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Employment Agreement between OMNI Energy Services and Mark E. Stipe

 Exhibit 10.14 
 

 
 MARK E. STIPE 
 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 
 This Employment Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made effective as of
October 1, 2008, between OMNI Energy Services Corp., a Louisiana corporation (“OMNI”) and Mark E. Stipe, a resident of Lafayette, LA (“Employee”). In order to protect the goodwill of OMNI and in consideration of the premises
and the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties hereby agree as follows: 
 1. Employment. OMNI hereby agrees to employ
Employee and Employee hereby agrees to work for OMNI as General Counsel or such other salaried, executive position as OMNI and Employee shall mutually agree upon. So long as Employee is employed by OMNI, Employee shall devote Employee’s skill,
energy and substantially all of his business-related efforts to the faithful discharge of Employee’s duties as a salaried, exempt employee of OMNI. In providing services hereunder, Employee shall comply with and follow all directives, policies,
standards and regulations from time to time established by the Board of Directors of OMNI. 
 2. Term of Employment. Employee’s
employment by OMNI pursuant to this Agreement shall continue in effect until December 31, 2011 (the “Initial Period”), which shall be automatically extended for additional, successive one year periods (the “Additional
Periods”) commencing on January 1, 2012, unless either party gives notice of non-renewal as provided for in Section 6(d) or otherwise terminates this Agreement in accordance with the other provisions of Section 6. 
 3. Representations and Warranties. Employee represents and warrants that Employee is under no contractual or other restrictions or obligations
that will limit Employee’s activities on behalf of OMNI or will prohibit or limit the disclosure or use by Employee of any information which directly or indirectly relates to the business of OMNI or the services to be rendered by Employee under
this Agreement. 
 4. Compensation. Subject to the provisions of Section 6, Employee will be entitled to the compensation and
benefits set forth in this Section 4. 
 (a) During the Initial Period, OMNI shall pay Employee an Annual Base Salary,
payable bi-weekly, in equal bi-weekly installments at a rate equal to $180,000.00 per year. Employee’s Annual Base Salary will be reviewed annually in the second quarter of each fiscal year of Employee’s employment hereunder, commencing in
the second quarter of fiscal year 2009. 
 (b) Employee shall be
eligible to receive an annual bonus. For 2008, the bonus will be at the sole discretion of the Board of Directors. Bonus criteria and goals for subsequent years will be developed by the Company CEO, approved by the OMNI Board of Directors, and
presented to Employee before April 1st of each bonus year. If a bonus is awarded by the Board, it will be paid following the closing of the
books and records of OMNI for the calendar year, but not later than April 1 of the following calendar year. 

 (c) All payments of salary and other compensation to Employee shall be made after
deduction of any taxes required to be withheld with respect thereto under applicable federal and state laws. 
 5. Fringe Benefits;
Expenses. 
 (a) During his Term of Employment, Employee shall be entitled to participate in all employee benefit plans
sponsored by OMNI and made available for salaried, exempt employees, including sick leave and disability leave, health insurance and 401(k) plans. 
 (b) OMNI will reimburse Employee for all reasonable business expenses incurred by Employee in the scope of Employee’s employment; provided, however, that Employee must file expense reports with respect to such
expenses and otherwise comply with OMNI’s policies. 
 (c) Employee shall be entitled to three (3) weeks paid
vacation during each calendar year (prorated for any partial year) and to paid holidays and other paid leave set forth in and in accordance with OMNI’s policies in effect for other salaried, exempt employees. Any vacation not used during a
calendar year may not be used during any subsequent period. Employee shall be compensated for any unused vacation upon termination of this Agreement for any reason. 
 (d) Upon execution of this Agreement, Employee shall be granted non-qualified options to purchase 20,000 shares of OMNI Common Stock,
pursuant to the Seventh Amended and Restated OMNI Energy Services Corp. Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The 20,000 options shall vest as follows: 1,666 at the close of each Quarter in the Initial Period beginning on December 31,
2008, through September 30, 2010, and 1,668 beginning on December 31, 2010, through September 30, 2011. The exercise price per share shall be the Fair Market Value of a share of common stock on the date this Agreement is executed. All
options granted hereunder shall vest immediately upon termination by OMNI without cause (see Section 6(a) hereof), and upon a Change of Control as defined in Section 10.11(A) of the Plan. The Options may be exercised as provided in
Section 6.4 of the Plan. All options granted hereunder shall expire 10 years after the date of grant, provided however that all options must be exercised within ninety (90) days of termination of Employment for whatever reason. 

(e) Employee shall be eligible to participate in the OMNI Long Term Incentive Compensation Plan beginning October 1, 2008.

 (f) Employee shall be entitled to $750 per month car allowance. 
 6. Termination or Non-Renewal of Employment. 
 (a) Termination by OMNI Without Cause. OMNI may terminate Employee’s employment at any time during the term of this Agreement Without Cause by delivery of thirty (30) days prior written notice to
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pay: (i) the Annual Base Salary then in effect in semi-monthly payments and in accordance with OMNI’s normal payroll practices for the remainder of
the contract period or twelve months, whichever is less, and (ii) vacation pay earned but not taken to the date of such termination. If an annual bonus is awarded pursuant to Section 4(b) hereof, it shall be prorated through the date of
termination and paid in accordance with Section 4(b). Upon termination of Employee’s employment, Employee shall be deemed to have resigned from all offices, directorships, and committee positions then held with OMNI or any Affiliate. Upon
termination of Employee’s employment, all options granted hereunder shall vest immediately. 
 (b) Termination by
Employee. Employee may terminate his employment at any time during the term of this Agreement by obtaining the concurrence of OMNI, and by delivery of thirty (30) days prior written notice by Employee to OMNI. Promptly after such
termination of employment, OMNI shall pay to Employee an amount equal to the sum of: (i) Employee’s earned but unpaid Annual Base Salary through the date of termination of employment at the rate in effect at the time of termination and
(ii) pay for vacation earned but not used through the date of termination. If an annual bonus is awarded pursuant to Section 4(b) hereof, it shall be prorated through the date of termination and paid in accordance with Section 4(b).
Upon termination of Employee’s employment, Employee shall be deemed to have resigned from all offices, directorships, and committee positions then held with OMNI or any Affiliate. 
 (c) Termination for Cause. If OMNI terminates Employee’s employment for Cause (by delivering written notice of termination
setting forth the event or events constituting Cause and the effective date of such termination) the payments due to Employee shall be limited to the amounts described in Section 6(b)(i) and (ii). Upon termination of Employee’s employment,
Employee shall be deemed to have resigned from all offices, directorships, and committee positions then held with OMNI or any affiliate. 
 (d) Non-Renewal of Employment. Either OMNI or Employee may elect not to renew Employee’s employment hereunder at the end of the Initial Period, or at the end of any Additional Period thereafter, by
delivery of sixty (60) calendar days prior written notice. At the expiration of the employment term, OMNI shall pay to Employee an amount equal to the sum of: (i) Employee’s earned but unpaid Annual Base Salary through the date of
termination of employment at the rate then in effect, and (ii) pay for vacation earned but not used through the date of termination. If an annual bonus is awarded pursuant to Section 4(b) hereof, it shall be prorated through the date of
termination and paid in accordance with Section 4(b). Upon termination of Employee’s employment hereunder, Employee shall be deemed to have resigned from all offices, directorships, and committee positions then held with OMNI or any
affiliate. 
 (e) Waiver of Claims. In the event this Agreement is terminated by OMNI without Cause, Employee agrees to
accept, in full settlement of any and all claims, losses, damages and other demands that Employee may have arising out of such termination or non-renewal, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, the payments and benefits set forth in this
Agreement. Employee hereby waives any and all rights Employee may have to bring any cause of action or proceeding contesting any such termination or non-renewal, provided, however, that such waiver shall not be deemed to affect Employee’s
rights to enforce any other obligations of OMNI unrelated to employment. Under no circumstances shall Employee be entitled to any compensation or confirmation of any benefits under this Agreement for any period of time following Employee’s date
of termination if Employee’s termination is for Cause. 
  

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 (f) Death. If Employee dies
during his employment by OMNI under this Agreement, (i) the Employee’s employment will terminate on the date of his death, (ii) OMNI will pay to Employee’s estate the remainder of Employee’s Annual Base Salary at the rate
then in effect and any accrued incentive bonus through the end of the twelfth (12th) calendar month following the month in which such death
occurred, and (iii) Employee’s estate shall be entitled to all rights and benefits that Employee may have under the terms of OMNI’s Employee Benefit Plans. 
 (g) Change in Control. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6(a), in the event of (i) OMNI’s merger, sale of
substantially all assets, or a similar change in control, and (ii) Employee’s employment with the Company terminates under Section 6(a) of this Agreement, OMNI will pay to Employee (i) in one lump sum the equivalent of twelve
month’s of Employee’s Annual Base Salary at the rate then in effect within thirty (30) days of the date of termination, and (ii) any accrued incentive bonus to be paid following the closing of the books and records of OMNI for
the calendar year, but not later than April 1 of the following calendar year. 
 7. Non-solicitation. During Employee’s
employment with OMNI or any of its Affiliates and thereafter during the Restricted Period, whether on his own behalf or on behalf of any other Person, Employee will not (A) solicit, employ, or otherwise engage as an employee, independent
contractor, or otherwise, any Person who is an employee of OMNI or any of its Affiliates or in any manner induce or attempt to induce any employee of OMNI and any such Affiliate to terminate his employment with OMNI or such Affiliate or
(B) interfere with OMNI’s or any of its Affiliate’s relationship with any Person, including any Person who at any time during the Employee’s employment with OMNI was an employee, contractor, supplier, or customer of OMNI or any
such Affiliate. 
 8. Confidential Information; Business Opportunity. During the term of Employee’s employment hereunder, and for
five (5) years after Employee’s termination of employment, Employee shall not use or disclose, without the prior written consent of OMNI, Confidential Information (as defined in Exhibit A attached hereto) relating to OMNI or any of its
Affiliates, and upon termination of Employee’s employment will return to OMNI all written materials in Employee’s possession embodying such Confidential Information. Employee will promptly disclose to OMNI all Confidential Information, as
well as any domestic business opportunity related to OMNI which comes to Employee’s attention during the term of Employee’s employment with OMNI. Employee will not take advantage of or divert any such business opportunity for the benefit
of Employee or any other Person (as defined in Exhibit A attached hereto) without the prior written consent of OMNI. Employee agrees that the remedy at law for any breach by Employee of this Section 7 will be inadequate and that OMNI shall also
be entitled to injunctive relief. 
  

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 9. Intellectual Property. 
 (a) To the extent they relate to, or result from, directly or indirectly, the actual or anticipated operations of OMNI or any of its
Affiliates, Employee hereby agrees that all patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and other intellectual property rights, all inventions, whether or not patentable, and any product, drawing, design, recording, writing, literary work or
other author’s work, in any other tangible form developed in whole or in part by Employee during the term of this Agreement, or otherwise developed, purchased or acquired by OMNI or any of its Affiliates, shall be the exclusive property of OMNI
or such Affiliate, as the case may be (“Intellectual Property”). 
 (b) Employee will hold all Intellectual Property
in trust for OMNI and will deliver all Intellectual Property in Employee’s possession or control to OMNI upon request and, in any event, at the end of Employee’s employment with OMNI. 
 (c) Employee shall assign to OMNI all property rights that Employee may now or hereafter have in the Intellectual Property. Employee shall
take such action, including, but not limited to, the execution, acknowledgment, delivery and assistance in preparation of documents, and the giving of testimony, as may be requested by OMNI to evidence, transfer, vest or confirm OMNI’s right,
title and interest in the Intellectual Property. 
 (d) Employee will not contest the validity of any invention, any
copyright, any patent, or any trademark registration owned by or vesting in OMNI or any of its Affiliates under this Agreement. 
 10.
Arbitration. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be submitted to and settled by arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association under its National Rules for the Resolution of Employment
Disputes and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. This provision shall not preclude either party from seeking injunctive relief from a court of competent jurisdiction to
enforce the provisions of paragraphs 7, 8, or 9 of this Agreement. 
 11. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the terms defined in
Exhibit A have the meanings assigned to such terms in such exhibit. 
 12. Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other
communications required by or permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be sufficiently delivered if delivered by hand, by courier service, or sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to the parties at their
respective addresses listed below: 
  

	 	(a)	If to Employee: 

  

	 	    	Mark E. Stipe 

	 	    	104 Farmington 

	 	    	Lafayette, LA 70503 

  

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	 	(b)	If to OMNI: 

  

	 	    	OMNI Energy Services Corp. 

	 	    	P.O. Box 3761 

	 	    	Lafayette, LA 70502-3761 

	 	    	Attention: President 

 Any party may change such
party’s address by furnishing notice to the other party in accordance herewith, except that notices of changes of address shall be effective only upon receipt. 
 13. Assignment. This Agreement is personal to Employee, and Employee shall not assign any of Employee’s rights or delegate any of Employee’s duties hereunder without the prior written consent of OMNI.
OMNI shall have the right to assign this Agreement to a successor in interest in connection with a merger, sale of substantially all assets, or the like; provided however, that an assignment of this Agreement to an entity with operations, products
or services outside of the industries in which OMNI is then active shall not be deemed to expand the scope of Employee’s covenant not to compete with such operations, products or services without Employee’s written consent. OMNI shall
require any Person who is the successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation, reorganization, or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of OMNI to expressly assume and agree to perform, by a
written agreement, all of the obligations of OMNI under this Agreement. 
 14. Survival. The provisions of this Agreement shall
survive the termination of Employee’s employment hereunder in accordance with their terms. 
 15. Governing Law. This Agreement
shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Louisiana without regard to the choice-of-law principles thereof. 
 16. Choice of Forum; Consent to Jurisdiction. Subject to paragraph 10, any suit, action or proceeding arising with respect to the validity, construction, enforcement or interpretation of this Agreement,
and all issues relating in any manner thereto, shall be brought in the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, Lafayette Division, or in the event that federal jurisdiction does not pertain, in the state courts of the
State of Louisiana in Lafayette Parish. Each of the parties hereto hereby submits and consents to the jurisdiction of such courts for the purpose of any such suit, action or proceeding and hereby irrevocably waives (a) any objection which any
of them may now or hereafter have to the placing of venue in such courts, and (b) any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. 
 17. Binding Upon Successors. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective
heirs, legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns. 
 18. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire
agreement between OMNI and Employee with respect to the terms of employment of Employee by OMNI and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, whether written or oral, between them concerning such terms of employment. 
  

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 19. Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented, and any
obligation hereunder may be waived, only by a written instrument executed by the parties hereto. The waiver by either party of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate as a waiver of any subsequent breach. No failure on the part
of any party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver hereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or remedy by such party preclude any other or further exercise thereof
or the exercise of any other right or remedy. 
 20. Cumulative Rights and Remedies. All rights and remedies hereunder are cumulative
and are in addition to all other rights and remedies provided by law, agreement or otherwise. Employee’s obligations to OMNI and OMNI’s rights and remedies hereunder are in addition to all other obligations of Employee and rights and
remedies of OMNI created pursuant to any other agreement and to applicable law. 
 21. Construction. Each party to this Agreement has
had the opportunity to review this Agreement with legal counsel. This Agreement shall not be construed or interpreted against any party on the basis that such party drafted or authored a particular provision, parts of or the entirety of this
Agreement. 
 22. Severability. In the event that any provision or provisions of this Agreement are held to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable by any court of law or otherwise, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless continue to be valid, legal and enforceable as though the invalid or unenforceable parts had not been included therein. In addition, in
such event the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to affect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible with respect to those provisions which were held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable.

 24. Attorneys’ Fees and Costs. If any action at law or in equity is brought to enforce or interpret the terms of this
Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and necessary disbursements in addition to any other relief to which it may be entitled. 
 25. Management/Employment Agreements. By execution hereof, Employee represents and warrants that he has no current employment agreements,
management agreements or consulting agreements with any third party. 
  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, OMNI and Employee have executed this Agreement on the date first above written.

  

			
	 COMPANY:
  
 OMNI Energy Services Corp.

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Brian Recatto

	Name:	 	Brian Recatto
	Title:	 	President
	
	EMPLOYEE:
	
	 /s/ Mark E. Stipe

	Mark E. Stipe

  

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 EXHIBIT “A” 
 DEFINITIONS 
 “Annual Base Salary” means the salary of Employee in effect at the
relevant time determined in accordance with Section 4(a) hereof. 
 “Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, each
other Person who controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the Person specified. 
 “Cause” when used in
connection with the termination of employment with OMNI, means the termination of Employee’s employment by OMNI by reason of: (i) the conviction of, the indictment for (or its procedural equivalent), or the entering of a guilty plea or
plea of no contest with respect to, any felony, the equivalent thereof, or any crime or offense causing harm to OMNI or any of its Affiliates (whether or not for personal gain) or involving acts of theft, fraud, embezzlement, moral turpitude or
similar conduct; (ii) the commission (or attempted commission) by Employee of an act of fraud upon OMNI or any of its Affiliates; (iii) the misuse or diversion (or attempted misuse or diversion) of OMNI’s or any of its
Affiliates’ funds or property; (iv) fraudulent or willful and material misrepresentation or concealment on any written report submitted to OMNI or any of its Affiliates; (v) misconduct, failure by Employee to adhere to any written
policy of OMNI or any of its Affiliates, breach of this Agreement, or failure to perform material duties assigned to Employee hereunder or the habitual neglect thereof, in each case described in this clause (v), after reasonable written notice and
opportunity to cure has been given by OMNI; (vi) the appropriation (or attempted appropriation) of a material business opportunity of OMNI or any of its Affiliates, including attempting to secure or securing personal profit in connection with
any transaction entered into on behalf of OMNI or any of its Affiliates; (vii) the engagement by Employee in any conflict of interest with OMNI or any of its Affiliates (except as provided in Section 7(b) of this Agreement) without
compliance with OMNI’s conflict of interest policy, if any, then in effect; (viii) the engagement by Employee, without the prior written approval of the Board of Directors of OMNI, in any activity or venture which competes with the
domestic business of OMNI or any of its Affiliates; (ix) the engagement in any behavior or conduct which would constitute a material violation of the provisions of OMNI’s insider trading policy or business ethics policy, if any, then in
effect; or (x) the engagement in any behavior or conduct which, in the judgment of the Board of Directors, is detrimental to or harms the business or reputation of OMNI or any of its Affiliates, after reasonable notice and opportunity to cure
has been given by OMNI; or (xi) the engagement by or acceptance of employment with another company or entity. 
 “Confidential
Information” includes information conveyed or assigned to OMNI or any of its Affiliates by Employee or conceived, compiled, created, developed, discovered or obtained by Employee from and during Employee’s employment relationship with
OMNI, whether solely by Employee or jointly with others, which concerns the affairs of OMNI or its Affiliates and which OMNI could reasonably be expected to desire be held in confidence, or the disclosure of which would likely be embarrassing,
detrimental or disadvantageous to OMNI or its Affiliates 

 
and without limiting the generality of the foregoing includes information relating to inventions, and the trade secrets, technologies, algorithms, methods,
products, services, finances, business plans, marketing plans, legal affairs, supplier lists, client lists, potential clients, business prospects, business opportunities, personnel assignments, contracts and assets of OMNI or any of its Affiliates
and information made available to OMNI or any of its Affiliates by other parties under a confidential relationship. Confidential Information, however, shall not include information (a) which is, at the time in question, in the public domain
through no wrongful act of Employee, (b) which is later disclosed to Employee by one not under obligations of confidentiality to OMNI or any of its Affiliates or Employee, (c) which is required by court or governmental order, law or
regulation to be disclosed, or (d) which OMNI has expressly given Employee the right to disclose pursuant to written agreement. 
 “Person” means any individual, corporation, trust, partnership, limited partnership, foundation, association, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, joint stock association or other legal entity.

 “Restricted Period” means the period beginning on the effective date of the termination of Employee’s employment
with OMNI and its Affiliates for any reason (including non-renewal) and ending two (2) years after the termination of Employee’s employment. 
  

 2Restricted Stock Agreement between OMNI Energy Services and Brian J. Recatto

 Exhibit 10.15 
 RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT 
 BRIAN J. RECATTO 
 This Restricted Stock Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made as of February 3, 2009 (the “Date of Grant”), between
OMNI Energy Services Corp., a Louisiana corporation (the “Company”), and Brian J. Recatto (“Employee”). The Company and the Employee have also executed an Employment Agreement effective as of December 1, 2008
(the “Employment Agreement”). 
 1. Award. Pursuant to the Seventh Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan
(the “Plan”), and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company hereby awards to Employee, as of the Date of Grant, 16,500 shares (the “Restricted Shares”) of the Company’s common stock,
$0.01 par value per share (“Common Stock”), which shall be issued as hereinafter provided in Employee’s name, subject to certain restrictions thereon. Employee acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and agrees that this
award of Restricted Shares shall be subject to all of the terms and provisions of the Plan. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings attributed to such terms under the Plan, unless the context otherwise
requires. 
 2. Restricted Shares. Employee hereby accepts the Restricted Shares when issued and agrees with respect thereto as
follows: 
 (a) Forfeiture Restrictions. Upon termination of employment of Employee pursuant to Sections 6(b), 6(c) or
6(d) of the Employment Agreement, any Restricted Shares that have not vested on his termination date shall be forfeited to the Company without consideration. 
 (b) Transfer Restrictions. Restricted Shares may not be sold, assigned, pledged, exchanged, hypothecated or otherwise transferred,
encumbered or disposed of to the extent then subject to the forfeiture restrictions as provided in this Section 2 (the “Forfeiture Restrictions”), and in all cases must be sold in compliance with applicable federal state
securities laws. These transfer restrictions shall be binding upon and enforceable against any transferee of Restricted Shares. 
 (c) Lapse of Forfeiture Restrictions. The Forfeiture Restrictions on the Restricted Shares shall lapse on [May 1, 2009] if the Company’s Organic EBITDA (as defined below) equals or exceeds $38,330,000 for the twelve months
ending December 31, 2008. Otherwise, Forfeiture Restrictions shall lapse at the rate of 8,250 shares commencing June 30, 2009 and annually thereafter through June 30, 2010. Organic EBITDA is defined as net income after taxes for such
period (excluding (i) any gains or losses on the sale of assets (other than the sale of inventory in the ordinary course of business) and (ii) other after-tax extraordinary gains or losses plus interest expense, income tax expense,
depreciation and amortization for such period, plus or minus any other non-cash charges (including, but not limited to, non-cash stock compensation expense and amortization of debt costs) or gains which have been subtracted or added in
calculating net income after taxes for such period exclusive of any acquisitions subsequent to the effective date of this Agreement. 

 In addition, the Forfeiture Restrictions shall lapse upon (i) the termination of
Employee’s employment relationship with the Company due to Employee’s death or disability (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended), (ii) the termination of Employee’s
employment relationship with the Company by the Company without Cause (as defined in the Employment Agreement), or (iii) a Change of Control (as defined in Section 10.11(A) of the Plan). 
 With regard to any Restricted Shares with respect to which the Forfeiture Restrictions have lapsed, such shares shall continue to be
subject to the restrictions on transfer imposed under applicable requirements of federal and state securities laws and any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock may be listed at the time of such transfer. 
 3. Additional Restrictions. 
 (a) Certificates. A certificate or certificates evidencing the Restricted Shares shall be issued by the Company in Employee’s name, pursuant to which Employee shall have all of the rights of a shareholder
of the Company with respect to the Restricted Shares, including, without limitation, voting rights and the right to receive dividends (provided, however, that dividends paid in shares of Common Stock shall be subject to the Forfeiture Restrictions).
The certificate or certificates shall be delivered upon issuance to the Secretary of the Company or to such other depository as may be designated by the Committee as a depository for safekeeping (the “Depository”) until the
Forfeiture Restrictions lapse with respect to such Restricted Shares pursuant to the Plan and/or this Agreement. On the Date of Grant, Employee shall, if requested by the Company, deliver to the Company one or more stock powers, endorsed in blank,
relating to the Restricted Shares. Upon any lapse of the Forfeiture Restrictions without forfeiture (i) the Company shall cause a new certificate representing the Restricted Shares with respect to which the Forfeiture Restrictions have lapsed
to be issued without a legend (except for any legend required pursuant to applicable securities laws), in the name of Employee and shall deliver such certificate to Employee, (ii) the Depository shall deliver to the Company the certificate
representing the Restricted Shares then in the possession of the Depository and (iii) the Company shall cancel such returned certificate and shall destroy the stock power relating to the Restricted Shares then in its possession. 
 (b) Corporate Acts. The existence of the Restricted Shares shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Board of Directors
of the Company (the “Board”) or the shareholders of the Company to make or authorize any adjustment, recapitalization, reorganization or other change in the Company’s capital structure or its business, any merger or
consolidation of the Company, any issue of debt or equity securities, the dissolution or liquidation of the Company or any sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of all or any part of its assets or business or any other corporate act or
proceeding. The prohibitions of Section 2 hereof shall not apply to the transfer of Restricted Shares pursuant to a plan of reorganization of the Company, but the stock, securities or other property received in exchange therefor shall
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Restrictions applicable to the original Restricted Shares for all purposes of this Agreement, and the certificates representing such stock, securities or
other property shall be legended to show such restrictions. 
 4. Withholding of Tax. To the extent that the receipt of the
Restricted Shares or the lapse of any Forfeiture Restrictions results in compensation income or wages to Employee for federal, state or local tax purposes, Employee shall deliver to the Company at the time of such receipt or lapse, as the case may
be, such amount of money or, if permitted by the Committee in its sole discretion, shares of Common Stock as the Company may require to meet its minimum obligation under applicable tax laws or regulations, and if Employee fails to do so, the Company
is authorized to withhold from any cash or stock remuneration (including withholding any Restricted Shares distributable to Employee under this Agreement) then or thereafter payable to Employee any tax required to be withheld by reason of such
resulting compensation income or wages. If Employee makes an election under Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code with respect to the Restricted Shares, Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is obligated to report as income all
amounts required by Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code. Employee agrees to and acknowledges the obligation to pay taxes on such income. If the Company becomes liable for any amount of taxes or other amounts to be paid on Employee’s
income under this Agreement, Employee agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company for such liability, including, but not limited to, any penalties and interest. 
 5. Status of Restricted Shares. 
 (a) Employee understands that at the time of
the execution of this Agreement the issuance of the Restricted Shares has been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). 
 (b) Employee hereby agrees that (i) the certificates representing the Restricted Shares may bear such legend or legends as the
Committee deems appropriate in order to reflect the Forfeiture Restrictions and to assure compliance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement and applicable securities laws, (ii) the Company may refuse to register the transfer of the
Restricted Shares on the stock transfer records of the Company if such proposed transfer would in the opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company constitute a violation of the terms and provisions of the Forfeiture Restrictions or any applicable
securities laws, and (iii) the Company may give related instructions to its transfer agent, if any, to stop registration of the transfer of the Restricted Shares. 
 6. Employment Relationship. For purposes of this Agreement, Employee shall be considered to be in the employment of the Company as long as Employee remains an employee of either the Company or a
Subsidiary. Without limiting the scope of the preceding sentence, it is expressly provided that Employee shall be considered to have terminated employment with the Company at the time of the termination of the “Subsidiary” status of the
entity or other organization that employs Employee. Nothing in the Plan or the award of the Restricted Shares thereunder pursuant to this Agreement, shall affect in any way the right of Employee or the Company to terminate such employment at any
time. It is expressly agreed that providing services as a consultant to the Company or a Subsidiary shall not be deemed as employment for purposes of this Agreement. 
  

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 7. Notices. Any notices or other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be
sufficient if in writing. In the case of Employee, such notices or communications shall be effectively delivered if hand delivered to Employee at Employee’s principal place of employment or if sent by registered or certified mail to Employee at
the last address Employee has filed with the Company. In the case of the Company, such notices or communications shall be effectively delivered if sent by registered or certified mail to the Company at its principal executive offices. 
 8. Binding Effect; Survival. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successors to the Company and all persons
lawfully claiming under Employee. The provisions of Section 5 shall survive the lapse of the Forfeiture Restrictions without forfeiture. 
 9. Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire agreement of the parties with regard to the subject matter hereof, and contain all the covenants, promises,
representations, warranties and agreements between the parties with respect to the Restricted Shares granted hereby. Without limiting the scope of the preceding sentence, all prior understandings and agreements, if any, among the parties hereto
relating to the subject matter hereof are hereby null and void and of no further force and effect. Any modification of this Agreement shall be effective only if it is in writing and signed by both Employee and an authorized officer of the Company.

 10. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of
Louisiana, without regard to conflicts of law principles thereof. 
 11. Execution. This Agreement may be executed in multiple
counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, which taken together shall constitute the Agreement. 
 [Signature page follows.]

  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be duly executed by an officer
thereunto duly authorized, and Employee has executed this Agreement, all as of the date first above written. 
  

			
	OMNI ENERGY SERVICES CORP.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Richard C. White

	Name:	 	Richard C. White
	Title:	 	Chair – Comp Committee
	
	EMPLOYEE
	
	 /s/ Brian J. Recatto

	Brian J. Recatto

 Signature Page to Restricted Stock Agreement

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