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EX-10.4

 Exhibit 10.4 

AMENDMENT TO SAMSON RESOURCES CORPORATION 

CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE PLAN FOR OFFICERS 

THIS AMENDMENT TO THE SAMSON RESOURCES CORPORATION CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE PLAN FOR OFFICERS (“Amendment”) is effective
of November 14, 2014 (the “Effective Date”). 
 On January 1, 2014, the Company adopted the Samson Resources Corporation Change
in Control Severance Plan for Officers (the “Plan”). The Company hereby amends the Plan as set forth herein: 
  

	1.	Section 1.7 shall be amended as follows, effective September 1, 2015: 

“Change in Control” means (i) the sale of all or substantially all (i.e., at least 80%) of the assets (in one transaction
or a series of related transactions) of Samson Resources Corporation (“SRC”), a corporation controlled by affiliates of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P., Itochu Corporation, Natural Gas Partners L.P. and Crestview Partner L.P.
(together, the “Sponsors”) or Samson Investment Company (“SIC”), as applicable, which, based on transactions consummated as of September 1, 2015, are held by SRC, SIC or any of their respective Subsidiaries or
any entity that is controlled by SRC or SIC and are not as of such date contemplated for sale, to any Person (or group of Persons acting in concert), other than to the Sponsors or their Affiliates; or (ii) a merger, recapitalization or other
sale (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) by the Company, the Sponsors or any of their respective Affiliates (which includes, for the avoidance of doubt, SIC), to a Person (or group of Persons acting in concert) of equity
interests or voting power that results in any Person (or group of Persons acting in concert) (other than the Sponsors or their Affiliates) owning more than 50% of the equity interests or voting power of the Company or SIC, as applicable (or any
resulting company after a merger). For purposes of determining if an asset is sold under clause (i) above, the sale of primary equity securities in a direct or indirect subsidiary of SRC or SIC to the public or a third party shall not be deemed
to be an asset sale; provided, however, that a sale of secondary equity securities in any such subsidiary shall be considered an asset sale to the extent of such sale. For the avoidance of doubt, none of an initial public offering, stock dividend,
stock split or any other similar corporate event shall alone constitute a Change in Control. 
  

	2.	Section 2.5 shall be amended as follows, effective immediately: 

 Coordination of
Benefits. Notwithstanding anything set forth herein to the contrary, to the extent that any severance payable under a plan or agreement covering a Participant as of the date such Participant becomes eligible to participate in the Plan is subject
to the provisions of Section 409A of the Code, then to the extent required to avoid accelerated taxation and/or tax penalties under Section 409A of the Code, the portion of the Cash Payment equal to such other

 
amount shall instead be paid in the form provided for in such other plan or agreement. Further, to the extent, if any, that provisions of the Plan affect the time or form of payment of any
amount under Section 409A of the Code, then to the extent required to avoid accelerated taxation and/or tax penalties under Section 409A of the Code, if the Change in Control does not constitute a change in control event under
Section 409A of the Code, the time and form (but not the amount) of payment shall be the time and form that would have been applicable in absence of a Change in Control. 

In witness whereof, the undersigned officer of the Company hereby certifies that the Plan was amended on November 14, 2014. 

 

	
	
	/s/ Randy L. Limbacher
	Randy L. LimbacherEX-10.5

 Exhibit 10.5 

AMENDMENT TO SAMSON RESOURCES CORPORATION 

2011 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN 

THIS AMENDMENT TO THE SAMSON RESOURCES CORPORATION 2011 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN (“Amendment”) is effective of November 14,
2014 (the “Effective Date”). 
 On April 16, 2012, the Company adopted the Samson Resources Corporation 2011 Stock Incentive Plan (the
“Plan”). The Company hereby amends the Plan as set forth herein: 
  

	1.	Section 2(f) shall be amended as follows, effective September 1, 2015: 

“Change in Control” means (i) the sale of all or substantially all (i.e., at least 80%) of the assets (in one transaction
or a series of related transactions) of Samson Resources Corporation (“SRC”), a corporation controlled by affiliates of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P., Itochu Corporation, Natural Gas Partners L.P. and Crestview Partner L.P.
(together, the “Sponsors”) or Samson Investment Company (“SIC”), as applicable, which, based on transactions consummated as of September 1, 2015, are held by SRC, SIC or any of their respective Subsidiaries or
any entity that is controlled by SRC or SIC and are not as of such date contemplated for sale, to any Person (or group of Persons acting in concert), other than to the Sponsors or their Affiliates; or (ii) a merger, recapitalization or other
sale (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) by the Company, the Sponsors or any of their respective Affiliates (which includes, for the avoidance of doubt, SIC), to a Person (or group of Persons acting in concert) of equity
interests or voting power that results in any Person (or group of Persons acting in concert) (other than the Sponsors or their Affiliates) owning more than 50% of the equity interests or voting power of the Company or SIC, as applicable (or any
resulting company after a merger). For purposes of determining if an asset is sold under clause (i) above, the sale of primary equity securities in a direct or indirect subsidiary of SRC or SIC to the public or a third party shall not be deemed
to be an asset sale; provided, however, that a sale of secondary equity securities in any such subsidiary shall be considered an asset sale to the extent of such sale. For the avoidance of doubt, none of an initial public offering, stock dividend,
stock split or any other similar corporate event shall alone constitute a Change in Control. 

 In witness whereof, the undersigned officer of the Company hereby certifies that the Plan was amended on
November 14, 2014. 
  

	
	
	/s/ Randy L. Limbacher
	Randy L. LimbacherEX-10.6

 Exhibit 10.6 

[LETTERHEAD] 
 [DATE] 

[OFFICER NAME] 
 [OFFICER ADDRESS] 

Dear [OFFICER NAME], 
 The Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors of Samson Resources Corporation (the “Company”) has authorized the Company to issue to you, subject to the conditions provided for herein, a “Special Bonus” in an amount equal to 100% of your 2014 target bonus, on the
condition that (i) the grant to you of the Special Bonus is a special one-time event that shall not be factored into, or set a precedent for, any bonus to be set, funded or paid in 2015 or thereafter and (ii) the Special Bonus will not
apply for purposes of severance under any plan, program, policy, arrangement or agreement. Accordingly, in order to receive the Special Bonus, which bonus is payable in January 2015, subject to your continued employment through and including the
payment date (except as otherwise expressly provided in any retention letter agreement with the Company), you must acknowledge in writing, by signing below, that you understand and agree that (i) the grant to you of the Special Bonus is a
special one-time event that shall not be factored into, or set a precedent for, any bonus to be set, funded or paid in 2015 or thereafter and (ii) the Special Bonus will not apply for purposes of severance under any plan, program, policy,
arrangement or agreement. 
 If you accept the terms and conditions above, please sign and date below in the space provided. 

 

	
	Sincerely,
	
	   

	 Randy L. Limbacher
 Chief Executive
Officer
 Samson Resources Corporation

  

					
	Accepted and agreed to by:	  	  
	  	  

		  	[OFFICER NAME]	  	DateEX-10.7

 Exhibit 10.7 

SECOND AMENDMENT TO 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 
 THIS
SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT with Randy L. Limbacher (“Amendment”) is entered into effective as of November 14, 2014 (the “Effective Date”) by and between Samson Resources Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (“SRC”), and Samson Investment Company, a Nevada corporation (together with SRC, collectively, the “Employer”), and Randy L. Limbacher (the “Executive”). 

WHEREAS, the Employer and Executive have previously entered into that certain Employment Agreement effective as of April 18, 2013, as
amended effective as of April 1, 2014 (the “Employment Agreement”); 
 WHEREAS, on August 29, 2014, the
Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Committee”) approved Officer Retention Agreements to be executed with officers of the Employer, including Executive, conditioned upon Executive’s agreement to waive any right to receive
any payments or benefits under a special or employment agreement in connection with a voluntary termination of employment with the Employer by Executive on or prior to September 1, 2015, except in the case of a Change of Control; 

WHEREAS, Executive desires to be eligible for certain payments and benefits pursuant to the terms and conditions of an Officer Retention
Agreement; 
 WHEREAS, the Employer and Executive desire to amend the Employment Agreement such that Executive shall not be entitled to the
compensation provided in Paragraph 7(e) of the Employment Agreement in connection with a voluntary termination by Executive of his employment with the Employer for “Good Reason” from the Effective Date through and including
September 1, 2015, except in the case of a “Change in Control”; and 
 WHEREAS, on August 29, 2014, the Committee
further approved the amendment of the Employment Agreement such that the definition of Change of Control shall include any applicable amendments to the Stock Incentive Plan, and the Employer and Executive wish to amend such definition. 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree that Paragraphs
1(g), 7(e)(i) and 7(e)(ii) of the Employment Agreement are hereby amended, effective as of the Effective Date, as follows: 
 1. Paragraph
1(g) shall be amended in its entirety to read as follows: 
 “Change of Control” is as defined in the Samson Resources
Corporation 2011 Stock Incentive Plan, inclusive of any amendments thereto. 
 2. Paragraphs 7(e)(i) and (ii) shall be amended in their
entirety to read as follows: 
 (e) Termination Without Cause or With Good Reason or Upon Non-Renewal/Expiration of Employment Term.

 (i) If Executive’s employment (A) is terminated by Employer for any
reason other than death, Disability or Cause, (B) is terminated by Executive for Good Reason (x) after September 1, 2015 but prior to the end of the Employment Term, or (y) in connection with a Change of Control at any time
during the Employment Term, or (C) ends upon the expiration of the Employment Term due to its non-renewal by Employer in accordance with Paragraph 3, in any such case, Employer shall pay, or shall cause to be paid, to Executive the Compensation
Payment, the Vacation Payment, and any unreimbursed Business Expenses, at the time and in the manner required by applicable law but in no event later than 30 business days after the Employment Termination Date. If Executive is entitled to any vested
benefits under any employee benefit plans (excluding severance plans) of Employer or its Affiliates, such benefits shall be paid or provided in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan(s). 

(ii) In addition, if Executive’s employment is terminated by Employer for any reason other than death, Disability, or
Cause; or is terminated by Executive for Good Reason after September 1, 2015 but prior to the end of the Employment Term, or for Good Reason in connection with a Change of Control at any time during the Employment Term; or if Employer gives
timely notice pursuant to Paragraph 3 to Executive and Executive’s employment therefore ends upon the expiration of the Employment Term, Employer shall pay or provide to Executive (or shall cause to be paid or provided to Executive), at the
time and in the manner provided in Paragraph 7(e)(iii), the following if, within 60 days after the Employment Termination Date, Executive has signed a general release agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F (the
“Release”) and Executive does not revoke such Release: 
 (A) Executive’s Base Salary as in effect on
the Employment Termination Date, multiplied by two, payable in substantially equal monthly installments over the twenty-four (24) month period beginning on the Employment Termination Date (the “Severance Period”), provided that
if such termination occurs upon or within two years following a Change of Control, such amount shall be paid as a lump sum on the 60th day following the Employment Termination Date (or, to the extent required to avoid a prohibited distribution under
Internal Revenue Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i), the 181st day following Executive’s Separation from Service), notwithstanding anything contained in Paragraph 7(e)(iii); and 

(B)(x) two times (y) the greater of (I) the Annual Bonus, if any, earned in respect of the Fiscal Year preceding the
Fiscal Year in which the Employment Termination Date occurs, and (II) the Target Bonus, payable in substantially equal monthly installments over the Severance Period, provided, that if such termination occurs upon or within two years
following a Change of Control, such amount shall be paid as a lump sum on the 60th day following the Employment Termination Date (or, to the extent required to avoid a prohibited distribution under Internal Revenue Code
Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i), on the 181st day following Executive’s Separation from Service), notwithstanding anything contained in Paragraph 7(e)(iii); and 

(C) pay to Executive a pro-rated portion of the Target Bonus, determined by multiplying the Target Bonus by a fraction, the
numerator of which equals the number of days in the relevant Fiscal Year elapsed through the Employment Termination Date and the denominator of which equals 365. 

 Notwithstanding the foregoing, Employer’s obligation under this Paragraph
7(e)(ii) is limited as follows: (X) if Executive engages in any conduct that materially violates Paragraph 8 or Paragraph 9, Employer’s obligation to make payments to Executive under this Paragraph 7(e)(ii), if any such obligation remains,
shall end as of the date Employer so notifies Executive in writing (which date shall be no earlier than the date on which notice is provided), provided, however, that (i) Employer shall notify Executive in writing of any alleged breach
of Paragraph 8 or Paragraph 9, (ii) Executive shall have a period of not less than 10 business days to cure any such breach, (iii) if Executive cures such breach to the reasonable, good-faith satisfaction of a majority of the members of
the Board to the extent such breach is capable of cure, the limitations contained in this clause (X) shall not apply, and (iv) if Executive’s Employment Termination Date follows a Change of Control, this clause (X) shall not
apply; and (Y) if Executive engages in any Restricted Activities during the Severance Period, Employer’s obligation to make payments to Executive under this Paragraph 7(e)(ii) shall end upon the later of (I) twelve (12) months
after the Employment Termination Date and (II) the date on which Executive first engages in such Restricted Activities, provided, however, that (i) Employer shall notify Executive in writing of any alleged engagement in Restricted
Activities, (ii) Executive shall have a period of not less than 10 business days to cure any such actions, (iii) if Executive cures such actions to the reasonable, good-faith satisfaction of a majority of the members of the Board to the
extent such breach is capable of cure, the limitations contained in this clause (Y) shall not apply and (iv) if Executive’s Employment Termination Date follows a Change of Control, this clause (X) shall not apply. 

All capitalized terms used in this Amendment shall have the same meaning ascribed to them in the Employment Agreement unless specifically
denoted otherwise. Except as specifically amended, as set forth herein, the terms and provisions of the Employment Agreement remain unchanged. 

[signature pages follow] 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Employer has caused this Amendment to be executed on its behalf by its
duly authorized officer effective as of the date first set forth above. 
  

			
	 EMPLOYER:
  

SAMSON RESOURCES CORPORATION
 SAMSON INVESTMENT
COMPANY

		
	By:	 	/s/ Philip W. Cook
		 	 Name: Philip W. Cook

Title: Chief Financial Officer

  

			
	 EXECUTIVE:
  

Randy L. Limbacher

		
	By:	 	/s/ Randy L. Limbacher

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