GP, LLC (the “Company”), Lynn L. Bourdon III (the “Executive”), and for the purposes of Section 3 and
Section 16 only, LB3 Services, a Texas general partnership (“LB3”). 
 WHEREAS, the
Executive serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”); 

WHEREAS, the Executive and the Company are signatories to that certain Employment Agreement by and between the Executive, the Company,
and High Point Infrastructure Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Class A Member”, together with the Company and all of their respective subsidiaries and affiliates, including ArcLight Energy
Partners Fund V, L.P., (“ArcLight”) are referred to herein as the “Company Group”)), dated December 10, 2015 (the “Employment Agreement”); 

WHEREAS, LB3 is the sole Class C Member of the Company under the Fourth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement
of American Midstream GP, LLC dated as of August 10, 2017 (the “GP LLC Agreement”); 
 WHEREAS, the Executive
and the Company are signatories to that certain Director Indemnification Agreement dated May 29, 2018 (the “Indemnification Agreement”) by and among the Executive, the Company and American Midstream Partners, LP, a Delaware
limited partnership (“AMID”); 
 WHEREAS, the Executive and ArcLight Energy Partners Fund V, L.P.
(“ArcLight”) are signatories to that certain letter agreement dated December 10, 2015 regarding “Guaranty of Severance Commitments” (the “Severance Guaranty”); 

WHEREAS, the Company and AMID and others are parties to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of March 17, 2019 (the
“Merger Agreement”) pursuant to which AMID will be merged into an indirect subsidiary of ArcLight and will thereafter cease to be a publicly-held entity (the “Merger”); 

WHEREAS, for the convenience of the Company in light of the proposed Merger, the Executive and the Company have mutually agreed to
terminate the Executive’s employment with the Company and its affiliates on the terms and conditions set forth in this Separation Agreement. 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises set forth in this Separation Agreement and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Executive agree as follows: 

1.    Termination of Employment. The Executive’s last day of employment with the Company
and its affiliates and the Executive’s employment termination date shall be 5:00 p.m. local time in Houston, Texas on Friday, May 3, 2019 (hereinafter, the “Termination Date”). On the Termination Date, the Executive
automatically and without the need for any further action 

 
shall resign from all of the Executive’s positions with the Company and the Company Group and their affiliates, including, without limitation, as the Chairman of the Board and as a member of
the Board, and shall execute such additional documents required or reasonably requested by the Company to evidence the foregoing. The Termination Date will be the Executive’s termination date for purposes of active participation in and coverage
under all benefit plans and programs sponsored by or through the Company and the Company Group and their affiliates, except as otherwise required by applicable law, the terms of such plans and programs or under the terms of this Separation
Agreement. Following the Termination Date, unless otherwise agreed by the parties hereto in writing, the Executive acknowledges and agrees that he is not authorized to hold himself out as employed by, or authorized to act on behalf of, any member of
the Company Group, or bind or make any commitments on behalf of the Company Group. 
 2.    Severance
Benefits. 
 (a)    Accrued Benefits. Pursuant to Section 4.1 of the Employment Agreement, the
Company will pay the Executive (i) any annual base salary that is accrued and unpaid as of the Termination Date, (ii) all reimbursable business expenses incurred through the Termination Date, which shall be paid in accordance with the
Company’s reimbursement policies, (iii) payment of the pro-rata portion of the Executive’s unused paid vacation time for 2019, and (iv) all other amounts and benefits that the Executive has
accrued or is eligible to receive through the Termination Date under any employee benefit plan of the Company and/or the Company Group (collectively, the “Accrued Benefits”), which Accrued Benefits shall be paid on the next
regularly scheduled pay day following the Termination Date 
 (b)    Severance Payments. In addition to the
Accrued Benefits, upon the termination of the Executive’s employment on the Termination Date in accordance with Section 1, and subject to Section 4 hereof, the Company shall provide the
Executive the following payments: 
 (i)    $1,200,000, which represents the sum of one (1) times
the sum of the Executive’s (A) annual base salary rate for 2019, and (B) target annual cash bonus for 2019 (such payment, less applicable federal, state, and local withholdings, taxes and any other deductions required by law, the
“Severance Payment”), which shall be paid in one lump sum no later than five (5) Business Days following the Release Effective Date (as defined in Exhibit A); and 

(ii) An amount equal to twelve (12) months of COBRA continuation coverage for the Executive and his dependents as in
effect on the Termination Date (such payment, less applicable federal, state, and local withholdings, taxes and any other deductions required by law, the “COBRA Payment”, together with the Severance Payment, the “Severance
Benefits”), which shall be paid in one lump sum no later than five (5) Business Days following the Release Effective Date (as defined in Exhibit A below). 

  
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 (c)    Equity Interests. 

(i)    The Executive acknowledges and agrees that he has been issued 154,673 phantom units pursuant to the
Company’s Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “LTIP”) that are unvested as of the Termination Date (the “Phantom Units”). In full satisfaction of any and all obligations in respect of the Phantom
Units, the Company shall pay the Executive $1,740,071, which represents payment with respect to the Executive’s Phantom Units, which will be paid less applicable federal, state, and local withholdings, taxes and any other deductions required by
law no later than thirty (30) days following the Termination Date, and represents the product of (i) the number of Phantom Units currently outstanding and (ii) the sum of: (A) $5.25, which is the value per Phantom Unit equal to the
Merger Consideration (as defined in and pursuant to the Merger Agreement); and (B) $6.00, which is the value per Phantom Unit equal to the cash award pursuant to the Company’s Cash Award Program. 

(ii) The Executive acknowledges and agrees that he has been issued 200,000 options pursuant to the LTIP to purchase common
units of American Midstream Partners, L.P. (the “Options”). As of the Termination Date, and in accordance with the Merger Agreement, the Options shall be forfeited and cancelled for no consideration. 

(d)    No Other Compensation or Benefits. The Executive acknowledges that, except as provided in this Separation
Agreement or as otherwise required by applicable law, the Executive will not receive any additional compensation, severance or other benefits of any kind from the Company Group following the Termination Date. 

3.    Class C Units. Pursuant to that certain Class C Membership Interest Award Agreement, by and
between the Company and LB3, effective as of May 2, 2016 (the “Class C Unit Agreement”), LB3 has been issued 100 Class C Units by the Company (the “Class C Units”), 50
of such Class C Units are vested as of the Termination Date (such Class C Units, the “Previously Vested Units”). LB3 represents, covenants and agrees that (i) the Class C Units have not been transferred and LB3
will not transfer any interest in the Class C Units unless expressly permitted herein, (ii) the Class C Units are the only equity interests of the Company that LB3 holds and has a claim to, and (iii) LB3 has no right to receive
any other equity from, or in respect of, the Company. 
 (a)    Acceleration of Class C Units.
Subject to Section 4, the Company hereby agrees that as of immediately prior to the Termination Date, an additional 25 Class C Units shall accelerate and vest (the “Conditionally Vested Units”,
together with the Previously Vested Units, the “Vested Units”). 
 (b)     Repurchase of Vested
Units. Pursuant to Section 5 of the Class C Unit Agreement, the Company has determined that the fair market value of the Vested Units, taking into consideration all relevant facts and circumstances, including the option value with
respect to such Vested Units, is $450,000 (the “Repurchase Price”). The Company hereby agrees to repurchase from LB3, and LB3 agrees to sell to the Company, 100% of the Vested Units for an amount equal to the Repurchase Price. Such
repurchase and the transfer of the Vested Units shall be effective as of the Termination Date without any further action by Executive, LB3 or the Company. The purchase price for the Vested Units shall be paid by the Company to LB3 in a lump sum
within five (5) Business Days after the Release Effective Date without setoff or other reduction. 

  
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 (c)    Forfeiture of Unvested Class C Units.
For the avoidance of doubt, all Class C Units that are not Vested Units as of the Termination Date shall be forfeited and cancelled for no consideration simultaneously with the repurchase of the Vested Units. 

4.    General Release. The Company’s obligations under Sections 2(b) and 3 of this
Separation Agreement are strictly contingent upon the Executive’s execution and non-revocation of Release Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Release”) within thirty
(30) days following the Termination Date. The Executive understands and acknowledges that if the Executive revokes the Release, the Executive will not receive the Severance Benefits. 

5.    Return of Company Property. The Executive agrees that the Executive will return to the Company
all property of the Company in the Executive’s possession or control, including without limitation all records, electronic devices, paper and electronic files, documents, software programs, and copies thereof, pertaining to the business of the
Company, which records, files, documents and programs may constitute trade secrets and proprietary information belonging solely to the Company. The Executive may not retain copies of any such records, files, documents or programs, and hereby
relinquishes and assigns to the Company, as applicable, any and all rights, if any, that the Executive may have in any such records, files, documents or programs. 

6.    Restrictive Covenants. The Executive hereby (a) reaffirms the terms and Executive’s
obligations under Sections 5.1, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7 and 6.1 of the Employment Agreement (collectively, the “Restrictive Covenants”), and (b) understands, acknowledges and agrees that the Restrictive Covenants will survive
the termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company and remain in full force and effect in accordance with all of the terms and conditions thereof, subject to any other written agreement between the Company and the Executive.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive and the Company agree that: (i) the “Non-Competition Period” as defined in Section 5.5(a) the Employment Agreement shall only apply for the
three (3) month period following the Termination Date; and (ii) during the Non-Competition Period, with prior notification to the Board, the Executive shall be permitted to serve as a member of the
board of directors of one or more corporations, a member of the board of managers of one or more limited liability companies or as a member of other comparable governing body of any other entities. Additionally, the Company (which for the purpose of
this Section 6 shall mean its officers and members of the Board and affiliates of ArcLight Energy Partners V, L.P.) hereby re-affirms its obligations under Section 6.1 of the Employment Agreement.

 7.    No Admission of Wrongful Conduct. The Executive hereby acknowledges and agrees
that, by the Company providing the consideration described above and entering into this Separation Agreement, neither the Company nor any of the other Released Parties is admitting any unlawful or otherwise wrongful conduct or liability to the
Executive or the Executive’s heirs, executors, administrators, assigns, agents, or other representatives. 

  
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 8.    No Reemployment or Future Association. The
Executive hereby agrees that the Executive shall not seek reinstatement or reapply for future employment with the Company. If the Executive seeks reinstatement or reapplies for employment in violation of this Section 8, the
Company shall not incur any liability by virtue of its refusal to hire the Executive or consider the Executive for employment. 

9.    Cooperation. For a period of three (3) years following the Termination Date, and upon the
receipt of reasonable notice from the Company (including through outside counsel), the Executive agrees that, the Executive will respond and provide information with regard to matters in which the Executive has knowledge as a result of the
Executive’s employment or engagement with the Company, and will provide reasonable assistance to the Company, its affiliates and their respective representatives in defense of any claims that may be made against the Company or its affiliates,
and will assist the Company and its affiliates in the prosecution of any claims that may be made by the Company or its affiliates, to the extent that such claims may relate to the Executive’s employment or engagement with the Company. Executive
shall not be required to expend more than 15 hours during any calendar week or more than 30 hours per calendar month in performing his obligations under this Section 9. Additionally, Executive’s obligations under this
Section 9 shall be further limited if and to the extent that the performance of such obligations would unreasonably interfere with Executive’s then existing employment or other business obligations. Upon presentation
of appropriate documentation, the Company will pay or reimburse the Executive for all reasonable out-of-pocket travel, duplicating or telephonic expenses incurred by the
Executive in complying with this Section 9, and will compensate the Executive for his time assisting the Company in accordance with this Section 9 at the rate of $600.00 per hour. Any reimbursement
payments or other payments contemplated by this Section 9 will be paid to the Executive no later than five (5) Business Days immediately following the calendar month in which the related expense was incurred or the
service was rendered, as applicable. 
 10.    Taxes. The Company may withhold from any amounts
payable under this Separation Agreement all federal, state, city or other taxes that the Company determines it is legally required to withhold pursuant to any applicable law, regulation or ruling. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Separation Agreement, the Company shall not be obligated to guarantee any particular tax result for the Executive with respect to any payment provided to the Executive hereunder, and the Executive shall be solely responsible for any taxes imposed on
the Executive with respect to any such payment. 
 11.    Section 409A Compliance. The
intent of the parties is that payments and benefits under this Separation Agreement comply with or be exempt from Internal Revenue Code Section 409A and the regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder (collectively “Code
Section 409A”) and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, this Separation Agreement shall be interpreted to be in compliance therewith. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Separation Agreement, to the
extent any payment or benefit provided under this Separation Agreement constitutes “nonqualified deferred compensation” for purposes of Code Section 409A, such payment or benefit shall not be made or provided until the date which is
the earlier of (A) the expiration of the six (6)-month period measured from the date of such “separation from service” of the Executive, and (B) the date of the Executive’s death, to the extent required under Code
Section 409A. Upon the expiration of the foregoing delay period, all payments and benefits delayed pursuant to this Section 11 (whether they would have otherwise 

  
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been payable in a single sum or in installments in the absence of such delay) shall be paid or reimbursed to the Executive in a lump sum, and any remaining payments and benefits due under this
Separation Agreement shall be paid or provided in accordance with the normal payment dates specified for them herein. In no event whatsoever shall the Company be liable for any additional tax, interest or penalty that may be imposed on the Executive
by Code Section 409A or damages for failing to comply with Code Section 409A. 
 12.    Governing
Law. This Separation Agreement shall in all respects be interpreted, construed and governed by and in accordance with the internal substantive laws of the State of Texas, without regard to its conflict of law rules. 

13.    Dispute Resolution. The Company and the Executive agree that any dispute in relation to this
Separation Agreement shall be subject to the dispute resolution provisions contained in Section 7.14 of the Employment Agreement. 

14.    No Waiver for Failure to Enforce. The failure by any party to this Separation Agreement to
enforce at any time, or for any period of time, any one or more of the terms or conditions of this Separation Agreement shall not be a waiver of such terms or conditions of this Separation Agreement or of such party’s right thereafter to
enforce each and every term and condition of this Separation Agreement. 
 15.    Severability. If
any clause, sentence, provision, section or part of this Separation Agreement for any reason whatsoever be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction, or be held by any other competent authority having jurisdiction, to be invalid,
unenforceable, or illegal, such judgment or holding shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of this Separation Agreement, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, provisions, section, or part of this Separation
Agreement directly involved, and the remainder of this Separation Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. 

16.    Entire Agreement. This Separation Agreement, including Exhibit A hereto, constitutes
the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter herein and supersedes and preempts any prior understandings, agreements or representations by or between the parties, written or oral, and there are no other written or oral
agreements, understandings, or arrangements; provided, however, that the parties acknowledge and agree the each of the following shall survive the Effective Date and the Termination Date and shall remain in full force and effect thereafter:

 (a)    The restrictive covenants of the Executive under the Employment Agreement referred to in
Section 6.1(a) of this Separation Agreement, as modified by this Separation Agreement; 

(b)    The following additional Sections of the Employment Agreement, as modified by this Separation Agreement—4.8
and 4.9, 6.1, 7.1 through 7.9(a), and 7.10 through 7.14; 
 (c)    The Director Indemnification Agreement; 

(d)    The following provisions of the GP LLC Agreement—Article X (Outside Activities and Indemnification of
Directors, Officers Employees and Agents), and Article 1 (Definitions); and 

  
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 (e)    The Severance Guaranty. 

17.    Successors and Assigns. This Separation Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and
be enforceable by the parties and their respective heirs, executors, personal representatives, successors and assigns, neither the Executive nor the Company may assign this Separation Agreement or any of the rights or obligations hereunder without
the prior written consent of the other party. Any such attempted assignment in violation of this Section 17 shall be void. 

18.    Voluntary Execution. The Executive acknowledges that the Executive is executing this
Separation Agreement voluntarily and of the Executive’s own free will and that the Executive fully understands and intends to be bound by the terms of this Separation Agreement. Further, the Executive acknowledges that the Executive has an
opportunity to carefully review this Separation Agreement with the Executive’s attorney prior to executing it or warrants that the Executive chooses not to have their attorney review this Separation Agreement. 

19.    Miscellaneous. 

(a)     The Executive shall have no duty to find new employment following the termination of his employment pursuant to
this Separation Agreement or to in any way mitigate the damages to the Executive arising from the breach of this Separation Agreement by a party other than the Executive. Any salary or other remuneration received by the Executive from a third party
for the providing of personal services (whether by employment or by functioning as an independent contractor) following the termination of his employment under this Separation Agreement shall not reduce the Company’s obligation to make any
payment due to the Executive or LB3 (or the amount of such payment) pursuant to the terms of this Separation Agreement. 
 (b) As used in
this Separation Agreement, the term “Business Days” means any day except a Saturday, Sunday, a legal holiday or any other day on which federally-chartered banking institutions in Houston, Texas are authorized or obligated by law,
regulation or executive order to close. 
 (c)    Each party agrees that for federal and state income tax purposes it
will report the transactions contemplated hereby consistently with the characterization of those transactions as set forth in this Separation Agreement. 

(d)    Any amendments, additions or other modifications to this Separation Agreement must be done in writing, signed by
all parties. 
 (e) The Company agrees to pay the Executive’s attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred in connection with the
negotiation and preparation of this Separation Agreement in an amount not to exceed $50,000 no later than five (5) Business Days after the Release Effective Date (as defined in the Release). 

  
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 (f)    This Separation 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 Separation Agreement. 

(g)    Time is of the essence in the performance of the payment obligations set forth in this Separation Agreement. 

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Executive and a duly authorized representative of the Company
certify that the Executive has read this Separation Agreement in its entirety and voluntarily executed it, as of the date set forth above. 
  

							
	EXECUTIVE	    	AMERICAN MIDSTREAM GP, LLC	  	
				
	 /s/ Lynn L. Bourdon III
	    	By:	  	 /s/ Daniel R. Revers
	  	
	Lynn L. Bourdon III	    	Name:	  	Daniel R. Revers	  	
		    	Title:	  	Director	  	
	LB3 SERVICES	  		  	
				
	 /s/ Lynn L. Bourdon III
	    		  		  	
	By: Lynn L. Bourdon III	    		  		  	
				
	Title: Partner	    		  		  	

 Exhibit A 

RELEASE AGREEMENT 
 This
Release Agreement (this “Release”) constitutes the Release referred to that Separation and Release Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated as of April 24, 2019, by and between American Midstream GP, LLC (the
“Company”), Lynn L. Bourdon III (the “Executive”), and for the purposes of Section 3 and Section 16 of the Agreement only, LB3 Services, a Texas general partnership (“LB3”), as well as the
release referred to in Section 4.6 of that certain Employment Agreement (the “Employment Agreement”) dated as of December 10, 2015, by and between the Executive, the Company, and High Point Infrastructure Partners, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company (the “Class A Member”, together with the Company and all of their respective subsidiaries and affiliates, including ArcLight Energy Partners Fund V, L.P.,
(“ArcLight”) are referred to herein as the “Company Group”)). 
 1.    For good and
valuable consideration, including but not limited to the Company’s provision of Severance Benefits to the Executive in accordance with Section 2(b) of the Agreement, the Executive, on behalf of the Executive, LB3 and the Executive’s
agents, heirs, administrators, executors, assignors, assigns and anyone acting or claiming to act on the Executive’s or their joint or several behalf, does hereby irrevocably and unconditionally release and forever discharge the Company Group,
together with its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, joint venturers, predecessor and successor corporations and business entities, past, present and future, and its and their agents, directors, officers, board members, employees,
shareholders, insurers and reinsurers, representatives, attorneys, assigns, employee benefit plans (and the trustees or other individuals affiliated with such plans) and other representatives, and anyone acting on their joint or several behalf,
past, present, and future (collectively the “Released Parties”) of and from any and all claims, complaints, demands, costs, expenses, grievances, obligations, liabilities, actions and causes of action of whatever kind and character
in law or in equity (collectively, “Claims”), whether known or unknown, through the Release Effective Date, and whether such Claims are accrued or contingent, including (but not limited to) any and all Claims under: (a) Title
VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1870, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Executive Retirement Income Security Act, the
Family and Medical Leave Act, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Act of 1974, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, including all Claims under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1513(e) and 1514A, the Dodd-Frank Act, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act, the Texas Payday Law, and other provisions of the Texas Labor Code, as
all such laws are amended from time to time; (b) any other federal, state, or local anti-discrimination or anti-retaliation law; (c) any other federal, state, or local wage and hour law; (d) any other local, state, federal, or foreign
law, regulation, or ordinance; (e) any public policy, contract, tort, or common law, including but not limited to all Claims for misrepresentation, defamation, libel, slander, conversion, replevin, tortious interference with contract, tortious
interference with economic advantage, quantum meruit, unjust enrichment, assault, battery, invasion of privacy, and prima facie tort; (f) any allegation for costs, fees, or other expenses including attorneys’ fees or expenses incurred in,
or with respect to, a Released Claim (as defined below); (g) any and all rights, benefits or claims the 

 
Executive may have under any employment contract, incentive compensation plan or equity-based compensation plan, with any member of the Company Group; and (h) any claim for compensation or
benefits of any kind under the Employment Agreement (collectively, all of the Claims referenced in this Release are the “Released Claims”). In no event shall the Released Claims include (w) any claim which arises after the
Release Effective Date (as defined below), (x) any claim to vested benefits the right to continuation of group health insurance coverage under an employee benefit plan or of the Company Group that is subject to ERISA, (y) any claims for the
Severance Benefits as explicitly set forth under the Agreement or other claims under the Agreement, or (z) any rights or claims under the agreements (or portions thereof) referred to in Section 16 (Entire Agreement) of the Agreement or
rights or claims to indemnification, contribution or advancement of expenses from Company Group as required by law. This Release is not intended to indicate that any of the above-referenced Claims exist or are meritorious in any respect. Rather, the
Executive is simply agreeing that, in exchange for the consideration set forth herein, any and all potential Claims that the Executive may have against the Company Group, regardless of whether they actually exist, are expressly settled, compromised,
and waived. By signing this Release, the Executive is bound by it. Anyone who succeeds to the Executive’s rights and responsibilities, such as the Executive’s heirs, successors, beneficiaries, or assigns, or the administrators or executors
of the Executive’s estate, also are bound by this Release. The Executive specifically intends the release in this Release to be the broadest release permitted under law. THIS RELEASE INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, MATTERS ATTRIBUTABLE TO
THE SOLE OR PARTIAL NEGLIGENCE (WHETHER GROSS OR SIMPLE) OR OTHER FAULT, INCLUDING STRICT LIABILITY, OF ANY MEMBER OF THE COMPANY GROUP. 

2.    The Executive (a) represents and warrants that the Executive has not brought or joined any lawsuit or
arbitration against any of the Company Group, or filed any charge or claim against any of the Company Group, on or prior to the Release Effective Date, and (b) agrees not to bring or join any lawsuit or arbitration against any of the Company
Group pursing, in whole or in part, any of the Released Claims following the Release Effective Date. The Executive further represents and warrants that the Executive has not made any assignment, sale, delivery, transfer, hypothecation, or conveyance
of any rights the Executive had, has, or may have against any of the Company Group to any person or entity. 
 3.    By
executing and delivering this Release, the Executive expressly acknowledges that: 
 a)    The Executive
has carefully read this Release and understands all of its terms and conditions; 
 b)    The Executive
has had at least 21 days to consider this Release before signing it and delivering it to the Company, though the Executive may execute this Release and deliver it to the Company sooner if the Executive so chooses; 

c)    By this Release, the Executive has been advised to discuss this Release with an attorney of the
Executive’s choosing, and the Executive has had an adequate opportunity to do so prior to executing this Release; 

 d) The Executive fully understands the final and binding effect of this
Release. The Executive agrees that the only promises made to the Executive to induce the Executive to sign this Release are those stated herein and in the Agreement and the Employment Agreement, and that the Executive is not relying on any other
promises or statements in signing this Release. The Executive represents and warrants that the Executive is signing this Release knowingly, voluntarily, and of the Executive’s own free will; and 

e)    Except as explicitly set forth in the Agreement, the Executive agrees that the Executive has been
paid all wages, bonuses, salary, benefits, and other compensation to which the Executive is entitled under the Employment Agreement on or prior to the date hereof and has received all leaves (paid and unpaid) to which the Executive was entitled
during the Term (as defined in the Employment Agreement). 
 4. The Executive understands that if the Executive executes this Release, the
Executive may revoke this Release within the seven (7)-day period beginning on the date the Executive delivers the signed Release to the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Release Revocation
Period”). To revoke this Release, the Executive must send written notification of such revocation, via facsimile or nationally-recognized overnight courier, to Christine Miller, Associate General Counsel of ArcLight at 200 Clarendon St.,
55th Floor, Boston, MA 02116 or by e-mail at cmiller@arclightcapital.com. To be effective, such revocation must be in a writing signed by the Executive and must be received by the Company before 11:59 p.m.,
central time, on the last day of the Release Revocation Period. If an effective revocation is delivered in the foregoing manner and timeframe, this Release shall be of no force or effect and shall be null and void ab initio and, for avoidance
of doubt, the Executive shall have no right to any of the Severance Benefits or any other payments or amounts. If the Executive timely executes this Release as set forth above, and does not revoke this Release before the end of the Release
Revocation Period as set forth above, then this Release will become binding, effective, and irrevocable on the day immediately following the end of the Release Revocation Period (the “Release Effective Date”). 

5.    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Release, any non-disclosure
provision in this Release does not prohibit or restrict the Executive (or the Executive’s attorney) from responding to any inquiry about this Release or its underlying facts and circumstances by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), any other self-regulatory organization or any governmental entity. 

6. 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b) provides: “An individual 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 in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal.” Nothing in this Release is intended to conflict with 18 U.S.C. §
1833(b) or create liability for disclosures of trade secrets that are expressly allowed by 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b). Accordingly, the Executive and the parties to the Agreement have the right to disclose in confidence trade secrets to federal,
state, and local 

 
government officials, or to an attorney, for the sole purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law. The parties also have the right to disclose trade secrets in a document
filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, but only if the filing is made under seal and protected from public disclosure 

7.    Construction. As used in this Release, the connectives “and,” “or,” and
“and/or” shall be construed either disjunctively or conjunctively as necessary to bring within the scope of a sentence or clause all subject matter that might otherwise be construed to be outside of its scope. The words “herein,”
“hereof,” “hereunder,” and other compounds of the word “here” shall refer to the entire Release, and not to any particular provision hereof. Wherever the context so requires, the masculine gender includes the feminine
or neuter, and the singular number includes the plural, and vice-versa. The use herein of the word “including” following any general statement, term, or matter shall not be construed to limit such statement, term, or matter whether or not non-limiting language (such as “without limitation,” “but not limited to,” or words of similar import) is used. Neither this Release nor any uncertainty or ambiguity herein shall be construed or
resolved against any party hereto, whether under any rule of construction or otherwise, regardless of which party may have drafted any particular term or provision hereof. On the contrary, this Release has been reviewed by each of the parties hereto
and shall be construed and interpreted according to the ordinary meaning of the words used so as to fairly accomplish the purposes and intentions of the parties as reflected herein. 

8.    Once this Release is executed, facsimile, PDF, and other true and accurate copies of this Release shall have the
same force and effect as originals hereof. 
 9.    The Executive understands that the provisions and agreements
identified in Section 16 of the Agreement will remain in full force and effect (unless explicitly modified pursuant to the Agreement) and will continue to bind the Executive and the Company in the future. Any disputes that arise in connection
with this Release shall be resolved in accordance with Section 7.14 of the Employment Agreement. 
 Executed on this
    day of May, 2019. 
  

			
	  

	Lynn L. Bourdon III

 Executed on this     day of May, 2019. 

 

			
	  

	LB3 Services:
	By:	 	Lynn L. Bourdon III
	Title:	 	Partner

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