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Exhibit 10.7 

ENERGY XXI SERVICES, LLC
 LONG-TERM PERFORMANCE CASH INCENTIVE PLAN 

1. Purpose.  The purpose of the Energy XXI Services, LLC Long-Term Performance Cash Incentive Plan (the “Cash LTIP”) is to establish a written arrangement establishing the general terms and conditions pursuant to which certain cash bonuses constituting Performance Awards will be granted to Participants under the Energy XXI Services, LLC 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Plan. 

2. Definitions.  Terms used but not otherwise defined in the Plan or herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in this Section 2: 

(a) “Bonus Award” means, as to any Participant, the cash award opportunity potentially payable to the Participant pursuant to the Cash LTIP and set forth in the Participant’s Participation Agreement. 

(b) “Cash LTIP Effective Date” means August 26, 2015. 

(c) “Debt Milestone 1” means Debt Reduction equal to $400,000,000. 

(d) “Debt Milestone 2” means Debt Reduction equal to $600,000,000. 

(e) “Debt Reduction” means the aggregate net reduction of debt of the Company, the Employer and any Affiliate from the amount outstanding as of August 26, 2015. 

(f) “Participation Agreement” means a participation agreement delivered to a Participant setting forth the cash value of a Bonus Award. 

(g) “Performance Period” means the period beginning August 26, 2015 and ending June 30, 2018. 

(h) “Termination of Employment” means a “separation from service” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation §1.409A-1(h). 

3. Administration. 

(a) Authority of the Committee.  The Cash LTIP will be administered by the Committee. Subject to the express provisions of the Plan, the Cash LTIP and applicable law, the Committee will have the authority, in its sole and absolute discretion, to: 

(i) adopt, amend, and rescind administrative and interpretive rules and regulations relating to the Cash LTIP; 

(ii) oversee the calculation and settlement of Bonus Awards and approve any assumptions utilized in such calculations; 

(iii) determine Participants; 

(iv) determine the terms and conditions of each Bonus Award, including the terms of each Participation Agreement; 

(v) delegate any of its duties under the Cash LTIP to such agents as it may appoint from time to time; and 

(vi) make all other determinations, perform all other acts, and exercise all other powers and authority necessary or advisable for administering the Cash LTIP, including the delegation of those ministerial acts and responsibilities as the Committee deems appropriate. 

The Committee shall have complete discretion and authority with respect to the Cash LTIP and its administration except to the extent that discretion is expressly limited by the Cash LTIP. The Committee may correct any defect, supply any omission, or reconcile any inconsistency in the Cash LTIP or in any Bonus Award in the manner and to the extent it deems necessary or desirable to carry the Cash LTIP into effect, and the Committee will be the sole and final judge of that necessity or desirability. The determinations of the Committee on the matters referred to in this Section 3(a) will be final and conclusive. 

 

 

(b) Manner of Exercise of Committee Authority.  Any action of, or determination by, the Committee will be final, conclusive and binding on all persons, including the Company, the Employer, any Affiliate, the Participant, or other persons claiming rights from or through the Participant. The express grant of any specific power to the Committee, and the taking of any action by the Committee, will not be construed as limiting any power or authority of the Committee. The Committee may delegate to officers or managers of the Company, the Employer, or committees thereof, the authority, subject to such terms as the
Committee will determine, to perform such functions, including administrative functions, as the Committee may determine. The Committee may appoint agents to assist it in administering the Cash LTIP. 

(c) Limitation of Liability.  The Committee will be entitled to, in good faith, rely or act upon any report or other information furnished to him or her by any officer or employee of the Company, the Employer, or any Affiliate, or legal counsel, independent auditors, consultants or any other agents assisting in the administration of the Cash LTIP. The Committee and any officer or employee of the Company or the Employer acting at the direction or on behalf of the Committee will not be personally liable for any action or determination taken or made in good faith with respect to the Cash LTIP, and will, to the
fullest extent permitted by law, be indemnified and held harmless by the Company with respect to any such action or determination. 

4. Participation. 

(a) Commencement of Participation.  Bonus Awards may be granted to Employees as determined by the Committee in its sole and absolute discretion. An Employee shall become a Participant in the Cash LTIP immediately upon the delivery of a Participation Agreement. 

(b) Continued Participation.  Except as otherwise set forth in a Participation Agreement, a Participant in the Cash LTIP shall continue to be a Participant so long as he remains in the employ of the Employer, the Company or any Affiliate and will cease to be Participant in the Cash LTIP upon his termination of employment with the Employer, the Company and any Affiliate. 

5. Bonus Award Terms. 

(a) General.  In the event Debt Milestone 1 is achieved during the Performance Period, 50% of the Bonus Award will be paid to all Participants who are continuously employed by the Employer, the Company or any Affiliate from the Effective Date through the date of payment of the portion of the Bonus Award attributable to the Debt Milestone 1, at the time set forth in Section 5(c). In the event Debt Milestone 2 is achieved during the Performance Period, 50% of the Bonus Award will be paid to all Participants who are continuously employed by the Employer, the Company or any Affiliate from the Effective
Date through the date of payment of the portion of the Bonus Award attributable to the Debt Milestone 2, at the time set forth in Section 5(c). 

(b) Change of Control.  In the event of a Change of Control prior to the achievement of Debt Milestone 1, 50% of the Bonus Award will be paid to all Participants who are continuously employed by the Employer, the Company or any Affiliate from the Effective Date through the date of the Change of Control on the first regular pay date following the Change of Control. In the event of a Change of Control, the Cash LTIP will terminate immediately prior to the Change of Control and no payments other than amount set forth in this Section 5(b), if applicable, will be paid or payable to Participants (including
payment with respect to Debt Milestone 2 or otherwise) pursuant to the Cash LTIP. For purposes of clarity, in the event that a Change of Control occurs on or after the achievement of Debt Milestone 1, the Cash LTIP will be terminated immediately prior to the Change of Control and no payments will be made pursuant to the Cash LTIP in connection with the Change of Control or thereafter. 

(c) Payment.  To the extent a Bonus Award is earned as set forth in Section 5(a), (i) payment with respect to Debt Milestone 1 will occur on the last regular pay date of the Employer in October 2015 (or if Debt Milestone 1 has not been achieved sufficiently early for such payment to be made on such date, within 30 days following the certification by the Committee of the achievement of Debt Milestone 1) and (ii) payment with respect to Debt Milestone 2 will occur within 30 days following the certification by the 

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Committee of the achievement of Debt Milestone 2. Certification of Debt Milestone 2 will occur, if at all, no later than December 31 of the calendar year in which Debt Milestone 2 is achieved. 

(d) Termination of Employment.  Upon the Termination of Employment of any Participant with the Employer, the Company and any Affiliate, any unpaid Bonus Award will be forfeited to the Company and be null and void; provided, however, to the extent achievement of Debt Milestone 2 was certified by the Committee pursuant to Section 5(c) prior to the date of a Participant’s Termination of Employment by the Employer, the Company and any Affiliate for any reason other than Cause, Debt Milestone 2 will be paid at the time provided in Section 5(c) to such terminated Participant. 

6. General Provisions. 

(a) Term.  The Cash LTIP will terminate immediately following the end of the Performance Period except to the extent Debt Milestone 2 was achieved prior to such time and any Bonus Award remains unpaid as of the end of the Performance Period, in which case the Cash LTIP will terminate upon payment of the remaining Bonus Awards. To the extent Debt Milestone 2 is not achieved on or before June 30, 2018, the unearned and unpaid portion of all Bonus Awards will immediately terminate and be forfeited for no consideration immediately following the end of the Performance Period. The Cash LTIP will terminate
immediately prior to the occurrence of a Change of Control except to the extent necessary to pay unpaid amounts, if any, with respect to the Bonus Award payable pursuant to Section 5(b). 

(b) Taxes and Offset.  The Employer, the Company and any Affiliate are authorized to withhold from any Bonus Award granted, or any payment relating to a Bonus Award under the Cash LTIP, amounts of withholding and other taxes due or potentially payable in connection with any Bonus Award, and to take such other action as the Company may deem advisable to enable the Employer, the Company, any Affiliate and Participants to satisfy obligations for the payment of withholding taxes and other tax obligations relating to any Bonus Award. In addition, the Employer, the Company and any Affiliates may withhold and deduct
from any payments made or to be made pursuant to a Bonus Award (i) any deductions consented to in writing by a Participant, or (ii) any other sums owed by the Participant to the Employer, the Company, any Affiliate or any employee benefit plan or program of the Employer, the Company or any Affiliate. 

(c) Amendment and Termination of the Cash LTIP.  The Company, upon action of the Committee, shall have the right, without consent of such Participant, to amend the Cash LTIP by an instrument in writing which has been executed on the Company’s behalf by its duly authorized officer, at any time and in any way that would not materially and adversely affect a Participant or his rights hereunder. 

(d) Successors.  The provisions of this Cash LTIP shall bind and inure to the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns. The term “successors” as used in this Cash LTIP shall include any corporation or other business entity which shall by merger, consolidation, purchase or otherwise, acquire all or substantially all of the business and assets of the Company, and successors of any such corporations or other business entities. Where appropriate, the term “Company” as used in this Cash LTIP shall include any successor that assumes the Cash LTIP. 

(e) Nontransferability of Bonus Awards.  The Participant shall not have the right to alienate, pledge, or encumber his interest in the Cash LTIP, and such interest shall not (to the extent permitted by law) be subject in any way to the claims of the Participant’s creditors or to attachment, execution or other process of law. 

(f) Release.  Any payment to any Participant in accordance with the provisions of the Cash LTIP shall, to the extent thereof, by in full satisfaction of all claims against the Employer, the Company and any Affiliate under the Cash LTIP or otherwise, and the Committee may require such Participant, as a condition precedent to such payment, to execute a receipt and release to such effect. The Committee may require, as a condition to receiving payment of any Bonus Award, that the Participant (or Participant’s legal representative, heir, legatee or distribute) execute a release of all claims in favor of the
Employer, the Company, any Affiliate and the employees, officers, stockholders or board members of the foregoing in such form as the Company shall determine. If any Participant is determined by the Committee to be 

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incompetent, by reason of physical or mental disability, to give a valid receipt and release, the Committee may cause the payment or payments becoming due to such person to be made to another person for his benefit without responsibility on the part of the Committee or the Company to follow the application of such funds. 

(g) Limitation on Rights Conferred Under Cash LTIP.  Neither the Cash LTIP nor any action taken hereunder will be construed as: 

(i) giving the Participant the right to continue as a Participant or in the employ or service of the Employer, the Company or any Affiliate; 

(ii) interfering in any way with the right of the Employer, the Company or any Affiliate to terminate the Participant’s employment or service at any time; or 

(iii) giving the Participant any claim to be granted any Bonus Award under the Cash LTIP or to be treated uniformly with other employees. 

(h) Nonexclusivity of the Cash LTIP.  The adoption of the Cash LTIP by the Company will not be construed as creating any limitations on the power of the Company to adopt such other incentive arrangements as it may deem desirable. Nothing contained in the Cash LTIP will be construed to prevent the Company from taking any action which is deemed by the Company to be appropriate or in its best interest, whether or not such action would have an adverse effect on the Cash LTIP or any Bonus Award made under the Cash LTIP. No employee, beneficiary or other person will have any claim against the Company as a result of
any such action. Any action with respect to the Cash LTIP taken by the Committee, the Board or the Company shall be conclusive upon all Participants and beneficiaries entitled to benefits under the Cash LTIP. 

(i) Severability.  If any provision of the Cash LTIP is held to be illegal or invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity will not affect the remaining provisions of the Cash LTIP, but such provision will be fully severable and the Cash LTIP will be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had never been included herein. 

(j) Governing Law.  All questions arising with respect to the provisions of the Cash LTIP and Bonus Awards will be determined by application of the laws of the State of Texas, without giving effect to any conflict of law provisions thereof, except to the extent Texas law is preempted by federal law. 

(k) Entire Agreement.  The Cash LTIP and the Participation Agreement embody the complete agreement and understanding with all Participants with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede and preempt any prior understandings, agreements or representations by or among the parties, written or oral, which may have related to the subject matter hereof in any way as to vesting, settlement or forfeiture of the Bonus Awards or otherwise. 

(l) Unfunded Arrangement.  The Cash LTIP shall at all times be entirely unfunded. Neither the Participant nor any other person shall have any interest in any particular assets of the Company or any Affiliate thereof by reason of the right to receive a Bonus Award under the Cash LTIP and the Participant or such other person(s) shall have only the rights of a general unsecured creditor of the Employer, the Company or any Affiliate thereof with respect to any rights under the Cash LTIP. 

(m) Word Usage.  Words used in the masculine shall apply to the feminine, where applicable, and wherever the context of the Cash LTIP dictates, the plural shall be read as the singular and the singular as the plural. 

(n) Application of Section 409A.  No Employee has a legally binding right to any payment under the Cash LTIP until the date such Employee receives a Participation Agreement. Except as otherwise set forth in a Participation Agreement, the amounts payable pursuant to this Cash LTIP are intended to comply with the short term deferral exception to Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) set forth in Treas. Reg. §1.409A-1(b)(4), and this Cash LTIP shall be interpreted accordingly. Nevertheless, to the extent that a Participant is a “specified employee”
within the meaning of the Treasury Regulations issued pursuant to Section 409A of the Code (the “Section 409A 

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Regulations”) as of the Participant’s date of termination, no amount that constitutes a deferral of compensation which is payable on account of the Participant’s separation from service shall be paid to the Participant before the date (the “Delayed Payment Date”) which is first day of the seventh month after the Participant’s date of termination or, if earlier, the date of the Participant’s death following such date of termination. All such amounts that would, but for this Section 6(n), become payable prior to the Delayed Payment Date will be accumulated and paid on the Delayed Payment Date.
No interest will be paid by the Company with respect to any such delayed payments. For purposes of Section 409A of the Code, each payment or amount due under this Cash LTIP shall be considered a separate payment. 

5EX-10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 

Execution Version 
 EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT 
 THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of October 1, 2015 (the “Agreement”), is by and between CSW
Industrials, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Joseph B. Armes (the “Executive”). 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to employ the Executive as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and the Executive desires to accept employment
with the Company in such position, under the terms and conditions of this Agreement; and 
 WHEREAS, the parties desire to enter into this
Agreement setting forth the terms and conditions of the employment relationship between the Executive and the Company. 
 NOW, THEREFORE,
intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties agree as follows: 
 1. Employment. The Company hereby employs the Executive, and
the Executive hereby accepts employment with the Company, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein. 
 2. Term.
The term of the employment by the Company of the Executive pursuant to this Agreement will commence on October 1, 2015 (the “Effective Date”) through September 30, 2017 (such period, the “Initial Term”),
and thereafter will be automatically extended on each anniversary of the Effective Date for additional successive one-year periods, until such time as the Executive’s employment hereunder is terminated pursuant to Section 9 (the
term of such employment being referred to herein as the “Employment Term”). 
 3. Position. 

(a) During the Employment Term, the Executive will serve as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, in which role the Executive will serve as
the senior-most executive officer of the Company, with such duties, responsibilities and authority as are commensurate with such position. The Executive will report to, and will be subject to the direction and supervision of, the Board of Directors
of the Company (the “Board”). The Executive agrees to serve, without any additional compensation, as a member of the board of directors and/or officer of any subsidiary of the Company as reasonably requested by the Board. 

(b) The Executive currently serves as a member of the Board. The Company will, during the Employment Term, continue to nominate the Executive
for re-election as a member of the Board at each applicable stockholders meeting of the Company at which the Executive’s current term as a member of the Board would otherwise expire. The Executive will additionally serve as the Chairman of the
Board for no less than the Initial Term. If the Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason, whether such termination is voluntary or involuntary, the Executive will, if so requested by the Board, tender his resignation as a member of
the Board. 
 4. Duties. During the Employment Term, the Executive will devote his full business time and attention to the business
and affairs of the Company and its subsidiaries; provided, however, that the Executive will be permitted, so long as such activities do not unreasonably 

 
interfere with the Executive’s performance of his duties and obligations hereunder, to (i) serve on the board of directors of up to three for-profit entities, subject to prior Board
approval thereof, which approval will not be unreasonably withheld, (ii) engage and serve such civic, community, charitable, educational or religious organizations as the Executive may reasonably select, and (iii) manage the
Executive’s personal, financial and legal affairs. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Board has approved, in accordance with this Section 4, the Executive’s continued service on the boards of directors listed on
Schedule A hereto. 
 5. Salary and Bonus. 

(a) During the Employment Term, the Company will pay to the Executive an annual base salary of $500,000, as the same may be increased from
time to time at the discretion of the Board or the Compensation Committee thereof (the “Base Salary”). The Base Salary will be payable in accordance with the regular payroll practices of the Company, but not less frequently than
monthly. 
 (b) During the Employment Term, the Executive will have an annual incentive opportunity, under the Company’s annual
incentive plan in effect from time to time for its senior executive officers, based on a target incentive opportunity of 150% of the Executive’s then-effective Base Salary and a maximum incentive opportunity of 300% of the Executive’s
then-effective Base Salary, subject to the attainment of one or more pre-established performance goals established by the Board (or the Compensation Committee thereof) in its sole discretion. 

6. Benefit Plans. During the Employment Term, the Executive will be entitled to participate in any employee benefit plans maintained by
the Company, subject to the terms of the applicable plans, including (i) Company-sponsored health, life and other insurance plans, (ii) Company pension, profit-sharing, and 401(k) plans, (iii) Company equity-based incentive plans, and
(iii) such other usual and customary benefits accorded to the senior executive officers of the Company as a group, in each case on no less favorable terms and conditions than those applying to other senior executive officers of the Company.

 7. Vacation. During the Employment Term, the Executive will be entitled to paid vacation in accordance with the Company’s
standard vacation accrual policies for its senior executive officers as in effect from time to time; provided that the Executive will during each calendar year be entitled to at least four weeks of such vacation. 

8. Business Expenses. The Executive will be reimbursed for all reasonable travel, entertainment and other business expenses incurred by
him in connection with his employment following timely submission by the Executive of receipts and other documentation in accordance with the Company’s normal expense reimbursement policies. 

9. Termination of Employment. The Executive’s employment by the Company pursuant to this Agreement will not be terminated except
as set forth in this Section 9. 
 (a) Death. The Executive’s employment pursuant to this Agreement will be
automatically terminated upon the death of the Executive. 

  
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 (b) Disability. The Executive’s employment pursuant to this Agreement may be
terminated by the Company in the event of a Disability. “Disability” means the inability of the Executive to perform his material duties hereunder on a full time basis due to a physical or mental illness or incapacity for 180 days
in any 365-day period, as determined in the reasonable discretion of the Board and as certified by a physician mutually selected by the Company and the Executive (or the Executive’s representative). 

(c) By the Company for Cause. The Executive’s employment pursuant to this Agreement may be terminated at any time by the Company
for Cause. “Cause” means the occurrence of any of the following: (i) the Executive’s commission of any act or acts of personal dishonesty intended to result in substantial personal enrichment of the Executive to the
detriment of the Company; (ii) the Executive’s conviction of, or entry into a plea of nolo contendere to, a felony; (iii) the Executive’s repeated failure to perform his responsibilities hereunder that are demonstrably
willful and deliberate, provided that such failures have continued for more than 30 days following written notice thereof delivered to the Executive by the Board; (iv) the Executive’s intentional, repeated or continuing violation of
any of the Company’s material policies or procedures that occurs or continues beyond 30 days after written notice thereof to the Executive by the Board; or (v) any material breach of this Agreement by the Executive, provided that
such breach is not corrected, to the extent correctible, within 30 days following written notice thereof to the Executive by the Board. 

(d) By the Company Without Cause. The Executive’s employment pursuant to this Agreement may be terminated by the Company without
Cause at any time following the expiration of the Initial Term. 
 (e) By the Executive for Good Reason. The Executive’s
employment pursuant to this Agreement may be terminated by the Executive at any time for Good Reason. “Good Reason” means the occurrence of any of the following: (i) a material diminution in the Executive’s Base Salary or
bonus opportunity hereunder; (ii) a reduction in the Executive’s title or material diminution in his authority, duties or responsibilities hereunder, including, without limitation, a requirement that Executive report to anyone other than
the Board (or if the Company has a parent entity, anyone other than the board of directors of the applicable ultimate parent entity); (iii) the relocation of the principal executive offices of the Company to a location that is greater than 35
miles from the Executive’s current place of residence, as determined on a linear basis; or (iv) any action or inaction that constitutes a material breach of this Agreement by the Company; provided that (A) the Executive shall
have given the Company notice of the existence of an event described above not later than 90 days following the initial occurrence thereof, (B) the Company shall not have remedied such event within 30 days of receiving the notice described in
the preceding clause (A), and (C) the Executive shall have delivered written notice of termination for Good Reason within 12 months of the end of the cure period described in the preceding clause (B). 

(f) By the Executive Without Good Reason. The Executive’s employment pursuant to this Agreement may be terminated by the Executive
without Good Reason at any time following the expiration of the Initial Term. 

  
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 (g) Date of Termination. The effective date of the termination of employment of the
Executive pursuant to this Agreement (the “Date of Termination”) will be (i) if the Executive’s employment is terminated pursuant to Section 9(a), the date of his death, (ii) if the Executive’s
employment is terminated by the Company pursuant to Section 9(b), Section 9(c) or Section 9(d), the 90th day following the Company’s delivery of written notice of such termination to the Executive, and
(iii) if the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Executive pursuant to Section 9(e) or Section 9(f), the 90th day following the Executive’s delivery of written notice of such termination to the Company.

 10. Consequence of Termination. 

(a) Death or Disability. In the case of termination of the Executive’s employment hereunder pursuant to Section 9(a)
or Section 9(b), the Executive will receive (i) all Base Salary to be paid to the Executive under this Agreement through the Date of Termination, (ii) any unpaid benefits (including death benefits) to which the Executive is
entitled under any employee benefit plan, policy or program of the Company applicable to the Executive as of the Date of Termination, (iii) in the event the Date of Termination occurs after the completion of any fiscal year, but prior to the
date any cash bonus related to such fiscal year has been determined or paid to the Executive, the amount of the cash bonus related to such fiscal year that the Executive would have otherwise been entitled to receive had the Executive’s
employment not been terminated, and (iv) the amount of any target cash bonus for the fiscal year in which the Date of Termination occurs, pro-rated based on the portion of the applicable fiscal year that the Executive worked for the Company.
The amounts referred to in clauses (i) through (iii) above will be paid to the Executive when the same would have been paid to the Executive in the absence of such termination, and the amount referred to in clause (iv) will be paid to
the Executive within 60 days following the Date of Termination. Further, all unvested equity-based awards held by the Executive as of the Date of Termination will immediately vest in full, except in the case of awards that remain subject to
objective performance-based determinations, in which case such awards will remain outstanding and will immediately vest upon, and to the extent of, the determination that such performance criteria have been satisfied. All stock options held by the
Executive as of the Date of Termination will remain exercisable for one year following the later of the Date of Termination or the date such awards vest as provided above. 

(b) Termination without Cause or for Good Reason. In the case of termination of the Executive’s employment hereunder pursuant to
Section 9(d) or Section 9(e), the Executive will receive (i) all Base Salary to be paid to the Executive under this Agreement through the Date of Termination, (ii) a lump sum payment equal to two times the sum of
(A) the Executive’s then current Base Salary or such higher Base Salary as in effect within the 12 months preceding the termination and (B) the Executive’s annual bonus for the preceding fiscal year or the target bonus for the
then current fiscal year, whichever is great, (iii) any unpaid benefits to which the Executive is entitled under any employee benefit plan, policy or program of the Company applicable to the Executive as of the Date of Termination, (iv) in
the event the Date of Termination occurs after the completion of any fiscal year, but prior to the date any cash bonus related to such fiscal year has been determined or paid to the Executive, the amount of the cash bonus related to such fiscal year
that the Executive would have otherwise been entitled to receive had the Executive’s employment not been terminated, (v) the amount of any target cash bonus for the fiscal year in which the Date of Termination occurs, pro-rated based on
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applicable fiscal year that the Executive worked for the Company, and (vi) reimbursement for the costs of continuation of medical and dental insurance coverage for the Executive and his
eligible dependents under the Company’s health insurance plans in effect on the Date of Termination, or following the date that the Executive and his dependents no longer are eligible to participate in such plans, under comparable health
insurance purchased by the Executive, for a period of 24 months following the Date of Termination. The amounts referred to in clauses (i), (iii) and (iv) above will be paid to the Executive when the same would have been paid to the
Executive in the absence of such termination, and the amount referred to in clauses (ii) and (v) will be paid to the Executive within 60 days following the Date of Termination. The Executive will be reimbursed for incurred costs pursuant
to clause (vi) within 30 days of submission to the Company of reasonable documentation of any costs so incurred. Further, all unvested equity-based awards held by the Executive as of the Date of Termination will immediately vest in full, except
in the case of awards that remain subject to objective performance-based determinations, in which case such awards will remain outstanding and will immediately vest upon, and to the extent of, the determination that such performance criteria have
been satisfied. All stock options held by the Executive as of the Date of Termination will remain exercisable for one year following the later of the Date of Termination or the date such awards vest as provided above. 

(c) Termination with Cause or without Good Reason. If the Executive’s employment hereunder is terminated pursuant to
Section 9(c) or Section 9(f), the Executive will be entitled to receive (i) all Base Salary to be paid to the Executive under this Agreement through the Date of Termination and (ii) any unpaid benefits to which the
Executive is entitled under any employee benefit plan, policy or program of the Company applicable to the Executive as of the Date of Termination. 

11. Representations. 

(a) The Company represents and warrants that this Agreement has been authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company and is a
valid and binding agreement of the Company enforceable against it in accordance with its terms. 
 (b) The Executive represents and warrants
that he is not a party to any agreement or instrument which would prevent him from entering into or performing his duties in any way under this Agreement. 

12. Assignment. This Agreement is a personal contract and the rights and interests of the Executive hereunder may not be transferred,
assigned, pledged, encumbered, or hypothecated by the Executive without the prior written consent of the Company, except as otherwise expressly permitted by the provisions of this Agreement. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be
enforceable by the Executive and his personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. If the Executive should die while any amount would still be payable to him hereunder had the Executive
continued to live, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, will be paid to the Executive’s estate. This Agreement and the rights and interests of the Company hereunder may not be transferred or assigned by the Company without the
prior written consent of the Executive, except that any successor to the Company by merger or purchase of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets shall assume this Agreement. 

  
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	13.	Restrictive Covenants. 

 (a) Confidentiality. During the course of the
Executive’s employment with the Company, the Executive will learn and otherwise acquire confidential information (as described below) of the Company. The Executive agrees that the Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, use, make
available, sell, disclose or otherwise communicate to any person, other than in the course of the Executive’s assigned duties and for the benefit of the Company, either during the period of the Executive’s employment or at any time
thereafter, any business and technical information or trade secrets, nonpublic, proprietary or confidential information, knowledge or data relating to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or their respective businesses, or received from third
parties subject to a duty on the part of the Company or any of its subsidiaries to maintain the confidentiality of such information, in each case which shall have been obtained by the Executive during the Executive’s employment by the Company
(or any predecessor). The foregoing shall not apply to information that (i) was known to the public prior to its disclosure to the Executive, (ii) becomes generally known to the public subsequent to disclosure to the Executive through no
wrongful act of the Executive or any representative of the Executive, or (iii) the Executive is required to disclose by applicable law, regulation or legal process, provided that the Executive provides the Company with prior notice of
the contemplated disclosure and cooperates with the Company at its expense in seeking a protective order or other appropriate protection of such information. 

(b) Non-Competition. During the Executive’s employment hereunder and for a period of 24 months thereafter, the Executive agrees
that the Executive will not, directly or indirectly, own, manage, operate, control, be employed by (whether as an employee, consultant, independent contractor or otherwise, and whether or not for compensation) or render services to any person, firm,
corporation or other entity, in whatever form, engaged in competition with the Company or any of its subsidiaries or in any material business in which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is engaged on the date of termination or in which they have
planned, on or prior to such date, to be engaged on or after such date, in any locale of any country in which the Company conducts such business. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prohibit the Executive from being a passive owner
of not more than five percent of the equity securities of a publicly traded corporation or other entity engaged in a business that is in competition with the Company or any of its subsidiaries, so long as the Executive has no active participation in
the business of such corporation or other entity. In addition, the provisions of this Section 13(b) shall not be violated by the Executive commencing employment with a subsidiary, division or unit of any entity that engages in a business
in competition with the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates so long as the Executive and such subsidiary, division or unit do not engage in a business in competition with the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates. 

(c) Nonsolicitation. For a period of 24 months following the termination of the Executive’s employment hereunder, the Executive
will not solicit, aid or induce any executive or key employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries to leave such employment or retention or to accept employment with or render services to or with any other person, firm, corporation or other
entity unaffiliated with the Company, or hire or retain any such executive officer or key employee, or take any action to materially assist or aid any other person, firm, corporation or other entity in identifying, hiring or soliciting any such
executive officer or key employee. 

  
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 (d) Return of Company Property. On the date of the Executive’s termination of
employment with the Company for any reason, the Executive shall return all property belonging to the Company or its subsidiaries (including, but not limited to, any Company-provided laptops, computers, cell phones, wireless electronic mail devices
or other equipment, or documents and property belonging to the Company). The Executive may retain the Executive’s Outlook contacts and similar address books, provided that such items only include contact information and/or personal
information not belonging to the Company. 
 (e) Company Remedies. The Executive and the Company agree that damages for breach of any
of the covenants under this Section 13 will be difficult to determine and inadequate to remedy the harm which may be caused thereby, and therefore consent that these covenants may be enforced by temporary or permanent injunction without
the necessity of bond. The Executive believes, as of the date of this Agreement, that the provisions of this Agreement are reasonable and that the Executive is capable of gainful employment without breaching this Agreement. However, should any court
or arbitrator decline to enforce any provision of this Section 13, this Agreement shall, to the extent applicable in the circumstances before such court or arbitrator, be deemed to be modified to restrict the Executive’s competition
with the Company to the maximum extent of time, scope and geography which the court or arbitrator shall find enforceable, and such provisions shall be so enforced. 

14. Clawback. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any incentive-based compensation payable to the Executive hereunder or
pursuant to any other agreement or arrangement with the Company shall be subject to reduction, cancellation, forfeiture or recovery by the Company as and to the extent required by any applicable law, government regulation, or stock exchange listing
requirement (or any policy of the Company adopted in accordance with the requirements of such law, government regulation, or stock exchange listing requirement). 

15. Parachute Payments. Any provision of the Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, if any payments or benefits the Executive would
receive from the Company pursuant to the Agreement or otherwise (collectively, the “Payments”) would, either separately or in the aggregate, (i) constitute “parachute payments” within the meaning of Section 280G
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and (ii) but for this sentence, be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), then the Payments will be equal
to the Reduced Amount. The “Reduced Amount” will be either (1) an amount equal to the largest portion of the Payments that would result in no portion of any of the Payments (after reduction) being subject to the Excise Tax or
(2) the entire amount of the Payments, whichever amount, as between (1) and (2), after taking into account all applicable federal, state and local employment taxes, income taxes, and the Excise Tax (all computed at the highest applicable
marginal rate, net of the maximum reduction in federal income taxes which could be obtained from a deduction of such state and local taxes), results in the Executive’s receipt, on an after-tax basis, of the greatest amount of the Payments. If a
reduction in the Payments is to be made so that the amount of the Payments equals the Reduced Amount, (x) the Payments will be paid only to the extent permitted under the Reduced Amount alternative, and the Executive will have no rights to
additional payments and/or benefits constituting the Payments, and (y) reduction in payments and/or benefits will occur in the following order and in a manner intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code (as determined by the Company):
(1) reduction or elimination of cash severance benefits that are subject to Section 409A of the 

  
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Code; (2) reduction or elimination of cash severance benefits that are not subject to Section 409A of the Code; (3) cancellation or elimination of accelerated vesting of equity
awards subject to performance vesting (other than stock options); (4) cancellation or elimination of accelerated vesting of all other equity awards (other than stock options); (5) reduction or elimination of any remaining Payments that are
subject to Section 409A of the Code; (6) reduction or elimination of any remaining Payments that are not subject to Section 409A of the Code; and (7) cancellation of accelerated vesting of stock options. In the event that
acceleration of vesting of equity award compensation is to be reduced or eliminated, such acceleration of vesting will be cancelled in the reverse order of the date of grant of the Executive’s equity awards. In no event will the Company or any
stockholder be liable to the Executive for any amounts not paid as a result of the operation of this Section 15. All computations and determinations called for by this Section 15 shall be made by tax counsel or a nationally
recognized accounting firm appointed by the Company (the “Tax Advisor”). If the Tax Advisor so engaged by the Company is serving as accountant or auditor for the acquirer, the Company will appoint another Tax Advisor to make the
determinations required hereunder. The Company will bear all expenses with respect to the determinations by the Tax Advisor required to be made hereunder. The Tax Advisor engaged to make the determinations hereunder will provide its preliminary
calculations, together with detailed supporting documentation, to the Company and the Executive as promptly as reasonably practicable following a request by the Company or the Executive. No portion of the Payments shall be taken into account which
in the opinion of the Tax Advisor does not constitute a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Code Section 280G(b)(2), including by reason of Code Section 280G(b)(4)(A). The Executive shall have the right to review and submit
such calculation and supporting documentation to his own tax consultant for review. If the Executive’s tax consultant disagrees with such calculations and such objection is submitted to the Tax Advisor in writing in reasonable detail within
five business days of the provision of the preliminary calculation, the Tax Advisor shall be obligated to consider any issues raised by the Executive’s tax consultant in good faith before making any final determination hereunder. Any good faith
determinations of the Tax Advisor made hereunder will be final, binding and conclusive upon the Company and the Executive. 
 16. Entire
Agreement. This Agreement contains all the understandings between the parties hereto pertaining to the matters referred to herein, and supersede any other undertakings and agreements, whether oral or in writing, previously entered into by them
with respect thereto. To the extent that any term or provision of any other document or agreement executed by the Executive with or for the Company during the Employment Term conflicts or is inconsistent with this Agreement, the terms and conditions
of this Agreement shall prevail and supersede such inconsistent or conflicting term or provision, except to the extent, if any, expressly provided otherwise in such other document or agreement with specific reference to this Agreement. 

17. Amendment, Modification or Waiver. No provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived, unless such amendment or waiver is
agreed to in writing, signed by the Executive and by a duly authorized officer of the Company. No waiver by any party hereto of any breach by another party hereto of any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party
will be deemed a waiver of a similar or dissimilar condition or provision at the same time, any prior time or any subsequent time. 

  
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 18. Notices. Any notice to be given hereunder will be in writing and will be deemed given
when delivered personally, sent by courier or registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed to the party concerned at the address indicated below or to such other address as such party may subsequently give
notice hereunder in writing. 
 To the Executive at: 

Joseph B. Armes 
 6810 Mimosa Lane

 Dallas, Texas 75230 
 To the
Company at: 
 CSW Industrials, Inc. 

5400 Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway, Suite 1300 

Dallas, Texas 75240 
 Attention:
Board of Directors 
 Any notice delivered personally or by courier under this Section 18 will be deemed given on the date delivered. 

19. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the application of any such provision to any party or circumstances will be
determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid and unenforceable to any extent, the remainder of this Agreement or the application of such provision to such person or circumstances other than those to which it is so determined to be
invalid and unenforceable, will not be affected thereby, and each provision hereof will be validated and will be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law. 

20. Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed by and construed under the internal laws of the State of Texas, without regard to
its conflict of laws principles. 
 21. Jurisdiction and Venue. This Agreement will be deemed performable by all parties in, and
jurisdiction and venue will exclusively be in the state or federal courts located in Dallas County, Texas. The Executive and the Company hereby consent to the personal jurisdiction of these courts and waive any objections that such venue is
objectionable or improper. 
 22. Expenses. If any dispute should arise under this Agreement between the Company and the Executive,
the Company shall pay (promptly upon demand by the Executive accompanied by reasonable evidence of incurrence) all reasonable expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by Executive in connection with such dispute if the Executive should
prevail in such dispute. 
 23. Headings. All descriptive headings of sections and paragraphs in this Agreement are intended solely
for convenience, and no provision of this Agreement is to be construed by reference to the heading of any section or paragraph. 

  
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 24. Withholding. All payments to the Executive under this Agreement will be reduced by all
applicable withholding required by federal, state or local law. 
 25. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts,
each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. 
 26. Section 409A
of the Code. 
 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, a termination of employment shall not be deemed to have
occurred for purposes of any provision of this Agreement providing for the payment of “deferred compensation” (as such term is defined in Section 409A of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder) upon or following
a termination of employment unless such termination is also a “separation from service” from the Company within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and Section 1.409A-1(h) of the Treasury Regulations and, for purposes of any
such provision of this Agreement, references to a “separation,” “termination,” “termination of employment” or like terms shall mean “separation from service.” 

(b) It is intended that (i) each payment or installment of payments provided under this Agreement will be a separate “payment”
for purposes of Section 409A of the Code and (ii) that the payments will satisfy, to the greatest extent possible, the exemptions from the application of Section 409A of the Code, including those provided under Treasury
Regulations 1.409A-1(b)(4) (regarding short-term deferrals), 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii) (regarding the two-times, two-year exception), and 1.409A-1(b)(9)(v) (regarding reimbursements and other separation pay).
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if (i) on the date the Executive’s employment with the Company terminates or at such other time that is relevant under Section 409A of the Code, the Company determines that
the Executive is a “specified employee” (as such term is defined under Treasury Regulation 1.409A-1(i)(1)) of the Company and (ii) the Company determines that any payments to be provided to the Executive pursuant to this
Agreement are or may become subject to the additional tax under Section 409A(a)(1)(B) of the Code or any other taxes or penalties imposed under Section 409A of the Code if provided at the time otherwise required under this Agreement, then
such payments will be delayed until the date that is six months after the date of the Executive’s “separation from service” (as such term is defined under Treasury Regulation 1.409A-1(h)) with the Company or, if earlier, the date of
the Executive’s death. Any payments delayed pursuant to this Section 26(b) will be made, without interest, in a lump sum on the first day of the seventh month following the Executive’s “separation from service” (as
such term is defined under Treasury Regulation 1.409A-1(h)) or, if earlier, the date of the Executive’s death and any remaining payments required to be made under this Agreement will be paid upon the schedule otherwise applicable to such
payments under the Agreement. 
 (c) Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, in no event shall any payment under this Agreement
that constitutes “deferred compensation” for purposes of Section 409A of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder be subject to offset by any other amount unless otherwise permitted by Section 409A of the
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 (d) It is intended that the Agreement, to the extent practicable, comply and be interpreted in
accordance with Section 409A of the Code, and the Company shall, as necessary, adopt such conforming amendments as are necessary to comply with Section 409A of the Code without reducing the benefits payable hereunder without the express
written consent of the Executive. 
 (e) To the extent that any reimbursement, fringe benefit or other similar plan or arrangement in which
the Executive participates during the term of Executive’s employment under this Agreement or thereafter provides for a “deferral of compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, (i) the amount eligible for
reimbursement or payment under such plan or arrangement in one calendar year may not affect the amount eligible for reimbursement or payment in any other calendar year (except that a plan providing medical or health benefits may impose a generally
applicable limit on the amount that may be reimbursed or paid), (ii) subject to any shorter time periods provided herein or the applicable plans or arrangements, any reimbursement or payment of an expense under such plan or arrangement must be
made on or before the last day of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the expense was incurred and (iii) any such reimbursement or payment may not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit, all in accordance
with Section 1.409A-3(i)(1)(iv) of the Treasury Regulations. 
 (f) By accepting this
Agreement, the Executive hereby agrees and acknowledges that the Company does not make any representations with respect to the application of Section 409A of the Code to any tax, economic or legal consequences of any payments payable to the
Executive hereunder. Further, by the acceptance of this Agreement, the Executive acknowledges that (i) the Executive has obtained independent tax advice regarding the application of Section 409A of the Code to the payments due to the
Executive hereunder, (ii) the Executive retains full responsibility for the potential application of Section 409A of the Code to the tax and legal consequences of payments payable to the Executive hereunder and (iii) the Company shall
not indemnify or otherwise compensate the Executive for any violation of Section 409A of the Code that my occur in connection with this Agreement. 

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Employment Agreement effective as of
date set forth above. 
  

			
	CSW INDUSTRIALS, INC.
		
	By:	 	/s/ Christopher J. Mudd
	Name:	 	 Christopher J. Mudd

	Title:	 	 Senior Vice President, Operations, President and Chief Operating Officer

 
			
	
	 /s/ Joseph B. Armes

	Joseph B. Armes

 Schedule A 

Current Board Positions 

Capital Southwest Corporation 
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Permian, Inc. 
 American Beacon Mutual Funds (Trustee) 

  
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