Document:

Form of Amended and Restated  Change in Control Agreement

 Exhibit 10.19 
 July 28, 1999 
 (As Amended December 31, 2008) 
 Dear Senior Vice President: 
 Northwest Pipe Company, an Oregon corporation (the “Company”), considers the establishment
and maintenance of a sound and vital management to be essential to protecting and enhancing the best interest of the Company and its shareholders. In this connection, the Company recognizes that, as is the case with many publicly held corporations,
the possibility of a Change in Control may exist and that such possibility, and the uncertainty and questions which it may raise among management, may result in the departure or distraction of management personnel to the detriment of the Company and
its shareholders. Accordingly, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) has determined that appropriate steps should be taken to reinforce and encourage the continued attention and dedication of members of the Company’s
management to their assigned duties without distraction in circumstances arising from the possibility of a Change in Control of the Company. 
 In order to induce you to remain in the employ of the Company, this letter agreement, which has been approved by the Board, sets forth the severance benefits which the Company agrees will be provided to you in the event your employment with
the Company is terminated subsequent to a “Change in Control” of the Company under the circumstances described below. 
 1.
Right to Terminate. The Company or you may terminate your employment at any time, subject to the Company’s obligations to provide the benefits hereinafter specified in accordance with the terms hereof. 
 2. Term of Agreement. This Agreement shall commence on the date hereof and shall continue in effect until July 19, 2009; provided, however,
that commencing on July 19, 2009 and each July 19 thereafter, the term of this Agreement shall automatically be extended for one additional year unless at least 90 days prior to such July 19 date, the Company or you shall have given
notice that this Agreement shall not be extended; provided, however, that this Agreement shall continue in effect for a period of twenty-four (24) months beyond the term provided herein if a Change in Control, as defined in Section 3
hereto shall have occurred during such term. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 2 to the contrary, this Agreement shall terminate if you or the Company terminate your employment prior to a Change in Control as defined in Section 3
hereof. 
 3. Change in Control; Person. 
 3.1 For purposes of this Agreement, a “Change in Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events: 
 3.1.1 The approval by the shareholders of the Company of: 

 (a) any consolidation, merger or plan of share exchange involving the Company (a
“Merger”) in which the Company is not the continuing or surviving corporation or pursuant to which shares of Common Stock of the Company (“Company Shares”) would be converted into cash, securities or other property, other than a
Merger involving Company Shares in which the holders of Company Shares immediately prior to the Merger have the same proportionate ownership of common stock of the surviving corporation immediately after the Merger, 
 (b) any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of all, or substantially all,
the assets of the Company; or 
 (c) the adoption of any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

 3.1.2 At any time during a period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the
Board (“Incumbent Directors”) shall cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof unless each new director elected during such two-year period was nominated or elected by two-thirds of the Incumbent Directors then in
office and voting (with new directors nominated or elected by two-thirds of the Incumbent Directors also being deemed to be Incumbent Directors); or 
 3.1.3 Any Person (as hereinafter defined) shall, as a result of a tender or exchange offer, open market purchases, or privately negotiated purchases from anyone other than the Company, have become the beneficial owner
(within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company ordinarily having the right to vote for the election of directors (“Voting Securities”) representing thirty
percent (30%) or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding Voting Securities. 
 Notwithstanding anything in the
foregoing to the contrary, unless otherwise determined by the Board, no Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred for purposes of this Agreement if (1) you acquire (other than on the same basis as all other holders of the Company
Shares) an equity interest in an entity that acquires the Company in a Change in Control otherwise described under subparagraph 3.1.1 above, or (2) you are part of a group that constitutes a Person which becomes a beneficial owner of Voting
Securities in a transaction that otherwise would have resulted in a Change in Control under subparagraph 3.1.3 above. 
 3.2
For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Person” shall mean and include any individual, corporation, partnership, group, association or other “person,” as such term is used in Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), other than the Company or any employee benefit plan(s) sponsored by the Company. 
 4. Termination Following Change In Control. If a Change in Control shall have occurred, you shall be entitled to the benefits provided in Section 5.3 hereof upon the termination of your employment within
twenty-four (24) months after such Change in Control unless such termination is (a) because of your death, (b) by the Company for Cause or Disability or (c) by you other than for Good Reason (as all such capitalized terms are
hereinafter defined). 
  

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 4.1 Disability. Termination by the Company of your employment based on
“Disability” shall mean termination because of your absence from your duties with the Company on a full-time basis for one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days as a result of your incapacity due to physical or mental illness, unless
within thirty (30) days after Notice of Termination (as hereinafter defined) is given to you following such absence you shall have returned to the full-time performance of your duties. 
 4.2 Cause. Termination by the Company of your employment for “Cause” shall mean termination upon (a) the willful and
continued failure by you to substantially perform your reasonably assigned duties with the Company consistent with those duties assigned to you prior to the Change in Control (other than any such failure resulting from your incapacity due to
physical or mental illness) which failure shall not have been corrected within thirty (30) days after a demand for substantial performance is delivered to you by the Chairman of the Board or President of the Company which specifically
identifies the manner in which such executive believes that you have not substantially performed your duties, or (b) the willful engaging by you in illegal conduct which is materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company. For purposes of
this paragraph 4.2, no act, or failure to act, on your part shall be considered “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by you in knowing bad faith and without reasonable belief that your action or omission was in, or not opposed to,
the best interests of the Company. Any act, or failure to act, based upon authority given pursuant to a resolution duly adopted by the Board or based upon the advice of counsel for the Company shall be conclusively presumed to be done, or omitted to
be done, by you in good faith and in the best interests of the corporation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you shall not be deemed to have been terminated for Cause unless and until there shall have been delivered to you a copy of a resolution duly
adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of the entire membership of the Board at a meeting of the Board called and held for the purpose (after reasonable notice to you and an opportunity for you, together with your counsel, to be
heard before the Board), finding that in the good faith opinion of the Board you were guilty of the conduct set forth above in (a) or (b) of this paragraph 4.2 and specifying the particulars thereof in detail. 
 4.3 Good Reason. Termination by you of your employment for “Good Reason” shall mean termination based on: 
 4.3.1 a change in your status, title, position(s) or responsibilities as an officer of the Company which, in your judgment (which shall be
exercised in good faith), constitutes an adverse change from your status, title, position(s) and responsibilities as in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control, or the assignment to you of any duties or responsibilities which, in your
judgment (which shall be exercised in good faith), are inconsistent with such status, title or position(s), or any removal of you from or any failure to reappoint or reelect you to such position(s), except in connection with the termination of your
employment for Cause, Disability or as a result of your death or by you other than for Good Reason; 
 4.3.2 a reduction by
the Company in your base salary as in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control; 
  

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 4.3.3 the failure by the Company to continue in effect any Plan (as hereinafter defined)
in which you are participating at the time of the Change in Control (or Plans providing you with at least substantially similar benefits) other than as a result of the normal expiration of any such Plan in accordance with its terms as in effect at
the time of the Change in Control, or the taking of any action, or the failure to act, by the Company which would adversely affect your continued participation in any of such Plans on at least as favorable a basis to you as is the case on the date
of the Change in Control or which would materially reduce your benefits in the future under any of such Plans or deprive you of any material benefit enjoyed by you at the time of the Change in Control; 
 4.3.4 the failure by the Company to provide and credit you with the number of paid vacation days to which you are then entitled in
accordance with the Company’s normal vacation policy as in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control; 
 4.3.5
the Company’s requiring you to be based anywhere other than within ten (10) miles of where your office is located immediately prior to the Change in Control except for required travel on the Company’s business to an extent
substantially consistent with the business travel obligations which you undertook on behalf of the Company prior to the Change in Control; 
 4.3.6 the failure by the Company to obtain from any Successor (as hereinafter defined) the assumption or assent to this Agreement contemplated by Section 6 hereof within thirty (30) days after a Change in
Control; or 
 4.3.7 any purported termination by the Company of your employment which is not effected pursuant to a Notice of
Termination satisfying the requirements of paragraph 4.4 below (and, if applicable, paragraph 4.2 above); and for purposes of this Agreement no such purported termination shall be effective. 
 For purpose of this Agreement, “Plan” shall mean any compensation plan such as an incentive, stock option or restricted stock plan or any
employee benefit plan such as a thrift, pension, profit sharing, medical, disability, accident, life insurance, or relocation plan or policy or any other plan, program or policy of the Company intended to benefit employees. 
 4.4 Notice of Termination. Any purported termination by the Company or by you following a Change in Control shall be communicated
by written Notice of Termination to the other party hereto. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Notice of Termination” shall mean a notice which shall indicate the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon and shall set
forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of your employment under the provision so indicated. 
 4.5 Date of Termination. “Date of Termination” shall mean (a) if your employment is to be terminated for Disability, thirty (30) days after Notice of Termination is given (provided that you
shall not have returned to the performance of your duties on a full-time basis during such thirty (30) day period), (b) if your employment is to be terminated by the Company for Cause, the date on which a Notice of Termination is given,
and (c) if your employment is to be terminated by you or by the Company for any other reason, the date 

  

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specified in the Notice of Termination, which shall be a date no earlier than ninety (90) days after the date on which a Notice of Termination is given,
unless an earlier date has been agreed to by the party receiving the Notice of Termination either in advance of, or after, receiving such Notice of Termination. Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary, if the party receiving the
Notice of Termination has not previously agreed to the termination, then within thirty (30) days after any Notice of Termination is given, the party receiving such Notice of Termination may notify the other party that a dispute exists
concerning the termination, in which event the Date of Termination shall be the date set either by mutual written agreement of the parties or by the arbitrators in a proceeding as provided in Section 12 hereof. 
 5. Compensation Upon Termination or During Disability. 
 5.1 During any period following a Change in Control that you fail to perform your duties as a result of incapacity due to physical or
mental illness, you shall continue to receive your full base salary at the rate then in effect and any benefits or awards under any Plans shall continue to accrue during such period, to the extent not inconsistent with such Plans, until your
employment is terminated pursuant to and in accordance with paragraphs 4.1, 4.4 and 4.5 hereof. Thereafter, your benefits shall be determined in accordance with the Plans then in effect. 
 5.2 If your employment shall be terminated for Cause or as a result of your death following a Change in Control of the Company, the
Company shall pay you your full base salary through the Date of Termination at the rate in effect just prior to the time a Notice of Termination is given plus any benefits or awards (including both the cash and stock components) which pursuant to
the terms of any Plans have been earned or become payable, but which have not yet been paid to you. Thereupon the Company shall have no further obligations to you under this Agreement. 
 5.3 If within twenty-four (24) months after a Change in Control shall have occurred, as defined in Section 3 above, your
employment by the Company shall be terminated (a) by the Company other than for Cause or Disability or (b) by you for Good Reason, then, by no later than the fifth day following the Date of Termination (except as otherwise provided), you
shall be entitled to, and shall be paid, without regard to any contrary provisions of any Plan, a severance benefit (the “Severance Benefit”) equal to either (x) the Specified Benefits (as defined in subsection 5.3.1 below), or
(y) the Capped Benefit (as defined in subsection 5.3.2 below). You shall be entitled, in your sole discretion, to elect to receive either the Specified Benefits or the Capped Benefit. 
 5.3.1 The “Specified Benefits” are as follows: 
 (a) the Company shall pay your full base salary through the Date of Termination at the rate in effect just prior to the time a Notice of
Termination is given plus any benefits or awards (including both cash and stock components) which pursuant to the terms of any Plans have been earned or become payable, but which have not yet been paid to you (including amounts which previously had
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 (b) as severance pay and in lieu of any further salary for periods subsequent to the
Date of Termination, the Company shall pay to you in a single payment an amount in cash equal to (i) an amount equal to two (2) times the higher of (A) your annual base salary at the rate in effect just prior to the time a Notice of
Termination is given, or (B) your annual base salary in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control of the Company, plus (ii) an amount equal to two (2) times the average of the cash bonuses paid to you during the previous three
years; 
 (c) for a twenty-four (24) month period after the Date of Termination, the Company shall arrange to provide
you and your dependents with life, accident, medical and dental insurance benefits substantially similar to those which you were receiving immediately prior to the Change in Control of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall
not provide any benefit otherwise receivable by you pursuant to this paragraph 5.3.1(c) to the extent that a similar benefit is actually received by you from a subsequent employer during such twenty-four (24) month period, and any such benefit
actually received by you shall be reported to the Company; 
 (d) any and all outstanding options to purchase stock of the
Company (or any Successor) held by you shall immediately vest and become exercisable in full; and 
 (e) the Company shall
pay you for any vacation time earned but not taken at the Date of Termination, at an hourly rate equal to your annual base salary as in effect immediately prior to the time a Notice of Termination is given divided by 2080. 
 5.3.2 The “Capped Benefit” equals the Specified Benefits, reduced by the minimum amount necessary to prevent any portion of the
Specified Benefits from being a “parachute payment” as defined in Section 280G(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“IRC”), or any successor provision. The amount of the Capped Benefit shall therefore
equal (1) three times the “base amount” as defined in IRC, Section 280G(b)(3)(A) reduced by $1 (One Dollar), and further reduced by (2) the present value of all other payments and benefits you are entitled to receive
from the Company that are contingent upon a Change in Control of the Company within the meaning of IRC Section 280G(b)(2)(A)(i), including accelerated vesting of options and other awards under the Company’s stock option plans, and
increased by (3) all Specified Benefits that are not contingent upon a Change in Control within the meaning of IRC Section 280G(b)(2)(A)(i). If you receive the Capped Benefit, you may determine the extent to which each of the Specified
Benefits shall be reduced. The parties recognize that there is some uncertainty regarding the computations under IRC Section 280G which must be applied to determine the Capped Benefit. Accordingly, the parties agree that, after the Severance
Benefit is paid, the amount of the Capped Benefit may be retroactively adjusted to the extent any subsequent Internal Revenue Service regulations, rulings, audits or other pronouncements establish that the original calculation of the Capped Benefit
was incorrect. In that case, amounts shall be paid or reimbursed between the parties so that you will have received the Severance Benefit you would have received if the Capped Benefit had originally been calculated correctly. 
 5.4 Except as specifically provided above, the amount of any payment provided for in this Section 5 shall not be reduced, offset or
subject to recovery by the Company by reason of any compensation earned by you as the result of employment by another employer after the Date of Termination, or otherwise. Your entitlements under Section 5.3 are in addition to, and not in lieu
of any rights, benefits or entitlements you may have under the terms or provisions of any Plan. 
  

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 6. Successors; Binding Agreement. 
 6.1 The Company will seek to have any Successor (as hereinafter defined), by agreement in form and substance satisfactory to you, assume
the Company’s obligations under this Agreement or assent to the fulfillment by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement. Failure of the Company to obtain such assumption or assent prior to or at the time a Person becomes a Successor
shall constitute Good Reason for termination by you of your employment and, if a Change in Control of the Company has occurred, shall entitle you immediately to the benefits provided in Section 5.3 hereof upon delivery by you of a Notice of
Termination which the Company, by executing this Agreement, hereby assents to. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and any Successor (and such Successor shall thereafter be deemed the “Company” for
purposes of this Agreement), but will not otherwise be assignable, transferable or delegable by the Company. For purposes of this Agreement, “Successor” shall mean any Person that succeeds to, or has the practical ability to control
(either immediately or with the passage of time), the Company’s business directly, by merger, consolidation or purchase of assets, or indirectly, by purchase of the Company’s Voting Securities or otherwise. 
 6.2 This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by your personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators,
successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. If you should die while any amount would still be payable to you hereunder if you had continued to live, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement to your devisee, legatee or other designee or, if there be no such designee, to your estate. 
 7. Fees and
Expenses. The Company shall pay all legal fees and related legal expenses incurred by you as a result of (i) your termination following a Change in Control of the Company (including all such fees and expenses, if any, incurred in contesting
or disputing any such termination) or (ii) your seeking to obtain or enforce any right or benefit provided by this Agreement. 
 8.
Survival. The respective obligations of, and benefits afforded to, the Company and you as provided in Section 5, 6, 7 and 12 of this Agreement shall survive termination of this Agreement. 
 9. Notice. For the purposes of this Agreement, notices and all other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall
be deemed to have been duly given when delivered or mailed by United States registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid and addressed to the address of the respective party set forth on the first page of this Agreement, provided that
all notices to the Company shall be directed to the attention of the Chairman of the Board or President of the Company, with a copy to the Secretary of the Company, or to such other address as either party may have furnished to the other in writing.
In accordance herewith, except that notice of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt. 
  

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 10. Miscellaneous. No provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived or discharged unless
such modification, waiver or discharge is agreed to in a writing signed by you and the Chairman of the Board or President of the Company. No waiver by either party hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto of, or of compliance with,
any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time. No agreements or representations, oral or
otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof have been made by either party which are not expressly set forth in this Agreement. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement shall be
governed by the laws of the State of Oregon. 
 11. Validity. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement
shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect. 
 12.
Arbitration. Any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement shall be settled exclusively by arbitration in Portland, Oregon by three arbitrators in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration
Association then in effect. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrators’ award in any court having jurisdiction; provided, however, that you shall be entitled to seek specific performance of your right to be paid until the Date of Termination
during the pendency of any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement. The Company shall bear all costs and expenses arising in connection with any arbitration proceeding pursuant to this Section 12. 

13. Related Agreements. To the extent that any provision of any other agreement between the Company or any of its subsidiaries and you shall
limit, qualify or be inconsistent with any provision of this Agreement, then for purposes of this Agreement, while the same shall remain in force, the provision of this Agreement shall control and such provision of such other agreement shall be
deemed to have been superseded, and to be of no force or effect, as if such other agreement had been formally amended to the extent necessary to accomplish such purpose. 
 14. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. 
  

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 If this letter correctly sets forth our agreement on the subject matter hereof, kindly sign and return to
the Company the enclosed copy of this letter which will then constitute our agreement on this subject. 
  

	
	Sincerely,
	
	/s/ Brian W. Dunham
	Brian W. Dunham, President
	Northwest Pipe Company

  

	
	AGREED AND ACCEPTED:
	
	  

  

 Page 9Employee Cash Bonus and Stock Award Retention Agreement

 Exhibit 10.14 
 EMPLOYEE CASH BONUS AND STOCK AWARD RETENTION AGREEMENT 
 This Employee Cash Bonus and Stock Award Retention
Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into between GeoMet, Inc., a Delaware corporation with offices at Two Houston Center, Suite 1850, 909 Fannin Street, Houston, Texas 77010 (“GeoMet”) and Tony Oviedo
(“you”) as of November 9, 2007 (the “Effective Date”). 
 1. RETENTION PAYMENT AND RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD. In order to
compensate you for your promotion to Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller, to provide an incentive to encourage you to remain in the employ of GeoMet so that GeoMet may receive your continued dedication, to assure the continued
availability of your advice and counsel and to assure that you will not provide services for a competing business, GeoMet hereby agrees to pay you the following cash bonus and grant you the following stock option and restricted stock award, in
addition to your regular salary and benefits (which salary is recognized to be $180,000 per annum commencing on the Effective Date), provided you continuously remain employed by GeoMet as its Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller
from the Effective Date through March 15, 2010 (the “Retention Date”): 
 a. On the Retention Date, you shall be
entitled to a cash payment equal to $300,000.00, in lieu of the bonus payment you might otherwise be entitled to receive on that date as a Tier I employee of GeoMet for performance in calendar year 2009. 
 b. During the first open trading window (as defined in GeoMet’s Securities Trading Policy) after the Effective Date, you will be granted 20,000
restricted shares and options to purchase 60,000 shares of GeoMet common stock (in any combination of ISO’s and NQSO’s that you elect, such election to be made in writing on or before November 19, 2007) (the “Award
Shares”) under the GeoMet 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), which Award Shares shall vest on the Retention Date, unless earlier vested as contemplated in Section 2 below, all in accordance with and subject to
the Plan and the form of the Restricted Stock Award Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A and the form of the Summary of Stock Option Grant and Stock Option Award Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit B. 
 The cash payments and the Award Shares described in clauses (a) and (b) above in this Section 1 shall collectively be known as the Retention Payment. You
will be solely responsible for any taxes that may be incurred as a result of your receiving the Retention Payment, and GeoMet will withhold all applicable taxes from it in accordance with applicable law. 
 2. EFFECT OF CORPORATE CHANGE. Should GeoMet experience a “Corporate Change” (as defined in Section 2.11 of the Plan) between the Effective Date and the
Retention Date and (a) your employment with GeoMet is terminated by GeoMet without “Cause” (as defined in Section 2.6 of the Plan) following such Corporate Change and prior to the Retention Date, or (b) you terminate your
employment with GeoMet for “Good Reason” (as defined in Section 2.18 of the Plan) following such Corporate Change and prior to the Retention Date, then in connection with such termination of employment: (i) GeoMet will pay you
the cash portion of the Retention Payment described above that has not been paid to you prior to such termination date on the date that is ten (10) days after such termination; (ii) the Award Shares described in Section 1.(b) above
shall vest as of the date of such termination; and, (iii) for a period of twelve (12) months following the end of the month during which such termination of employment 

 
occurred, GeoMet will pay or reimburse you for the COBRA premiums paid or incurred by you for the continuation coverage elected by you (for yourself, and
where applicable, your eligible dependents) pursuant to Section 601 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, for the medical and dental care benefits that are being provided to the active employees of GeoMet and its
affiliates or their successors (collectively the “Employer”) from time to time; provided, however, that such payments or reimbursements shall terminate if you become eligible to elect coverage for medical and dental care benefits under a
welfare plan of another employer. You are obligated hereunder to promptly report such eligibility to the Employer. The foregoing provisions of this Section 2 to the contrary notwithstanding, if you are a “specified employee” (within
the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and the regulations and other guidance issued thereunder) at the time of your termination of employment under the provisions of this
Section 2, then the payment of the cash portion of the Retention Payment payable to you pursuant to Section 2(c) above shall be delayed and paid to you (or in the event of your death, to your estate) on the first business day that is six
(6) months after your “separation from service” (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and the regulations and other guidance issued thereunder), or if earlier, within thirty (30) days after the date of your death.

 3. CODE SECTION 409A COMPLIANCE. The parties intend this Agreement to provide for the payment of compensation that is not subject to the tax imposed under
Section 409A of the Code and this Agreement shall be interpreted and implemented to the extent possible in accordance with such intent. However, neither the GeoMet nor any of its affiliates makes any guarantee as to the tax treatment of any
payment to be made pursuant to this Agreement. 
 4. ARBITRATION; APPLICABLE LAW. The parties waive trial before a judge or jury and agree to arbitrate with
American Arbitration Association any dispute relating to this agreement or your recruitment, employment, or termination, except for claims relating to worker’s compensation benefits, unemployment insurance, or intellectual property rights. The
arbitrator’s decision will include written findings of fact and law and will be final and binding except to the extent that judicial review of arbitration awards is required by law. The American Arbitration Association’s National Rules for
the Resolution of Employment Disputes will govern the arbitration, except that the arbitrator will allow discovery authorized by the Texas Arbitration Act and any additional discovery necessary to vindicate a claim or defense. The arbitrator may
award any remedy that would be available from a court of law. Any arbitration under this Agreement shall be held in Harris County. The parties will share the arbitration costs equally (except that GeoMet will pay the arbitrator’s fee and any
other cost unique to arbitration) and will pay their own attorney’s fees except as required by law or separate agreement. This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Texas without regard to its conflict-of-law rules. 
 5. ANNUAL CASH BONUSES AND STOCK OPTION GRANTS. 
 a. Cash
Bonus. For calendar year 2007, you shall be entitled to a cash payment equal to $45,000.00 payable on March 15, 2008 (in lieu of a bonus payment you would be entitled to receive on that date as a Tier I or Tier II employee for performance in
calendar year 2007). For calendar year 2008, you will be eligible for an annual cash bonus award which is payable in March, 2009 as a Tier I employee of GeoMet. For calendar year 2009, you will not be eligible for an annual cash bonus award to which
you might otherwise be entitled as a Tier I employee of GeoMet had you not entered into this Agreement. 
  

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 b. Stock Option Grants. For calendar years 2008 and 2009, you will not be eligible for stock option
grants, restricted stock awards or other share-based awards pursuant to the Plan to which you might otherwise be entitled as a Tier I employee of GeoMet had you not entered into this Agreement. 
 6. GEOMET, INC. SEVERANCE PLAN DATED EFFECTIVE JANUARY 29, 2007. You acknowledge that you will not be entitled to any benefits under the GeoMet, Inc. Severance Plan
dated effective January 29, 2007 that you might otherwise be entitled to if you had not entered into this Agreement. 
 7. AT-WILL EMPLOYMENT. This
Agreement does not guarantee or imply any right to continued employment for any period whatsoever. You and GeoMet acknowledge that your employment is and shall continue to be at-will, as defined under applicable law. If your employment terminates
for any reason, all payments of compensation and benefits shall cease and thereafter you shall not be entitled to any payments, benefits, damages, awards or compensation except for the Retention Payment if it has been earned as of such date of
termination, and except as may otherwise be available in accordance with established employee plans and practices or other written agreements in effect between you and GeoMet at the time of termination, taking into account the terms of this
Agreement. 
 8. DURATION. The terms of this Agreement shall terminate upon the date that all obligations of the parties hereunder have been satisfied;
provided, however, that this Agreement may be extended for an additional period or periods by resolution adopted by the Board at any time during the period that the Agreement is in effect. 
 9. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. 
 a. Whole Agreement. No
agreements, representations or understandings (whether oral or written and whether express or implied) which are not expressly set forth in this Agreement have been made or entered into by either party with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 b. Employment Taxes. GeoMet will withhold from all payments made pursuant to this Agreement the applicable income and employment
taxes. 
 c. At Will Employment. Other than specifically set forth above, nothing in this Agreement modifies your existing at-will
employment relationship with GeoMet or otherwise changes the terms of your employment agreement. 
 d. Employee Cash Bonus and Stock Award
Retention Agreement dated November 20, 2006. Except as to the terms of that certain Employee Cash Bonus and Stock Award Agreement dated November 20, 2006 (the “Prior Agreement”), as amended, that relate to and govern the
Award Shares described in Section 1.(b) therein, this Agreement supersedes and replaces the Prior Agreement in its entirety. 
  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has executed this Agreement, in the case of the Company by its
duly authorized officer, as of the day and year first above written. 
  

							
	GeoMet, Inc.	 		 	Tony Oviedo
				
	By:	 	/s/ J. Darby Seré	 		 	/s/ Tony Oviedo
		 	 J. Darby Seré
 Chief Executive Officer and
President
	 		 	

  
  

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 Exhibit “A” 
 to that certain Employee Cash Bonus and Stock Award Agreement 
 dated November 9, 2007 between
GeoMet, Inc. and Tony Oviedo 
 GEOMET, INC. 
 2006 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN 
 RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT 
 THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into as of the          day of November, 2007, by and between GEOMET,
INC., a Delaware corporation (“GeoMet”), and Tony Oviedo, an employee or outside director of GeoMet or one of its Affiliates (“Participant”). 
 WHEREAS, the Compensation Committee of GeoMet’s Board of Directors (the “Committee”), acting under GeoMet’s 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), has the authority to award
restricted shares of GeoMet’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), to certain employees or directors providing services to GeoMet or an Affiliate (as defined in the Plan); and 
 WHEREAS, pursuant to the Plan, the Committee has determined to make such an award to Participant on the terms and conditions and subject to the
restrictions set forth in the Plan and this Agreement, and Participant desires to accept such award; 
 NOW, THERFORE, in consideration of
the premises and mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows: 
 1. Restricted Stock Award. On the terms and conditions and subject to the restrictions, including forfeiture, hereinafter set forth, GeoMet hereby awards to Participant, and Participant hereby accepts, a
restricted stock award (the “Award”) of 20,000 shares (the “Restricted Shares”) of Common Stock. The Award is made effective as of the date of this Agreement (the “Effective Date”). A certificate representing the
Restricted Shares shall be issued in the name of Participant (or, at the option of GeoMet, in the name of a nominee of GeoMet) as of the Effective Date and delivered to Participant on the Effective Date or as soon thereafter as practicable.
Participant shall cause the certificate representing the Restricted Shares, upon receipt thereof by Participant, to be deposited, together with stock powers and any other instrument of transfer reasonably requested by GeoMet duly endorsed in blank,
with GeoMet, to be held by GeoMet in escrow for Participant’s benefit until such time as the Restricted Shares represented by such certificate are either forfeited by Participant to GeoMet or the restrictions thereon terminate as set forth in
this Agreement. 
 2. Vesting and Forfeiture. 
 (a) The Restricted Shares shall be subject to a restricted period (the “Restricted Period”) that shall commence on the Effective Date and shall end on March 15, 2010. During the Restricted Period, the
Restricted Shares shall be subject to being forfeited by Participant to GeoMet as provided in this Agreement, and Participant may not sell, transfer, pledge, exchange, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of any of the Restricted Shares (the
“Restrictions”), other than by will or pursuant to the applicable laws of descent and distribution, provided Participant is in the continuous service of Employer or an Affiliate until such date. Following the removal of the Restrictions on
any Restricted Shares, GeoMet shall deliver to Participant from escrow a certificate representing such Shares and Participant shall be free to sell, transfer, pledge, exchange, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of such Restricted Shares, subject to
applicable securities laws and the policies of GeoMet then in effect. 
 (b) Subject to paragraph (c) of this Section, upon termination
of Participant’s employment or service with GeoMet or any Affiliate, (i) Participant shall have no rights whatsoever in and to any of the Restricted Shares if the Restrictions have not by that time been removed pursuant to the foregoing
paragraph, (ii) all of the Restricted Shares shall automatically revert to GeoMet at no cost and (iii) neither Participant nor any of his or her heirs, beneficiaries, executors, administrators or other personal representatives shall have
any rights with respect thereto. 

 (c) The Corporate Change provisions in the Plan shall apply with respect to the removal of the
Restrictions on the Restricted Shares. 
 3. Rights as Shareholder. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, upon the issuance of
a certificate or certificates representing the Restricted Shares to Participant, Participant shall become the record and beneficial owner thereof for all purposes and shall have all rights as a stockholder, including without limitation voting rights
and the right to receive dividends and distributions, with respect to the Restricted Shares. If and to the extent GeoMet shall effect a stock split, stock dividend or similar distribution with respect to the Common Stock, (i) the stock
distributed pursuant thereto shall be held by GeoMet with respect to those Restricted Shares as to which the Restrictions have not yet been removed pursuant to Section 2; (ii) such additional stock shall enjoy the privileges and be subject
to the Restrictions applicable to the Restricted Shares; and (iii) Participant shall be entitled to sell, transfer, pledge, exchange, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of such additional stock when the Restrictions on the Restricted Shares to
which the distribution relates have been removed pursuant to Section 2. 
 4. Optional Issuance in Book-Entry Form.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, at the option of GeoMet, any shares of Common Stock that under the terms of this Agreement are issuable in the form of a stock certificate may instead be issued in book-entry form. 
 5. Withholding Taxes. 
 (a)
Participant may elect, within 30 days of the Effective Date and on notice to GeoMet, to realize income for federal income tax purposes equal to the fair market value of the Restricted Shares on the Effective Date. In such event, Participant shall
make arrangements satisfactory to GeoMet or the appropriate Affiliate to pay in the calendar year that includes the Effective Date any federal, state or local taxes required to be withheld with respect to such shares. 
 (b) If no election is made by Participant pursuant to Section 5(a) hereof, then upon the termination of the Restrictions applicable hereunder to the
Restricted Shares, Participant (or in the event of Participant’s death, the administrator or executor of Participant’s estate) will pay to GeoMet or the appropriate Affiliate, or make arrangements satisfactory to GeoMet or such Affiliate
regarding payment of, any federal, state or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to the Restricted Shares with respect to which such Restrictions have terminated. 
 (c) Any provision of this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, if Participant does not satisfy his or her obligations under paragraphs (a) or
(b) of this Section, GeoMet shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct from any payments made under the Plan, regardless of the form of such payment, or from any other compensation payable to Participant, whether or not
pursuant to this Agreement or the Plan and regardless of the form of payment, any federal, state or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to the Restricted Shares. 
 6. Reclassification of Shares. In the event of any reorganization, recapitalization, stock split, stock dividend, merger, consolidation,
combination of shares or other change affecting the Common Stock, the Committee shall make such adjustments as it may deem appropriate with respect to the Restricted Shares. Any such adjustments made by the Committee shall be conclusive. 

7. Effect on Employment. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall confer upon Participant the right to continue in the employment or service
of GeoMet or any Affiliate, or affect any right which GeoMet or any Affiliate may have to terminate the employment or service of Participant. This Agreement does not constitute evidence of any agreement or understanding, express or implied, that
GeoMet or any Affiliate will retain Participant as a Participant for any period of time or at any particular rate of compensation. 
  

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 8. Investment Representations. 
 (a) The Restricted Shares are being received for Participant’s own account with the intent of holding them and without the intent of participating,
directly or indirectly, in a distribution of such Shares and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution of such Shares or any portion thereof. 
 (b) A legend may be placed on any certificate(s) or other document(s) delivered to Participant or substitute therefore indicating restrictions on transferability of the Restricted Shares pursuant to this Agreement or
referring to any stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the rules, regulations and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ or any other stock
exchange or association upon which the common stock of GeoMet is then listed or quoted, any applicable federal or state securities laws, and any applicable corporate law, and any transfer agent of GeoMet shall be instructed to require compliance
therewith. 
 9. Assignment. GeoMet may assign all or any portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement. The Award, the
Restricted Shares and the rights and obligations of Participant under this Agreement may not be sold, transferred, pledged, exchanged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of by Participant other than by will or the applicable laws of descent and
distribution. 
 10. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of (i) GeoMet and its
successors and assigns, and (ii) Participant and his or her heirs, devisees, executors, administrators and personal representatives. 
 11. Notices. All notices between the parties hereto shall be in writing and given in the manner provided in Section 15.7 of the Plan. Notices to Participant shall be sent to Participant’s address as contained in
GeoMet’s records. Notices to GeoMet shall be addressed to its Chief Financial Officer at the principal executive offices of GeoMet as set forth in the Plan. 
 12. Governing Law; Exclusive Forum; Consent to Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws (and not the principles relating to conflicts of laws) of the
State of Texas, except as superseded by applicable federal law. The exclusive forum for any action concerning this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be in a court of competent jurisdiction in Harris County, Texas, with respect
to a state court, or the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, with respect to a federal court. PARTICIPANT HEREBY CONSENTS TO THE EXERCISE OF JURISDICTION OF A COURT IN THE EXCLUSIVE FORUM AND WAIVES ANY
RIGHT HE OR SHE MAY HAVE TO CHALLENGE OR CONTEST THE REMOVAL AT ANY TIME BY GEOMET OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES TO FEDERAL COURT OF ANY SUCH ACTION HE OR SHE MAY BRING AGAINST IT IN STATE COURT. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, GeoMet and Participant have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

			
	GEOMET, INC.
		
	By:	 	 
		
	Name:	 	 
		
	Title:	 	 
	
	PARTICIPANT
	
	 
	Participant Signature
	
	 
	Participant Printed Name

  

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 STOCK POWER AND ASSIGNMENT 
 SEPARATE FROM CERTIFICATE 
 FOR VALUE RECEIVED and pursuant to that certain
GeoMet, Inc. 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan and the 2006 Restricted Stock Award Agreement dated as of November 20, 2006 (the “Agreement”), the undersigned Participant hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
                         ,
                         shares of the Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, of GeoMet, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (“GeoMet”), standing in the undersigned’s name on the books of GeoMet and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint the Secretary of GeoMet as the undersigned’s attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution,
to transfer said stock on the books of GeoMet. THIS ASSIGNMENT MAY ONLY BE USED AS AUTHORIZED BY THE AGREEMENT AND ANY EXHIBITS THERETO. 
 Dated:
                                         
    
  

	
	 PARTICIPANT:

	
	
	 
	Participant Signature
	
	 
	Participant Printed Name

  

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 EXHIBIT “B” 
 To that certain Employee Cash Bonus and Stock Award Retention Agreement 
 dated November 9, 2007 between
GeoMet, Inc. and Tony Oviedo 
 GEOMET, INC. 2006 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN 
 SUMMARY OF STOCK OPTION GRANT 
 You, the Optionee named below, have been granted the
following option (the “Option”) to purchase shares of the common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), of GeoMet, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“GeoMet”), on the terms and conditions set forth below
and in accordance with the Stock Option Award Agreement (the “Agreement”) to which this Summary of Stock Option Grant is attached and the GeoMet, Inc. 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”): 
  

			
	Optionee Name:	  	Tony Oviedo
		
	Number of Option Shares Granted:	  	60,000
		
	Type of Option (check one):	  	  ̈ Incentive Stock Option
  
  ̈ Nonqualified Stock Option

		
	Grant Date:	  	November     , 2007
		
	Exercise Price Per Share:	  	$                            
		
	Vesting Commencement Date:	  	March 15, 2010
		
	Vesting Schedule:	  	The Option shall vest and shares of Common Stock subject to the Option shall become purchasable on the Vesting Commencement Date, if the Optionee is in the continuous service of GeoMet or an
Affiliate until such vesting date. The Corporate Change provisions of the Plan shall apply with respect to the Option.

 You, by your signature as Optionee below, acknowledge that you (i) have reviewed the Agreement and the Plan
in their entirety and have had the opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this Summary of Stock Option Grant, (ii) understand that the Option is granted under and governed by the terms and provisions of the Agreement and
the Plan, and (iii) agree to accept as binding all of the determinations and interpretations made by the Committee (as defined in the Agreement) with respect to matters arising under or relating to the Option, the Agreement and the Plan.

  

											
	OPTIONEE:	 		 		 		 	GEOMET, INC.
						
	 	 		 		 		 	By:	 	 
	(Signature of Optionee)	 		 		 		 	Name:	 	J. Darby Seré
		 		 		 		 	Title:	 	President & Chief Executive Officer

  

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 GEOMET, INC. 2006 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN 
 STOCK OPTION AWARD AGREEMENT 
 THIS AGREEMENT is made as of the Grant Date (as set
forth on the Summary of Stock Option Grant) between GeoMet, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“GeoMet”), and Optionee pursuant to the GeoMet, Inc. 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). 
 WHEREAS, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of GeoMet with respect to an Option granted to an employee, or the Board of Directors of
GeoMet with respect to an Option granted to an outside director (the “Committee”), has authority to grant Options under the Plan to employees and outside directors performing services for GeoMet and its Affiliates; and 
 WHEREAS, the Committee has determined to award Optionee the Option described in this Agreement; 
 NOW, THEREFORE, GeoMet and Optionee agree as follows: 
 1. Effect of Plan and Authority of Committee. This Agreement and the Option granted hereunder are subject to the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference. The Committee is authorized to make all
determinations and interpretations with respect to matters arising under or relating to the Plan, this Agreement and the Option granted hereunder. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings given them in the
Plan or in the Summary of Stock Option Grant, which are attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference for all purposes. 
 2.
Grant of Option. On the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Summary of Stock Option Grant and the Plan, as of the Grant Date, GeoMet hereby grants to Optionee the option to purchase the number of shares of Common Stock set
forth on the Summary of Stock Option Grant at the Exercise Price per share set forth on the Summary of Stock Option Grant (the “Option”). The Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option, as provided in
the Summary of Stock Option Grant. If the Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option, it is agreed that the exercise price is at least 100% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the Grant Date (110% of Fair Market Value if
Optionee owns stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of GeoMet or any Affiliate, within the meaning of Section 422(b)(6) of the Code). If this Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock
Option, but the aggregate Fair Market Value of Common Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options granted to Optionee (including all options qualifying as incentive stock options pursuant to Section 422 of the Code granted to Optionee
under any other plan of GeoMet or any Affiliate) are exercisable for the first time by Optionee during any calendar year exceeds $100,000 (determined as of the date the Incentive Stock Option is granted), this Option shall not be void but shall be
deemed to be an Incentive Stock Option to the extent it does not exceed the $100,000 limit and shall be deemed a Nonqualified Stock Option to the extent it exceeds that limit. If this Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option, Optionee
shall notify GeoMet in writing immediately after the date he or she makes a disqualifying disposition of any shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of such Incentive Stock Option. A disqualifying disposition is any disposition
(including any sale) of such Common Stock before the later of (i) two years after the Grant Date of the Incentive Stock Option or (ii) one year after the date of exercise of the Incentive Stock Option. 
 3. Vesting. This Option may be exercised only to the extent it is vested on the vesting dates in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set forth in
the Summary of Stock Option Grant. The vested percentage indicated in such Vesting Schedule shall be exercisable, as to all or part of the vested shares, at any time or times after the respective vesting date and until the expiration or termination
of the Option. The vesting of this Option may be accelerated in certain events as set forth in the Plan. The unvested portion of this Option shall terminate and be forfeited immediately on the date of Optionee’s termination of employment or
service. 
 4. Term. 
 a. Term of Option. This Option may not be exercised after the expiration of seven years from the Grant Date. If the expiration date of this Option or any termination date provided for in this 

  

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Agreement shall fall on a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which the executive offices of GeoMet are not open for business, then such expiration or termination
date shall be deemed to be the last normal business day of the Company at its executive offices preceding such Saturday, Sunday or day on which such offices are closed. 
 b. Early Termination. Except as provided below, this Option may not be exercised unless Optionee shall have been in the continuous
employ or service of GeoMet or any Affiliate from the Grant Date to the date of exercise of the Option. This Option may be exercised after the date of Optionee’s termination of employment or service with GeoMet and its Affiliates only in
accordance with the specific provisions and limitations of the Plan. 
 5. Manner of Exercise and Payment. The Optionee (or his or her
representative, guardian, devisee or heir, as applicable) may exercise any portion of this Option that has become exercisable in accordance with the terms hereof as to all or any of the shares of Common Stock then available for purchase by
delivering to GeoMet written notice, in a form satisfactory to the Committee, specifying: 
 a. the number of whole shares of
Common Stock to be purchased together with payment in full of the purchase price of such shares; 
 b. the address to which
dividends, notices, reports, and other information are to be sent; and 
 c. Optionee’s social security number or social
insurance number. 
 Payment of the purchase price of the shares of Common Stock shall be made (i) in cash, or by certified or cashier’s check
payable to the order of GeoMet, free from all collection charges, or (ii) by delivery of nonforfeitable, unrestricted shares of Common Stock previously acquired by Optionee that have been held for at least six months having an aggregate Fair
Market Value as of the date of exercise equal to the total exercise price, or (iii) by a combination of cash (or certified or cashier’s check) and such already-owned shares of Common Stock. Optionee also may elect to pay all or a portion
of the purchase price of such shares of Common Stock through a special sale and remittance procedure pursuant to which Optionee shall concurrently provide (A) irrevocable instructions to a broker-dealer to effect the immediate sale or margin of
a sufficient portion of the purchased shares and remit directly to GeoMet, out of the sale proceeds available on the settlement date, sufficient funds to cover the purchase price payable for the purchased shares plus all applicable taxes required to
be withheld by reason of such exercise and (B) an executed irrevocable option exercise form to GeoMet along with instructions to GeoMet to deliver the certificates for the purchased shares directly to such broker-dealer to complete the sale.
This Option shall be deemed to have been exercised on the first date upon which GeoMet receives written notice of exercise as described above, payment of the purchase price and all other documents, information and amounts required with respect to
such exercise under this Agreement and the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 5, the Committee may, in its discretion, reject payment of the purchase price of the shares of Common Stock subject to this Option in the
form of already-owned shares or through a sale and remittance procedure with a broker-dealer in the event that the Committee determines that such payment forms violate the provisions of applicable law or result in negative accounting treatment to
GeoMet. 
 6. Withholding Tax. Promptly after demand by GeoMet, and at its direction, Optionee shall pay to GeoMet or the appropriate
Affiliate an amount equal to the applicable withholding taxes due in connection with the exercise of the Option. Pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Plan, such withholding taxes may be paid in cash or, subject to the further provisions of
this Section 6 of this Agreement, in whole or in part, by having GeoMet withhold from the shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable upon exercise of the Option a number of shares of Common Stock having a value equal to the amount of such
withholding taxes or by delivering to GeoMet or the appropriate Affiliate a number of previously acquired issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (excluding restricted shares still subject to a risk of forfeiture) having a value equal to the
amount of such withholding taxes. The value of any shares of Common Stock so withheld by or delivered to GeoMet or the appropriate Affiliate shall be based on the Fair Market Value (as defined in the Plan) of such shares on the date on which the tax
withholding is to be made. Optionee shall pay to GeoMet or the appropriate Affiliate in cash the amount, if any, by which the amount of such withholding taxes exceeds the value of the shares of Common Stock so withheld or delivered. An election by
Optionee to have shares withheld or to deliver shares to pay withholding taxes shall be made in accordance with administrative guidelines established by the Committee. 
  

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 7. Delivery of Shares. Delivery of the certificates representing the shares of Common Stock
purchased, upon exercise of this Option shall be made as soon as reasonably practicable after receipt of notice of exercise and full payment of the Exercise Price and any required withholding taxes. If GeoMet so elects, its obligation to deliver
shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Option shall be conditioned upon its receipt from the person exercising this Option of an executed investment letter, in form and content satisfactory to GeoMet and its legal counsel, evidencing the
investment intent of such person and such other matters as GeoMet may reasonably require. If GeoMet so elects, the certificate or certificates representing the shares of Common Stock issued upon exercise of this Option shall bear a legend to reflect
any restrictions on transferability. 
 8. Optional Issuance in Book-Entry Form. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 7, at
the option of GeoMet, any shares of Common Stock that under the terms of this Agreement are issuable in the form of a stock certificate may instead be issued in book-entry form. 
 9. Transferability. This Option is personal to Optionee and during Optionee’s lifetime may be exercised only by Optionee or his or her
guardian or legal representative upon the events and in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan, and shall not be transferred except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, nor may it be otherwise sold,
transferred, pledged, exchanged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of in any way (by operation of law or otherwise) and it shall not be subject to execution, attachment or similar process. Any attempted sale, transfer, pledge, exchange,
hypothecation or other disposition of this Option not specifically permitted by the Plan or this Agreement shall be null and void and without effect. 
 10. Notices. All notices between the parties hereto shall be in writing and given in the manner provided in the Plan. Notices to Optionee shall be sent to Optionee’s address as contained in GeoMet’s
records. Notices to GeoMet shall be addressed to its Chief Financial Officer at the principal executive offices of GeoMet as set forth in the Plan. 
 11. Relationship With Contract of Employment or Services. 
 a. The grant of an Option does not form part of
Optionee ‘s entitlement to remuneration or benefits pursuant to his or her contract of employment or services, if any, and, except as otherwise provided in a written contract of employment or for services, the existence of such a contract
between any person and GeoMet or any Affiliate does not give such person any right or entitlement to have an Option granted to him or any expectation that an Option might be granted to him whether subject to any conditions or at all. 
 b. The rights and obligations of Optionee under the terms of his or her contract of employment or other contract or agreement for services
with GeoMet or any Affiliate, if any, shall not be affected by the grant of an Option. 
 c. The rights granted to Optionee
upon the grant of an Option shall not afford Optionee any rights or additional rights to compensation or damages in consequence of the loss or termination of his or her office, employment or service with GeoMet or any Affiliate for any reason
whatsoever. 
 d. Optionee shall not be entitled to any compensation or damages for any loss or potential loss which he or she
may suffer by reason of being or becoming unable to exercise an Option in consequence of the loss or termination of his or her office, employment or service with GeoMet or any Affiliate for any reason (including, without limitation, any breach of
contract by GeoMet or any Affiliate) or in any other circumstances whatsoever. 
 12. Market Standoff Agreement. Optionee agrees in
connection with any public offering of GeoMet’s securities that, upon request of GeoMet or the managing underwriter(s) of such offering, Optionee will not sell or otherwise dispose of any Common Stock acquired pursuant to this Agreement without
the prior written consent of GeoMet or such managing underwriter(s), as the case may be, for a period of time (not to exceed 180 days) after the effective date of the registration requested by such managing underwriter(s) and subject to all
restrictions as GeoMet or the managing underwriter(s) may specify for employee stockholders generally. 
  

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 13. Governing Law; Exclusive Forum; Consent to Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by
and construed in accordance with the internal laws (and not the principles relating to conflicts of laws) of the State of Texas, except as superseded by applicable federal law. The exclusive forum for any action concerning this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby shall be in a court of competent jurisdiction in Harris County, Texas, with respect to a state court, or the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, with respect to a
federal court. OPTIONEE HEREBY CONSENTS TO THE EXERCISE OF JURISDICTION OF A COURT IN THE EXCLUSIVE FORUM AND WAIVES ANY RIGHT HE OR SHE MAY HAVE TO CHALLENGE OR CONTEST THE REMOVAL AT ANY TIME BY GEOMET OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES TO FEDERAL COURT OF
ANY SUCH ACTION HE OR SHE MAY BRING AGAINST IT IN STATE COURT. 
  

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