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EX-10.2

 Exhibit 10.2 

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT 

This Indemnification Agreement (“Agreement”), dated as of March 31, 2020 is entered into by and between Nine
Energy Service, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Guy Sirkes (“Indemnitee”). This Agreement supersedes and replaces any and all previous agreements between the Company and Indemnitee
covering the subject matter of this Agreement. 
 WHEREAS, directors and officers in service to corporations are subjected to expensive and
time-consuming litigation relating to, among other things, matters that traditionally would have been brought only against a corporation itself; 

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

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) has determined that the increased difficulty in
attracting and retaining such persons is detrimental to the best interests of the Company and its stockholders and that the Company should act to assure such persons that there will be increased certainty of such protection in the future; 

WHEREAS, (i) the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (as may be amended, the
“Charter”) requires indemnification of the directors and officers of the Company, (ii) Indemnitee may also be entitled to indemnification pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the
“DGCL”) and (iii) the Charter and the DGCL expressly provide that the indemnification provisions set forth therein are not exclusive and thereby contemplate that contracts may be entered into between the Company and
members of the Board, officers and other persons with respect to indemnification; 
 WHEREAS, this Agreement is a supplement to and in
furtherance of the Charter and the DGCL and any resolutions adopted pursuant thereto, and shall not be deemed a substitute therefor, nor to diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder; and 

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

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

(a) As used in this Agreement: 

“Affiliate” of any specified Person shall mean any other Person that directly or indirectly controls or is controlled
by, or is under common control with, such specified Person. 
 “Corporate Status” describes the status of a person
who is or was a director, officer, employee, trustee, agent or fiduciary of (i) the Company or (ii) any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise which such
person is or was serving at the request of the Company. 
 “Disinterested Director” shall mean a director of the
Company who is not and was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is sought by Indemnitee. 

“Enterprise” shall mean the Company, each of its subsidiaries, and any other corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise of which Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, trustee, agent or fiduciary. 

“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 

“Expenses” shall mean all reasonable costs, expenses, fees and charges, including, without limitation, attorneys’
fees, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, and all other disbursements or expenses of the types
customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in, or otherwise participating in, a Proceeding. Expenses also shall include, without limitation,
(i) expenses incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from, incurred by Indemnitee in connection with, arising out of, or in respect of or relating to, any Proceeding, including, without limitation, the premium, security for, and other
costs relating to any cost bond, supersedeas bond, or other appeal bond or its equivalent, (ii) for purposes of Section 12 (d) hereof only, expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the interpretation,
enforcement or defense of Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement, by litigation or otherwise, (iii) any federal, state, local or foreign taxes imposed on Indemnitee as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this
Agreement, and (iv) any interest, assessments or other charges in respect of the foregoing. “Expenses” shall not include “Liabilities.” 

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

“Independent Counsel” shall mean a law firm of 50 or more attorneys, or a member of a law firm of 50 or more
attorneys, that is experienced in matters of corporation law and neither presently is, nor in the past five years has been, retained to represent: (i) the Company or Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party (other than with
respect to matters concerning Indemnitee under this Agreement, or of other indemnitees under similar 

  
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indemnification agreements), or (ii) any other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder; provided, however, that the term “Independent Counsel”
shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under
this Agreement. 
 “Liabilities” shall mean all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, judgments, orders, fines,
penalties and other amounts payable in connection with, arising out of, or in respect of or relating to any Proceeding, including, without limitation, amounts paid in settlement in any Proceeding and all costs and expenses in complying with any
judgment, order or decree issued or entered in connection with any Proceeding or any settlement agreement, stipulation or consent decree entered into or issued in settlement of any Proceeding. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(b) the fullest extent authorized or permitted by any amendments to or replacements of the DGCL adopted after the date of this Agreement that
increase the extent to which a corporation may indemnify its directors and officers. 
 Section 7. Exclusions. Notwithstanding
any provision in this Agreement, the Company shall not be obligated under this Agreement to indemnify or hold harmless Indemnitee: 
 (a) for
which payment has actually been made to or on behalf of Indemnitee under any insurance policy obtained by the Company except with respect to any excess beyond the amount paid under such insurance policy; 

(b) for an accounting of profits made from the purchase and sale (or sale and purchase) by Indemnitee of securities of the Company within the
meaning of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act or similar provisions of state statutory law or common law; 
 (c) except as provided in
Section 12(d) of this Agreement and except with respect to any Proceeding initiated by Indemnitee to enforce Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement or to enforce any other rights of Indemnitee to indemnification,
advancement or contribution from the Company under any other contract, the Charter, the Bylaws or under any applicable statue or other law, including any rights under the DGCL, in connection with any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding)
initiated by Indemnitee, including any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee against the Company or its directors, officers, employees or other indemnitees, unless (i) the Board authorized the
Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) prior to its initiation or (ii) the Company provides the indemnification, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the Company under applicable law (for the avoidance of doubt,
Indemnitee shall not be deemed, for purposes of this subsection, to have initiated or brought any claim by reason of (A) having asserted any affirmative defenses in connection with a claim not initiated by Indemnitee or (B) having made any
counterclaim (whether permissive or mandatory) in connection with any claim not initiated by Indemnitee); or 
 (d) if a final decision by a
court having jurisdiction in the matter that is not subject to appeal shall determine that such indemnification is not lawful. 

Section 8. Advancement of Expenses. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall advance, to
the extent not prohibited by applicable law, the Expenses and Liabilities reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding, and such advancement shall be made within 10 days after the receipt by the Company of a statement or
statements requesting such advances from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of any Proceeding. Advances shall be unsecured and interest-free. Advances shall be made without regard to Indemnitee’s ability to repay the
Expenses and without regard to Indemnitee’s ultimate entitlement to indemnification under the other provisions of this Agreement. Advances shall include any and all Expenses reasonably incurred pursuing an action to enforce this right of
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forwarding statements to the Company to support the advances claimed. Indemnitee shall qualify for advances upon the execution and delivery to the Company of this Agreement, which shall
constitute an undertaking providing that Indemnitee undertakes to repay the amounts advanced to the extent that it is ultimately determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal that Indemnitee is not entitled to
be indemnified by the Company. Nothing in this Section 8 shall limit Indemnitee’s right to advancement pursuant to Section 12(d) of this Agreement. This Section 8
shall not apply to any claim made by Indemnitee for which indemnity is excluded pursuant to Section 7 hereof. 

Section 9. Procedure for Notification and Defense of Claim. 

(a) Indemnitee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of any Proceeding with respect to which Indemnitee intends to seek indemnification
or advancement hereunder following the receipt by Indemnitee of written notice thereof (the date of such notification to the Company, the “Submission Date”). The written notification to the Company shall include a description
of the nature of the Proceeding and the facts underlying the Proceeding. To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, Indemnitee shall submit to the Company a written request, including therein or therewith such documentation and information as
is reasonably available to Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification following the final disposition of such Proceeding. Any delay or failure by Indemnitee to notify the
Company hereunder will not relieve the Company from any liability that it may have to Indemnitee hereunder or otherwise than under this Agreement except to the extent the Company is materially prejudiced as a result of such delay or failure, and any
delay or failure in so notifying the Company shall not constitute a waiver by Indemnitee of any rights under this Agreement. The Secretary of the Company shall, promptly upon receipt of such a request for indemnification or advancement, advise the
Board in writing that Indemnitee has requested indemnification. 
 (b) In the event Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification and/or
advancement with respect to any Proceeding, Indemnitee may, at Indemnitee’s option, (i) retain counsel selected by Indemnitee and approved by the Company to defend Indemnitee in such Proceeding, at the sole expense of the Company (which
approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), or (ii) have the Company assume the defense of Indemnitee in such Proceeding, in which case the Company shall assume the defense of such Proceeding with counsel selected by
the Company and approved by Indemnitee (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) within ten days of the Company’s receipt of written notice of Indemnitee’s election to cause the Company to do so. If the
Company is required to assume the defense of any such Proceeding, it shall engage legal counsel for such defense, and the Company shall be solely responsible for all fees and expenses of such legal counsel and otherwise of such defense. Such legal
counsel may represent both Indemnitee and the Company (and any other party or parties entitled to be indemnified by the Company with respect to such matter) unless, in the reasonable opinion of legal counsel to Indemnitee, there is a conflict of
interest between Indemnitee and the Company (or any other such party or parties) or there are legal defenses available to Indemnitee that are not available to the Company (or any such other party or parties). Notwithstanding either party’s
assumption of responsibility for defense of a Proceeding, each party shall have the right to engage separate counsel at its own expense. The party having responsibility for defense of a Proceeding shall provide the other

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

 Section 10. Procedure Upon Application for Indemnification. 

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

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

Section 11. Presumptions and Effect of Certain Proceedings. 

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

(b) Subject to Section 12(e) hereof, if the person, persons or entity empowered or selected under
Section 10 of this Agreement to determine whether Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within 60 days after receipt by the Company of the request therefor, the requisite
determination of entitlement to indemnification shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law, be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent a prohibition of such indemnification under
applicable law; provided, however, that such 60-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional 30 days, if (i) the determination is to be made by Independent Counsel and
Indemnitee objects to the Company’s selection of Independent Counsel and (ii) the Independent Counsel ultimately selected requires such additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation or information relating thereto;
provided further, however, that such 60-day period may also be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional 60 days, if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the
stockholders of the Company. 
 (c) The termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter therein, by judgment, order,
settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement) adversely affect the right of Indemnitee to indemnification or create a presumption that Indemnitee
did not act in good faith and in a manner which Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company or, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that
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 (d) For purposes of any determination of good faith, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have
acted in good faith if Indemnitee’s action is based on the records or books of account of the Enterprise, including financial statements, or on information supplied to Indemnitee by the officers of the Enterprise in the course of their duties,
or on the advice of legal counsel for the Enterprise or on information or records given or reports made to the Enterprise by an independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser or other expert selected with the reasonable care by the
Enterprise. The provisions of this Section 11(d) shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the other circumstances in which Indemnitee may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth
in this Agreement. 
 (e) The knowledge or actions, or failure to act, of any director, officer, agent or employee of the Enterprise shall
not be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining the right to indemnification under this Agreement. 
 Section 12. Remedies
of Indemnitee. 
 (a) Subject to Section 12(e) hereof, in the event that (i) a determination is made
pursuant to Section 10 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) advancement is not timely made pursuant to Section 8 of this Agreement,
(iii) no determination of entitlement to indemnification shall have been timely made pursuant to Sections 10 and 11 of this Agreement, (iv) payment of indemnification is not made pursuant to
Section 4 or 5 or the third to the last sentence of Section 10(a) of this Agreement within ten days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor, (v) payment of
indemnification pursuant to Section 2, 3 or 6 of this Agreement is not made within ten days after a determination has been made that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, or (vi) in the event that
the Company or any other Person takes or threatens to take any action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or institutes any litigation or other action or proceeding designed to deny, or to recover from, Indemnitee the benefits provided
or intended to be provided to Indemnitee hereunder, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication by a court of Indemnitee’s entitlement to such indemnification or advancement. Alternatively, Indemnitee, at Indemnitee’s option, may seek
an award in arbitration to be conducted by a single arbitrator pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. The Company shall not oppose Indemnitee’s right to seek any such adjudication or award in
arbitration. 
 (b) In the event that a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 10(a) of this
Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12 shall be conducted in all respects as a de novo trial, or arbitration, on the merits
and Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced by reason of that adverse determination. In any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12 the Company shall have the burden of proving Indemnitee is not
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 (c) If a determination shall have been made pursuant to
Section 10(a) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Company shall be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this
Section 12, absent a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law. 
 (d) The Company shall, to the
fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law, be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12 that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not
valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court or before any such arbitrator that the Company is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement. It is the intent of the Company that Indemnitee not be required to incur Expenses
associated with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement by litigation or otherwise because the cost and expense thereof would substantially detract from the benefits intended to be extended to
Indemnitee hereunder. The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against any and all Expenses and, if requested by Indemnitee, shall (within ten days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor) advance, to the extent not prohibited by
applicable law, such Expenses to Indemnitee, that are incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any action brought by Indemnitee for indemnification or advancement from the Company under this Agreement or the Charter, or under any directors’
and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company, regardless of whether Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled to such indemnification, advancement or insurance recovery, as the case may be. 

(e) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no determination as to entitlement to indemnification under this Agreement
shall be required to be made prior to the final disposition of the Proceeding; provided that, in absence of any such determination with respect to such Proceeding, the Company shall advance Expenses with respect to such Proceeding. 

Section 13. Non-Exclusivity; Survival of Rights; Insurance; Subrogation. 

(a) The rights of indemnification and to receive advancement as provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to
which Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under applicable law, the Charter, the Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (as may be amended, the “Bylaws”), any agreement, a vote of stockholders or a resolution of
directors, or otherwise. No amendment, alteration or repeal of this Agreement or of any provision hereof shall limit or restrict any right of Indemnitee under this Agreement in respect of any action taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in
Indemnitee’s Corporate Status prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal. To the extent that a change in Delaware law, whether by statute or judicial decision, permits greater indemnification or advancement than would be afforded currently
under the Charter or this Agreement, it is the intent of the parties hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits so afforded by such change. No right or remedy herein conferred is intended to be exclusive of any other
right or remedy, and every other right and remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy
hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other right or remedy. 

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

(c) To the extent that the Company maintains an insurance policy or policies providing liability insurance for directors, officers, employees,
trustees, agents or fiduciaries of any Enterprise, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies in accordance with its or their terms to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any such director, officer, employee, trustee, agent
or fiduciary under such policy or policies and such policies shall provide for and recognize that the insurance policies are primary to any rights to indemnification, advancement or insurance proceeds to which Indemnitee may be entitled from one or
more Persons with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated (including, without limitation, any Sponsor Entity) to the same extent as the Company’s indemnification and advancement 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nine Energy Service, Inc. 
 2001
Kirby Drive, Suite 200 
 Houston, Texas 77019 

Attention: General Counsel 

Fax: (281) 605-1318 

E-mail: ted.moore@nineenergyservice.com 

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

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

[Signature page follows.] 

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

			
	NINE ENERGY SERVICE, INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Ann G. Fox

	Name:	 	 Ann G. Fox

	Title:	 	 President and Chief Executive
Officer

 
			
	
	INDEMNITEE

 
			
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Guy Sirkes

	Name:	 	 Guy Sirkes

	Title:	 	 Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

	Address:	 	  

	  

	Fax:	 	  

	E-mail:	 	  

 Signature Page to Indemnification AgreementEX-10.3

 Exhibit 10.3 

SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE OF CLAIMS 

This Separation Agreement and General Release of Claims (this “Agreement”) is entered into by and between Clinton
Roeder (“Employee”) and Nine Energy Service, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”). Nine Energy Service, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Nine”), enters into
this Agreement for the purpose of acknowledging and agreeing to Sections 1(c) and 12 below. 
 WHEREAS, Employee was employed by
the Company pursuant to the terms of that certain Amended and Restated Employment Agreement with an effective date of November 20, 2018 (the “Employment Agreement”); 

WHEREAS, Employee’s employment with the Company ended effective as of March 31, 2020 (the “Separation
Date”); 
 WHEREAS, the parties wish for Employee to receive certain separation benefits as set forth in this Agreement,
which benefits are conditioned upon Employee’s timely execution and non-revocation of this Agreement and Employee’s compliance with the terms of this Agreement;

WHEREAS, the parties wish to resolve any and all claims that Employee has or may have against the Company or any of the other Company
Parties (as defined below), including any claims that Employee has or may have arising out of Employee’s employment with the Company or any other Company Party or the end of such employment; and 

WHEREAS, capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the
Employment Agreement. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises set forth herein, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the parties, the parties agree as follows: 
 1.
Severance Benefits. Employee acknowledges and agrees that the last day of Employee’s employment with the Company was the Separation Date and that, as of the Separation Date, Employee was no longer employed by any Company
Party. If Employee (a) executes this Agreement on or after the Separation Date and returns it to the Company, care of Theodore R. Moore, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, at 2001 Kirby Drive, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77019 (e-mail: ted.moore@nineenergyservice.com) so that it is received by Mr. Moore no later than no later than 11:59 p.m., Houston, Texas time on April 21, 2020, (b) does not exercise Employee’s revocation
right pursuant to Section 11 below, and (c) abides by Employee’s continuing obligations under the Employment Agreement (including the terms of Articles V and VII thereof), then: 

(a) The Company shall pay to Employee a total amount equal to $684,000 (the “Severance Payment”), which amount is equal
to the product of the Severance Multiple of one multiplied by the sum of Employee’s current Base Salary of $380,000 and Employee’s current target Annual Bonus of 80% of Employee’s Base Salary. The Severance Payment will be
divided into 12 substantially equal installments. On the Company’s first regularly scheduled pay date that 

 
is on or after the date that is 60 days after the Separation Date, the Company shall pay to Employee, without interest, a number of such installments equal to the number of such installments that
would have been paid during the period beginning on the Separation Date and ending on the Company’s first regularly scheduled pay date that is on or after the date that is 60 days after the Separation Date had the installments been paid on a
monthly basis commencing on the Company’s first regularly scheduled pay date coincident with or next following the Separation Date, and each of the remaining installments shall be paid on a monthly basis thereafter; provided, however,
that to the extent, if any, that any installments of the Severance Payment would otherwise be paid pursuant to the preceding provisions of this Section 1(a) after March 15, 2021, then such installments shall be paid to Employee in a
lump sum on March 15, 2021; 
 (b) During the portion, if any, of the 18-month period following
the Separation Date (the “Reimbursement Period”) that Employee elects to continue coverage for Employee and Employee’s spouse and eligible dependents, if any, under the Company’s group health plans pursuant to the
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (“COBRA”), the Company shall promptly reimburse Employee on a monthly basis for the entire amount Employee pays to effect and continue such coverage (the
“Monthly Reimbursement Amount”). Each payment of the Monthly Reimbursement Amount shall be paid to Employee on the Company’s first regularly scheduled pay date in the calendar month immediately following the calendar
month in which Employee submits to the Company documentation of the applicable premium payment having been paid by Employee, which documentation shall be submitted by Employee to the Company within 60 days following the date on which the applicable
premium payment is paid. Employee shall be eligible to receive such reimbursement payments until the earliest of: (1) the last day of the Reimbursement Period; (2) the date Employee is no longer eligible to receive COBRA continuation
coverage; and (3) the date on which Employee becomes eligible to receive coverage under a group health plan sponsored by another employer (and any such eligibility shall be promptly reported to the Company by Employee); provided,
however, that the election of COBRA continuation coverage and the payment of any premiums due with respect to such COBRA continuation coverage shall remain Employee’s sole responsibility, and the Company shall not assume any obligation for
payment of any such premiums relating to such COBRA continuation coverage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the provision of the benefits described in this paragraph cannot be provided in the manner described above without penalty, tax or other
adverse impact on the Company, then the Company and Employee shall negotiate in good faith to determine an alternative manner in which the Company may provide substantially equivalent benefits to Employee without such adverse impact on the Company;

 (c) With respect to any outstanding equity compensation awards granted to Employee prior to the Separation Date pursuant to the Stock
Incentive Plan or any other equity compensation plan of Nine or another affiliate of the Company that remain unvested as of the Separation Date (collectively, the “Outstanding Equity Awards”): (1) except as otherwise provided
in this Section 1(c), each Outstanding Equity Award shall become immediately fully vested as of the Separation Date; provided, however, that if any Outstanding Equity Award is 

  
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subject to a performance requirement (other than continued employment or service by Employee), then no portion of any such Outstanding Equity Award shall become immediately fully vested as of the
Separation Date and such Outstanding Equity Award shall remain subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the applicable award agreement(s) pursuant to which such Outstanding Equity Award was granted, applied as if Employee was continuously
employed by the Company, Nine, or one of their respective affiliates from the date of grant through the settlement date of such Outstanding Equity Award; and (2) all outstanding stock options that have become vested as of the Separation Date
(determined after giving effect to clause (1) of this Section 1(c)) shall remain exercisable through the earlier of the date that is one year after the Separation Date or the original expiration date of such stock options; and 

(d) Subject to the achievement of the level of performance necessary for participants in the Company’s annual cash incentive bonus program
to receive cash bonuses for the Bonus Year that includes the Separation Date, the Company shall pay to Employee a prorated portion of Employee’s Annual Bonus, if any, for such Bonus Year by multiplying (1) the amount of any such
Annual Bonus that Employee would have been eligible to receive had Employee remained employed by the Company through the date of payment of such Annual Bonus by (2) the fraction 87/366 (such product of the foregoing clauses (1) and (2),
the “Prorated Bonus”). If applicable, the Prorated Bonus shall be payable in a lump sum on the date that bonuses under the Company’s annual cash incentive bonus program with respect to such Bonus Year are payable to
other participants in such program but in no event later than March 15, 2021. For the avoidance of doubt, Employee expressly acknowledges and agrees that Employee is not guaranteed to receive the Prorated Bonus (or any portion thereof) and that
payment of the Prorated Bonus is subject in all respects to the applicable terms and conditions of the annual cash incentive bonus program in effect for the Bonus Year in which the Separation Date occurs and the achievement of the applicable level
of performance necessary for participants in the Company’s annual cash incentive bonus program to receive cash bonuses for the Bonus Year in which the Separation Date occurs. 

2. Satisfaction of All Leaves and Payment Amounts; Prior Rights and Obligations. In entering into this Agreement, Employee
expressly acknowledges and agrees that Employee has received all leaves (paid and unpaid) to which Employee was entitled during Employee’s employment with the Company and any other Company Party and Employee has received all wages, bonuses, and
other compensation, been provided all benefits, been afforded all rights and been paid all sums that Employee is owed and has been owed by the Company and any other Company Party as of the date that Employee executes this Agreement (such date, the
“Signing Date”). For the avoidance of doubt, Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee had no right to the payments or benefits described in Section 1 above (or any portion thereof) but for Employee’s entry
into this Agreement. 
 3. Release of Liability for Claims. 

(a) In consideration of Employee’s receipt of the consideration set forth in Section 1 above (and any portion thereof), Employee
hereby forever releases, discharges and acquits the Company, Nine, their respective affiliates, and each of the foregoing entities’ respective past, present and future subsidiaries, affiliates, stockholders, members, partners, directors,
officers, managers, insurers, employees, agents, attorneys, heirs, predecessors, successors and representatives in their personal and representative capacities, as well as all employee benefit plans 

  
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maintained by any Company Party and all fiduciaries and administrators of any such plans, in their personal and representative capacities (collectively, the “Company
Parties”), from liability for, and Employee hereby waives, any and all claims, damages, or causes of action of any kind related to Employee’s employment with any Company Party, the termination of such employment, and any other acts
or omissions related to any matter occurring or existing on or prior to the Signing Date, including (i) any alleged violation through such date of: (A) any federal, state or local anti-discrimination or anti-retaliation law, including the
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended (including as amended by the Older Worker Benefits Protection Act), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, as amended, and Sections 1981
through 1988 of Title 42 of the United States Code, as amended; and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, the Texas Labor Code (including the Texas Payday Law the Texas Anti-Retaliation Act, Chapter 21 of the Texas Labor Code, and
the Texas Whistleblower Act) as amended; (B) the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”); (C) the Immigration Reform Control Act, as amended; (D) the Occupational Safety and Health
Act, as amended; (E) the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993; (F) any federal, state or local wage and hour law; (G) any other local, state or federal law, regulation or ordinance; or (H) any public policy, contract, tort, or
common law claim or claim for fiduciary duty or breach thereof or claim for fraud or misrepresentation or fraud of any kind; (ii) any allegation for costs, fees, or other expenses including attorneys’ fees incurred in, or with respect to,
a Released Claim; (iii) any and all rights, benefits or claims Employee may have under any retention, change in control, bonus or severance plan or policy of any Company Party or any retention, change in control, bonus or severance-related
agreement that Employee may have or have had with any Company Party other than the rights to the payments or benefits described in Section 1 above; (iv) any and all rights, benefits or claims Employee may have under any employment contract
(including the Employment Agreement), equity-based compensation plan or arrangement, incentive compensation plan, limited liability company agreements, and any other agreement other than the rights to the payments or benefits described in
Section 1 above; and (v) any claim for compensation or benefits of any kind not expressly set forth in this Agreement (collectively, the “Released Claims”). In no event shall the Released Claims include (a) any
claim that arises after the date Employee executes this Agreement, (b) any claim to vested benefits under an employee benefit plan of any Company Party that is subject to ERISA, (c) any claims for the applicable severance payments or
benefits described in Section 1 above, (d) any claim for indemnification Employee has pursuant to any agreement to which Employee is a party or third party beneficiary or under applicable law, or (e) any rights arising under any
directors’ and officers’ liability insurance or other similar insurance policy to which Employee is a party or of which Employee is a beneficiary. This Agreement is not intended to indicate that any such claims exist or that, if they do
exist, they are meritorious. Rather, Employee is simply agreeing that, in exchange for the consideration received by Employee pursuant hereunder (and any portion thereof), any and all potential claims of this nature that Employee may have against
the Company Parties, regardless of whether they actually exist, are expressly settled, compromised and waived. THIS RELEASE INCLUDES MATTERS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE SOLE OR PARTIAL NEGLIGENCE (WHETHER GROSS OR SIMPLE) OR OTHER FAULT, INCLUDING STRICT
LIABILITY, OF ANY OF THE COMPANY PARTIES. 

  
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 (b) Notwithstanding this release of liability, nothing in this Agreement prevents Employee
from filing any non-legally waivable claim (including a challenge to the validity of this Agreement) with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) or comparable state
or local agency or participating in (or cooperating with) any investigation or proceeding conducted by the EEOC or comparable state or local agency or cooperating with such agency; however, Employee understands and agrees that Employee is waiving
any and all rights to recover any monetary or personal relief or recovery as a result of such EEOC or comparable state or local agency or proceeding or subsequent legal actions. Nothing in this Agreement prevents Employee from making any report to
or communication with a Governmental Authority that is protected by any applicable whistleblower law or participating in any investigation or proceeding conducted by any Governmental Authority. This Agreement does not limit Employee’s right to
receive an award from a Governmental Authority for information provided to a Governmental Authority. 
 4. Representation About
Claims. Employee represents and warrants that, as of the Signing Date, Employee has not filed any claims, complaints, charges, or lawsuits against any of the Company Parties with any governmental agency or with any state or federal court or
arbitrator for or with respect to a matter, claim, or incident that occurred or arose out of one or more occurrences that took place on or prior to the Signing Date. Employee further represents and warrants that Employee has made no assignment,
sale, delivery, transfer or conveyance of any rights Employee has asserted or may have against any of the Company Parties with respect to any Released Claim. 

5. Employee’s Acknowledgments. By executing and delivering this Agreement, Employee expressly acknowledges that: 

(a) Employee has carefully read this Agreement and has had sufficient time (and at least 21 days) to consider this Agreement before signing it
and delivering it to the Company; 
 (b) Employee has been advised, and hereby is advised in writing, to discuss this Agreement with an
attorney of Employee’s choice and Employee has had adequate opportunity to do so prior to executing this Agreement; 
 (c) Employee
fully understands the final and binding effect of this Agreement; the only promises made to Employee to sign this Agreement are those stated herein; and Employee is signing this Agreement knowingly, voluntarily and of Employee’s own free will,
and understands and agrees to each of the terms of this Agreement; 
 (d) The only matters relied upon by Employee and causing Employee to
sign this Agreement are the provisions set forth in writing within the four corners of this Agreement; 
 (e) Employee would not otherwise
have been entitled to the consideration described in Section 1 above, or any portion thereof, but for Employee’s agreement to be bound by the terms of this Agreement; and 

(f) No Company Party has provided any tax or legal advice regarding this Agreement and Employee has had the opportunity to receive sufficient
tax and legal advice from advisors of Employee’s own choosing such that Employee enters into this Agreement with full understanding of the tax and legal implications thereof. 

  
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 6. Third-Party Beneficiaries. Employee expressly acknowledges and
agrees that each Company Party that is not a signatory to this Agreement shall be a third party beneficiary of Employee’s release of claims, covenants, and representations in Sections 2–5 and
9-10 hereof. 
 7. Severability. Any term or provision of this Agreement (or
part thereof) that renders such term or provision (or part thereof) or any other term or provision hereof (or part thereof) invalid or unenforceable in any respect shall be severable and shall be modified or severed to the extent necessary to avoid
rendering such term or provision (or part thereof) invalid or unenforceable, and such modification or severance shall be accomplished in the manner that most nearly preserves the benefit of the bargain set forth in the Employment Agreement and this
Agreement. 
 8. Withholding of Taxes and Other Deductions. Employee acknowledges that the Company may withhold from the
payments provided to him hereunder all federal, state, local, and other taxes and withholdings as may be required by any law or governmental regulation or ruling. 

9. Return of Property. Employee represents and warrants that Employee has returned to the Company all property belonging
to the Company or any other Company Party pursuant to the terms of Section 5.1 of the Employment Agreement, including all computer files, electronically stored information and other materials provided to Employee by the Company or any other
Company Party in the course of Employee’s employment with the Company and Employee further represents and warrants that Employee has not maintained a copy of any such materials in any form. 

10. Further Assurances. In signing below, Employee expressly acknowledges the enforceability, and continued effectiveness
of Articles V, VII, and VIII of the Employment Agreement and promises to abide by those terms of the Employment Agreement. 
 11.
Revocation Right. Notwithstanding the initial effectiveness of this Agreement, Employee may revoke the delivery (and therefore the effectiveness) of this Agreement within the seven-day period
beginning on the date Employee executes this Agreement (such seven-day period being referred to herein as the “Release Revocation Period”). To be effective, such revocation must be
in writing signed Employee and must be received by the Company, care of Theodore R. Moore, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, at the address (or e-mail address) set forth in Section 1 above before
11:59 p.m., Houston, Texas time, on the last day of the Release Revocation Period. If an effective revocation is delivered in the foregoing manner and timeframe, the payments and benefits set forth in Section 1 above shall not be provided
to Employee and this Agreement shall be null and void; provided, however, that the provisions of Sections 2, 4, 9, 10 and 12 shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be affected by any such revocation. 

12. Employment Agreement. This Agreement shall be subject to the provisions of Article VIII and Section 9.2, 9.3,
9.4, 9.11, 9.14 and 9.15 of the Employment Agreement, which provisions are hereby incorporated by reference as a part of this Agreement. 

[Remainder of Page Intentionally Blank; 

Signature Page Follows] 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Employee has executed this Agreement as of the date set forth
below, effective for all purposes as provided above. 
  

			
	EMPLOYEE
	
	 /s/ Clinton Roeder

	Clinton Roeder
		
	Date:	 	 March 31, 2020

  

			
	NINE ENERGY SERVICE, LLC
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Ann G. Fox

	Name:	 	 Ann G. Fox

	Title:	 	 President and Chief Executive Officer

		
	Date:	 	 March 31, 2020

	
	With respect to Sections 1(c) and 12:
	
	NINE ENERGY SERVICE, INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Ann G. Fox

	Name:	 	 Ann G. Fox

	Title:	 	 President and Chief Executive Officer

		
	Date:	 	 March 31, 2020

 SIGNATURE PAGE TO 

SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND 

GENERAL RELEASE OF CLAIMS

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