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EXECUTION VERSION EXHIBIT 10.15

SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

This SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Second Amendment”), dated February 25, 2020 (the “Second Amendment Effective Date”), is among BRIGHAM RESOURCES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”); each of the undersigned guarantors, if any (the “Guarantors”, and together with the Borrower, the “Credit Parties”); each of the Banks party hereto; and WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., as administrative agent for the Banks (in such capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).
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A.    The Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Banks are parties to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of May 16, 2019 (as amended prior to the date hereof, the “Credit Agreement”), pursuant to which the Banks have, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, made certain credit available to and on behalf of the Borrower.
B.    The parties hereto desire to enter into this Second Amendment to, among other things, (i) evidence the increase of the Borrowing Base from $150,000,000 to $180,000,000, (ii) evidence the increase of the Aggregate Elected Commitment Amount from $150,000,000 to $180,000,000, and (iii) amend certain terms of the Credit Agreement, in each case, as set forth herein and to be effective as of the Second Amendment Effective Date. 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1.Defined Terms.  Each capitalized term which is defined in the Credit Agreement, but which is not defined in this Second Amendment, shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby.  Unless otherwise indicated, all section references in this Second Amendment refer to the Credit Agreement.
Section 2.Amendments.  In reliance on the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Second Amendment, and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 5 hereof, the Credit Agreement shall be amended effective as of the Second Amendment Effective Date in the manner provided in this Section 2.
2.1    Additional Definition.  Section 1.2 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to add thereto in alphabetical order the following definition which shall read in full as follows:
 “Second Amendment” means that certain Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of February 25, 2020, among Borrower, the Guarantors party thereto, the Administrative Agent and the Banks party thereto.

2.2    Restated Definition.  The definition of “Loan Papers” contained in Section 1.2 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read in full as follows:
“Loan Papers” means this Agreement, the First Amendment, the Second Amendment, the Notes, the Facility Guaranty, the Mortgages, the Security Agreement, 

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the other Security Instruments, each Letter of Credit now or hereafter executed and/or delivered, each Fee Letter (excluding any term sheets attached thereto), and all other certificates, agreements or instruments delivered in connection with this Agreement by any Credit Party (or any officer thereof), as the foregoing may be amended from time to time.  Hedge Agreements do not constitute Loan Papers.
2.3    Replacement of Schedule 1 to the Credit Agreement.  Schedule 1 to the Credit Agreement is hereby replaced in its entirety with Schedule 1 hereto and Schedule 1 hereto shall be deemed to be attached as Schedule 1 to the Credit Agreement.  After giving effect to this Second Amendment, the amendments to the Credit Agreement set forth in Section 2 hereof and any Borrowings made on the Second Amendment Effective Date, (a) each Bank who holds Loans in an aggregate amount less than its Applicable Percentage of all Loans shall advance new Loans which shall be disbursed to the Administrative Agent and used to repay Loans outstanding to each Bank who holds Loans in an aggregate amount greater than its Applicable Percentage of all Loans, (b) each Bank’s participation in each Letter of Credit, if any, shall be automatically adjusted to equal its Applicable Percentage, and (c) such other adjustments shall be made as the Administrative Agent shall specify so that the Outstanding Revolving Credit applicable to each Bank equals its Applicable Percentage of the aggregate Outstanding Revolving Credit of all of the Banks.  Notwithstanding anything in Section 3.3 of the Credit Agreement to the contrary, each Lender party hereto waives any breakage fees or funding loss reimbursements that may be payable pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Credit Agreement in connection with the Loans and adjustments described in this Section 2.3.  
Section 3.    Borrowing Base.  In reliance on the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Second Amendment, and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 5 hereof, the Borrowing Base is hereby increased from $150,000,000 to $180,000,000 as of the Second Amendment Effective Date.  The Borrowing Base shall remain at such level until the next Determination Date or other adjustment to the Borrowing Base thereafter, whichever occurs first pursuant to the Credit Agreement.  The Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Banks agree that the Determination provided for in this Section 3 will constitute the Periodic Determination scheduled for on or about February 1, 2020 for the purposes of Section 4.2 of the Credit Agreement and shall not be construed or deemed to be a Special Determination for purposes of Section 4.3 of the Credit Agreement.
Section 4.    Aggregate Elected Commitment Amount Increase.  In reliance on the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Second Amendment, and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 5 hereof, each Bank hereby agrees that, effective as of the Second Amendment Effective Date and after giving effect to Section 2.3 hereof, the Aggregate Elected Commitment Amount shall be increased from $150,000,000 to $180,000,000 and each Bank’s Elected Commitment under the Credit Agreement shall be the amount set forth opposite such Bank’s name on Schedule 1 to the Credit Agreement (as amended hereby) under the caption “Elected Commitment”.
Section 5.    Conditions Precedent.  The effectiveness of this Second Amendment is subject to the following:
5.1    Counterparts. The Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this Second Amendment from the Credit Parties and each of the Banks.

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5.2    Notes.  The Administrative Agent shall have received duly executed Notes (or any amendment and restatement thereof, as the case may be) payable to each Bank requesting a Note (or amendment and restatement thereof, as the case may be) in a principal amount equal to its Maximum Credit Amount (as amended hereby) dated as of the Second Amendment Effective Date.
5.3    Other Fees and Expenses.  The Administrative Agent shall have received all fees separately agreed to by the Borrower with the Arranger, Administrative Agent, and/or any Bank and any fees and other amounts due and payable pursuant to Section 14.3 of the Credit Agreement, in each case, on or prior to the Second Amendment Effective Date.
5.4    Other Documents.  The Administrative Agent shall have received such other documents as the Administrative Agent or counsel to the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.
Section 6.    Miscellaneous.
6.1    Confirmation and Effect.  The provisions of the Credit Agreement (as amended by this Second Amendment) shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms following the effectiveness of this Second Amendment, and this Second Amendment shall not constitute a waiver of any provision of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Paper, except as expressly provided for herein.  Each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof’, “herein”, or words of like import shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby, and each reference to the Credit Agreement in any other document, instrument or agreement executed and/or delivered in connection with the Credit Agreement shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.
6.2    Ratification and Affirmation of Credit Parties.  Each of the Credit Parties hereby expressly (a) acknowledges the terms of this Second Amendment, (b) ratifies and affirms its obligations under the Credit Agreement, the Facility Guaranty and the other Loan Papers to which it is a party, (c) acknowledges, renews and extends its continued liability under the Credit Agreement, the Facility Guaranty and the other Loan Papers to which it is a party, (d) agrees that the amendments hereby shall not limit or impair any Liens securing the Obligations and its guarantee under the Facility Guaranty to which it is a party remains in full force and effect with respect to the Obligations as amended hereby, (e) represents and warrants to the Banks and the Administrative Agent that each representation and warranty of such Credit Party contained in the Credit Agreement, the Facility Guaranty and the other Loan Papers to which it is a party is true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and after giving effect to the amendments set forth in Section 2 hereof except (i) to the extent any such representations and warranties are expressly limited to an earlier date, in which case, on and as of the date hereof, such representations and warranties shall continue to be true and correct in all material respects as of such specified earlier date, and (ii) to the extent that any such representation and warranty is expressly qualified by materiality or by reference to Material Adverse Effect, such representation and warranty (as so qualified) shall continue to be true and correct in all respects, (f) represents and warrants to the Banks and the Administrative Agent that the execution, delivery and performance by such Credit Party of this Second Amendment are within such Credit Party’s corporate, limited partnership or limited liability company powers (as applicable), have been duly authorized by all necessary action and that this Second Amendment constitutes the valid and binding obligation of such Credit Party enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditor’s rights generally, and (g) represents 

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and warrants to the Banks and the Administrative Agent that, after giving effect to this Second Amendment, no Default or Event of Default has occurred which is continuing and no Borrowing Base Deficiency exists.
6.3    Counterparts.  This Second Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties hereto in any number of separate counterparts, and all of such counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of this Second Amendment by facsimile or electronic (e.g. pdf) transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart hereof.
6.4    No Oral Agreement.  THIS WRITTEN SECOND AMENDMENT, THE CREDIT AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN PAPERS EXECUTED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH AND THEREWITH REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES.  THERE ARE NO SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES THAT MODIFY THE AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES IN THE CREDIT AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN PAPERS.
6.5    Governing Law.  THIS SECOND AMENDMENT (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE VALIDITY AND ENFORCEABILITY HEREOF) SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
6.6    Payment of Expenses.  The Borrower agrees to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent for all of its reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Second Amendment, any other documents prepared in connection herewith and the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent.
6.7    Severability.  Any provision of this Second Amendment which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
6.8    Successors and Assigns.  This Second Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
6.9    Loan Paper.  The parties hereto agree that this Second Amendment shall constitute a “Loan Paper” under and as defined in the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby.
[Signature Pages Follow.]

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The parties hereto have caused this Second Amendment to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
		
	BORROWER:
	BRIGHAM RESOURCES, LLC,  
a Delaware limited liability company 

By:    /s/ Blake Williams    
Name: Blake Williams
Title:   Chief Financial Officer      

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	GUARANTORS:
	BRIGHAM MINERALS, LLC,  
a Delaware limited liability company 

By:    /s/ Blake Williams    
Name: Blake Williams
Title:   Chief Financial Officer      
    
REARDEN MINERALS, LLC,  
a Delaware limited liability company 

By:    /s/ Blake Williams    
Name: Blake Williams
Title:   Chief Financial Officer
    
BRIGHAM RESOURCES MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS, INC.,  
a Delaware corporation 

By:    /s/ Blake Williams    
Name: Blake Williams
Title:   Chief Financial Officer

BRIGHAM RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, LLC,  
a Delaware limited liability company 

By:    /s/ Blake Williams    
Name: Blake Williams
Title:   Chief Financial Officer      
  
  

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WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.,  
as Administrative Agent and a Bank

By:    /s/ Zachary Kramer    
Name:    Zachary Kramer
Title:      Vice President

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CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH,  
as a Bank 

By:    /s/ Nupur Kumar    
Name:    Nupur Kumar
Title:  Authorized Signatory

By:    /s/ Christopher Zybrick    
Name:    Christopher Zybrick
Title:      Authorized Signatory

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BARCLAYS BANK PLC,  
as a Bank 

By:    /s/ Sydney G. Dennis    
Name:    Sydney G. Dennis
Title:    Director

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BBVA USA,  
as a Bank 

By:    /s/ Julia Barnhill    
Name:    Julia Barnhill
Title:    Vice President

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GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA,  
as a Bank 

By:    /s/ Ryan Durkin    
Name:    Ryan Durkin
Title:    Authorized Signatory

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ROYAL BANK OF CANADA,  
as a Bank 

By:    /s/ Kristan Spivey    
Name:    Kristan Spivey
Title:    Authorized Signatory

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UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH,  
as a Bank 

By:    /s/ Darlene Arias    
Name:    Darlene Arias
Title:    Director

By:    /s/ Houssem Daly    
Name:    Houssem Daly
Title:      Associate Director

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SCHEDULE 1

BANKS; ELECTED COMMITMENTS AND MAXIMUM CREDIT AMOUNT
	
									
	Bank
	Maximum Credit Amount
	Elected Commitment
	Applicable Percentage

	Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
	

	$100,000,000.04
	

	

	$36,000,000.00
	

	20.00000000
	%

	Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch
	

	$66,666,666.66
	

	

	$24,000,000.00
	

	13.33333333
	%

	Barclays Bank PLC
	

	$66,666,666.66
	

	

	$24,000,000.00
	

	13.33333333
	%

	BBVA USA
	

	$66,666,666.66
	

	

	$24,000,000.00
	

	13.33333333
	%

	Goldman Sachs Bank USA
	

	$66,666,666.66
	

	

	$24,000,000.00
	

	13.33333333
	%

	Royal Bank of Canada
	

	$66,666,666.66
	

	

	$24,000,000.00
	

	13.33333333
	%

	UBS AG, Stamford Branch
	

	$66,666,666.66
	

	

	$24,000,000.00
	

	13.33333333
	%

	Totals:
	

	$500,000,000.00
	

	

	$180,000,000.00
	

	100.00000000
	%

	
		
	Administrative Agent
	Address for Notice

	Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
	Credit Contact:
1700 Lincoln St, Sixth Floor 
MAC:  C7300-061 
Denver, Colorado
Attn:   Tim Green
Tel:   (303) 863-6765
Fax:   (303) 863-5196
Email:   tim.green@wellsfargo.com

Primary Operations Contact:
1525 W WT Harris Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28262
MAC D1109-019
Attn:   Syndication Agency Services
Fax:   704-590-3481

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SAFEGUARD SCIENTIFICS, INC.
COMPENSATION SUMMARY - NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS

Through September 30, 2019, each of our non-employee directors was compensated for his or her service as a director through cash payments as shown in the table below:
	
				
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 

	Annual Board Retainers (for a full year of Board service):
	 
	 

	 
	Chairman of the Board
	 
	$100,000

	 
	Other Directors
	 
	$50,000

	 
	 
	 
	 

	Additional Annual Chairperson Retainers (for a full year of committee service):
	 
	 

	 
	Audit Committee
	 
	$15,000

	 
	Compensation Committee
	 
	$10,000

	 
	Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee
	 
	$10,000

Effective for the periods beginning October 1, 2019, the foregoing amounts for services as a director were no longer paid in cash payments.  In lieu of cash payments, such amounts are paid in the form of our common stock based upon the average closing price of a share of our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange composite tape for the 20 consecutive trading days immediately preceding the grant date.  

Directors’ fees are paid quarterly, in arrears, and retainers are prorated based on actual days of service relative to a full year of Board service or the service period during which the fees were in effect. We also reimburse our directors for expenses they incur to attend our Board and committee meetings and for attendance at one director continuing education program during each calendar year or the reasonable cost of one year’s membership in an organization that is focused on director education.

Each non-employee director also receives an annual service grant of shares of restricted stock having a value of $75,000, based upon the average closing price of a share of our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange composite tape for the 20 consecutive trading days immediately preceding the grant date. The shares of restricted stock are fully vested at grant for those directors who have reached age 65 and otherwise shall vest 100% on the earlier of the first anniversary of the grant date or the director’s attainment of age 65.

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