Document:

Exhibit

SEPARATION AGREEMENT
This Separation Agreement (the “Agreement”) is by and between Mark J. Servodidio (the “Executive”) and Avis Budget Group, Inc., a Delaware Corporation (the “Company”).
WHEREAS, the Executive was appointed to his current role of President, International of the Company in 2015;
WHEREAS, the Executive and the Company are party to that certain letter agreement dated January 28, 2016 (the “Severance Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, the Executive’s employment with the Company will mutually terminate effective June 14, 2019 (the “Separation Date”).
NOW, THEREFORE, for the promises and covenants set forth herein and for such other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Executive and the Company enter into this Agreement on the following terms and conditions:
1.    Separation.  Effective as of the Separation Date, the Executive’s employment with the Company will terminate (and will be deemed to have terminated without any further action by the Executive), and effective as of the Separation Date, the Executive will resign (and will be deemed to have resigned without any further action by the Executive) from all of the Executive’s positions with the Company and its affiliates (and as a fiduciary of any benefit plan of the Company and its affiliates).  The Executive shall execute such additional documents as requested by the Company to evidence the foregoing.
2.    Accrued obligations; Survival of Rights and Obligations. 
(a)    Accrued Obligations.  Within ten (10) business days following the Separation Date (or such earlier time as may be required by applicable law), the Company shall pay the Executive any base salary earned but unpaid through the Separation Date, plus any unreimbursed business expenses entitled to reimbursement, all in accordance with the Company’s policies.  For the avoidance of doubt, no amounts shall be paid to the Executive under the 2019 annual incentive program.  
(b)    Severance.  Provided that the Second Release Effective Date occurs, and subject to the Executive’s compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Restrictive Covenant Obligations, as incorporated herein), the Company agrees to pay to Executive, within 15 days following the Second Release Effective Date, a lump-sum amount equal to $2,500,000.  
(c)    Equity Incentive Awards.  Provided that the Second Release Effective Date occurs, and subject to the Executive’s compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Restrictive Covenant Obligations, as incorporated herein), all outstanding unvested stock-based awards granted to the Executive that, in each case, are scheduled to vest in accordance with their original vesting schedule by the two 

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(2)-year anniversary of the Separation Date will immediately vest in full as of the Second Release Effective Date; provided that any such awards that vest based on the achievement of specified objective performance goals, will not vest in full, but will remain outstanding and become vested or be forfeited at such time(s) as provided in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable award agreement based on actual achievement of the performance goals applicable for purposes of vesting such awards.  Any other outstanding unvested stock-based awards granted to the Executive shall be canceled as of the Separation Date.  For the avoidance of doubt, solely the following outstanding stock-based awards shall be subject to vesting under this provision as set forth below:
Immediate Vesting Following Separation Date 
	
			
	Original Grant Date
	Scheduled Vesting Date
	RSUs

	3/1/17
	3/1/20
	5,813

	9/19/17
	9/19/19
	8,870

	3/15/18
	3/15/20
	4,105

	3/15/18
	3/15/21
	4,105

Awards To Remain Outstanding And Vest/Forfeit Based on Achievement of Performance Goals 
	
			
	Original Grant Date
	Scheduled Vesting Date
	PSUs

	3/1/17
	3/1/20
	17,437

	3/15/18
	3/15/21
	12,315

(d)    Payments due to the Executive under this Section 2 shall be in lieu of any other severance benefits otherwise payable to the Executive under the Severance Agreement or any severance plan or policy of the Company or its affiliates; it being expressly understood that the Company’s policies related to tax equalization as in effect on the date hereof shall apply to all such payments and that tax return preparation shall also be provided in accordance with the Company’s related policy as in effect on the date hereof.
3.    Continuation of Health Benefits and Perquisites.  
(a)    Provided that the Second Release Effective Date occurs, and subject to the Executive’s compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Restrictive Covenant Obligations, as incorporated herein), the Executive shall be entitled to (i) for a period of two years following the Separation Date (the “Continuation Period”), (A) participation in the Company’s executive car programs, and (B) financial planning expense reimbursements and (ii) post-assignment repatriation, including relocation to the United States on a basis comparable to the Executive’s relocation to the United Kingdom and tax return preparation, in each case in accordance with Company policy as in effect on the date hereof.  

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(b)    Provided that the Second Release Effective Date occurs, and subject to the Executive’s compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Restrictive Covenant Obligations, as incorporated herein), Executive shall remain eligible to continue to participate in Company-sponsored health, vision and dental plans (as they may be modified from time to time with respect to all senior executive officers) for the Continuation Period or until the Executive becomes eligible for comparable coverage under the medical plans of a subsequent employer, if earlier (the “Continuation of Health Benefits Period”).  The Executive shall be required to make contributions for health plan participation during the Continuation of Health Benefits Period that are substantially equal to the contributions required of active employed executives of the Company.  If Executive is not permitted to be covered under the Company’s plans for the entire Continuation of Health Benefits Period, the Company will be permitted to alter the manner in which health benefits are provided to the Executive pursuant to this Section 3; provided the after-tax cost to the Executive of such benefits shall not be greater than the cost applicable to active employed executives of the Company.
4.    No Other Compensation.  The Executive acknowledges and agrees that the payments provided pursuant to this Agreement are in full discharge of any and all liabilities and obligations of the Company and its affiliates to the Executive, monetarily or with respect to employee benefits or otherwise, including, but not limited to, any and all obligations arising under the Severance Agreement, any alleged written or oral employment agreement, policy, plan or procedure of the Company and its affiliates and/or any alleged understanding or arrangement between the Executive and the Company.
5.    Release.
(a)    In consideration for the payment and benefits to be provided to the Executive pursuant to this Agreement, the Executive, for the Executive and for the Executive’s heirs, executors, administrators, trustees, legal representatives and assigns, forever release and discharge the Company and its past, present and future parent entities, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates and related entities, successors and assigns, assets, employee benefit plans or funds, and any of its or their respective past, present and/or future directors, managers, officers, fiduciaries, attorneys, agents, trustees, administrators, employees and assigns, whether acting on behalf of the Company and its affiliates or in their individual capacities (collectively, the “Released Parties”) to the extent provided below.
(b)    Except as provided in Sections 5(d) and 5(e) below, the Executive knowingly and voluntarily (for himself, his heirs, executors, administrators, trustees, legal representatives and assigns) releases and forever discharges the Company and the other Released Parties from any and all claims, suits, controversies, actions, causes of action, cross-claims, counter-claims, demands, debts, compensatory damages, liquidated damages, punitive or exemplary damages, other damages, claims for costs and attorneys’ fees, or liabilities of any nature whatsoever in law and in equity, both past and present (through the date that this Agreement becomes effective and enforceable) and whether known or unknown, suspected, or claimed against the Company or any of the Released Parties which the Executive, his spouse, or any of his heirs, executors, administrators, trustees, legal representatives or assigns, may have, (i) from the beginning of time through the date upon which the Executive signs this Agreement and/or re-

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executes this Agreement (as applicable), (ii) which arise out of or are connected with his employment with the Company through the date upon which the Executive signs this Agreement and/or re-executes this Agreement (as applicable), (iii) which arise out of or are connected with his separation or termination from the Company no later than the Separation Date; and/or (iv) which arise out of or connected with any agreement with any Released Parties and/or any other awards, policies, plans, programs or practices of the Released Parties that may apply to Executive or in which Executive may participate, other than as set forth in this Agreement, and, in each case, through the date upon which the Executive signs this Agreement and/or re-executes this Agreement (as applicable), including, but not limited to, any allegation, claim or violation, arising under: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; the Civil Rights Act of 1991; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended (including the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act); the Equal Pay Act of 1963, as amended; the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993; the Worker Adjustment Retraining and Notification Act; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974; any applicable Executive Order Programs; the Fair Labor Standards Act; or their state or local counterparts; or under any other federal, state or local civil or human rights law, or under any other local, state, or federal law, regulation or ordinance; or under any public policy, contract or tort, or under common law; or arising under any policies, practices or procedures of the Company; or any claim for wrongful discharge, breach of contract, infliction of emotional distress, defamation; or any claim for costs, fees, or other expenses, including attorneys’ fees incurred in these matters) (all of the foregoing collectively referred to herein as the “Claims”).
(c)    The Executive represents that the Executive has made no assignment or transfer of any right, Claims, demand, cause of action, or other matter covered by Section 5(b) above.
(d)    The Executive agrees that this Agreement does not waive or release any rights or Claims that the Executive may have under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 which arise after the date the Executive executes this Agreement or re-executes it (as applicable); provided, however, that the parties have agreed that the Executive’s employment with the Company is terminating no later than the Separation Date. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Executive’s separation from employment with the Company is in compliance with the terms of the Severance Agreement shall not serve as the basis for any claim or action (including, without limitation, any claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967).
(e)    Notwithstanding the above, the Executive further acknowledges that the Executive is not waiving and is not being required to waive any right that cannot be waived by private agreement under applicable law, including the right to file an administrative charge or participate in an administrative investigation or proceeding with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or similar state agency; provided, however, that the Executive disclaims and waives any right to share or participate in any monetary award resulting from the prosecution of such discrimination charge or investigation or proceeding and represents and warrants that Executive is not aware of any matter that would give rise to such a charge, investigation or proceeding. Additionally, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the 

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Executive retains and is not waiving (i) any rights to which the Executive is entitled under Section 2 of this Agreement, (ii) any claim or right relating to or under the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage or any right of indemnification under the Company’s organizational documents, the Severance Agreement or otherwise, (iii) the Executive’s rights as an equity or security holder in the Company or its affiliates, (iv) the Executive’s rights under the Company’s deferred compensation plan and/or (v) the Executive’s rights to vested benefits, including the Executive’s benefits under the Company’s 401K Plan.
(f)    In signing this Agreement, the Executive acknowledges and intends that it shall be effective as a bar to each and every one of the Claims hereinabove mentioned or implied. The Executive expressly consents that this Agreement shall be given full force and effect according to each and all of its express terms and provisions. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that this waiver is an essential and material term of this Agreement and that without such waiver the Company would not have agreed to the terms of this Agreement.
(g)    The Executive further agrees that in the event the Executive should bring a Claim seeking damages against the Company, or in the event the Executive should seek to recover against the Company in any Claim brought by a governmental agency on the Executive’s behalf, this Agreement shall serve as a complete defense to such Claims to the maximum extent permitted by law. The Executive further agrees that he is not aware of any pending claim of the type described in Section 5(b) above as of the execution of this Agreement.
(h)    The Executive agrees that neither this Agreement, nor the furnishing of the consideration for this Agreement, shall be deemed or construed at any time to be an admission by the Company, any Released Party or the Executive of any improper or unlawful conduct.
(i)    Nothing in this Agreement or any other policies of the Company shall prohibit or restrict the Executive or his attorneys from:  (x) making any disclosure of relevant and necessary information or documents in any action, investigation, or proceeding relating to this Agreement, or as required by law or legal process, including with respect to possible violations of law; (y) participating, cooperating, or testifying in any action, investigation, or proceeding with, or providing information to, any governmental agency or legislative body, any self-regulatory organization, and/or pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; or (z) accepting any U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission awards.  In addition, nothing in this Agreement prohibits or restricts the Executive from initiating communications with, or responding to any inquiry from, any regulatory or supervisory authority regarding any good faith concerns about possible violations of law or regulation.  The parties acknowledge and agree that, in connection with the Executive’s separation from the Company, the Company has requested that he fully and truthfully disclose to the Company any violations of law or regulatory requirements, or material breaches of contract by the Company or any of the other Released Parties, about which he is aware or believes in good faith to have occurred.  The Executive hereby confirms that he has disclosed all such instances (if any).

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(j)    The Executive acknowledges that he may hereafter discover claims or facts in addition to or different than those which the Executive now knows or believes to exist with respect to the subject matter of the release set forth in Section 5(b) above and which, if known or suspected at the time of entering into this Agreement, may have materially affected this Agreement and the Executive’s decision to enter into it.
(k)    Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, this Agreement shall not relinquish, diminish, or in any way affect any rights or claims arising out of any breach by the Company or by any Released Party of this Agreement after the date upon which the Executive signs this Agreement or re-executes this Agreement (as applicable).
6.    Return of Company Property.  All correspondence, records, documents, software, promotional materials, and other Company property, including all copies, which came into the Executive’s possession by, through or in the course of Executive’s employment, regardless of the source and whether created by the Executive, are the sole and exclusive property of the Company, and immediately upon the Separation Date, or any time at the Company’s request, the Executive shall return to the Company all such property of the Company.  
7.    Publicity.  Executive shall not issue, without consent of the Company, any press release or make any public announcement with respect to this Agreement. Following the effective date of this Agreement and regardless of any dispute that may arise in the future, the Executive agrees that he will not disparage, criticize or make statements which are negative, detrimental or injurious to the Company to any individual, company or client, including within the Company.
8.    No Assignments; Binding Effect.  Except as provided in this Section 8, no party may assign or delegate any rights or obligations hereunder without first obtaining the written consent of the other party hereto. The Company shall assign this Agreement to any successor to all or substantially all of the operations and/or assets of the Company. As used in this Agreement, the term “Company” shall mean the Company and any successor to its operating and/or assets, which assumes and agrees to perform the duties and obligations of the Company under this Agreement by operation of law or otherwise. This Agreement is binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, the parties and their respective heirs, executors and administrators (including the Executive’s estate, in the event of the Executive’s death), and their respective permitted successors and assigns.
9.    Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of New Jersey, without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law thereof.
10.    Arbitration. 
(a)    Any controversy, dispute or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the breach hereof which cannot be settled by mutual agreement (other than with respect to the matters covered by Section 11(b) of this Agreement for which the Company may, but shall not be required to, seek injunctive relief) shall be finally settled by binding arbitration in accordance with the Federal Arbitration Act (or if not applicable, the applicable state arbitration law) as follows: Any party who is aggrieved shall deliver a notice to the other party setting forth the 

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specific points in dispute. Any points remaining in dispute twenty (20) days after the giving of such notice may be submitted to arbitration in New York, New York, to the American Arbitration Association, before a single arbitrator appointed in accordance with the arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association, modified only as herein expressly provided. After the aforesaid twenty (20) days, either party, upon ten (10) days’ notice to the other, may so submit the points in dispute to arbitration. The arbitrator may enter a default decision against any party who fails to participate in the arbitration proceedings.
(b)    The decision of the arbitrator on the points in dispute shall be final, unappealable and binding, and judgment on the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.
(c)    Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the arbitrator shall be authorized to apportion its fees and expenses and the reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses of any such party as the arbitrator deems appropriate. In the absence of any such apportionment, the fees and expenses of the arbitrator shall be borne equally by each party, and each party shall bear the fees and expenses of its own attorney.
(d)    The parties agree that this Section 10 has been included to rapidly and inexpensively resolve any disputes between them with respect to this Agreement, and that this Section 10 shall be grounds for dismissal of any court action commenced by either party with respect to this Agreement, other than post-arbitration actions seeking to enforce an arbitration award. In the event that any court determines that this arbitration procedure is not binding, or otherwise allows any litigation regarding a dispute, claim, or controversy covered by this Agreement to proceed, the parties hereto hereby waive any and all right to a trial by jury in or with respect to such litigation.
(e)    The parties shall keep confidential, and shall not disclose to any person, except to their respective counsel and as may be required by law or valid subpoena, the existence of any controversy hereunder, the referral of any such controversy to arbitration or the status or resolution thereof, provided, however, that the Executive may also disclose such information to his immediate family.  
11.    Entire Agreement; Restrictive and Other Covenants. 
(a)    The Executive understands that this Agreement, all relevant plans and policies referred to herein and the equity award agreements governing the equity awards referred to in Section 2(c) (the “Award Agreements”) constitute the complete understanding between the Company and the Executive, and, except as specifically provided herein, supersedes any and all agreements, understandings, and discussions, whether written or oral, between the Executive and any of the Released Parties. No other promises or agreements shall be binding unless in writing and signed by both the Company and the Executive. 
(b)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive acknowledges and agrees that Section 15 of those certain Award Agreements by and between Executive and the Company, dated as of March 15, 2018 (the “Restrictive Covenant Obligations”) shall survive the termination of Executive’s employment and agrees to comply with the Restrictive Covenant Obligations at all times through the Separation Date and for the two (2) year period following the Separation Date.

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(c)    From the Separation Date until December 31, 2019, Executive shall provide reasonable cooperation and assistance to the Company in connection with the transition to a new leader of the Company’s International region, including knowledge transfer; provided that such cooperation and assistance will only be required to the extent such cooperation and assistance would not result in an undue burden on the Executive or would unreasonably interfere with Executive’s duties in connection with subsequent employment.
12.    Notices.  All notices, demands and other communications to be given or delivered under or by reason of the provisions of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given when personally delivered to the Company or received by electronic mail as provided below.  Such notices, demands and other communications shall be addressed to the Executive at his last known address on the books of the Company or, in the case of the Company, to it at its principal place of business, attention General Counsel, michael.tucker@avisbudget.com, or to such other address as either party may specify by notice to the other actually received.
13.    Miscellaneous.  This Agreement is not intended, and shall not be construed, as an admission that any of the Released Parties has violated any federal, state or local law (statutory or decisional), ordinance or regulation, breached any contract or committed any wrong whatsoever against the Executive. Should any provision of this Agreement require interpretation or construction, it is agreed by the parties that the entity interpreting or constructing this Agreement shall not apply a presumption against one party by reason of the rule of construction that a document is to be construed more strictly against the party who prepared the document. No waiver by either party hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto of, or compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time. Neither party shall be deemed to have made any admission of wrongdoing as a result of executing this Agreement.
14.    Tax Matters; Authorized or Required Deductions.  The Company may withhold from any and all amounts payable to the Executive under this Agreement such federal, state or local taxes as may be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation and any authorized or required reductions.  The intent of the Parties is that payment and benefits under this Agreement comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder (“Section 409A”) and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, this Agreement shall be interpreted and administered to be in compliance therewith.  
15.    Executive Acknowledgements.  The Executive acknowledges that the Executive: (a) has carefully read this Agreement in its entirety; (b) has had an opportunity to consider this Agreement for twenty-one (21) days; (c) fully understands the significance of all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement and has discussed them with the Executive’s independent legal counsel, or has had a reasonable opportunity to do so; and (d) is entering into this Agreement, knowingly, freely and voluntarily in exchange for good and valuable consideration to which the Executive would not be entitled in the absence of executing and not revoking this Agreement.  

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16.    Initial Consideration and Revocation Period; Effectiveness.  The Executive understands that the Executive will have twenty-one (21) days from the date of receipt of this Agreement to consider the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Executive understands that the Executive may execute this Agreement less than twenty-one (21) days from its receipt from the Company, but agrees that such execution will represent the Executive’s knowing waiver of such consideration period. The Executive may accept this Agreement by signing it and returning it to the Human Resources department, attention Ned Linnen, within such twenty-one (21) day period. After executing this Agreement, the Executive shall have seven (7) days (the “Revocation Period”) to revoke this Agreement by indicating the Executive’s desire to do so in writing delivered to the Human Resources department by no later than the seventh (7th) day after the date that the Executive signs this Agreement. The effective date of this Agreement shall be the eighth (8th) day after the Executive signs this Agreement. In the event that the Executive does not accept this Agreement as set forth above, or in the event that the Executive revokes this Agreement during the Revocation Period, this Agreement shall be deemed automatically null and void.
17.    Re-Execution of Agreement.  The Company’s obligations under Sections 2(b), 2(c) and-2(d) and Section 3 of this Agreement are strictly contingent upon the Executive’s re-execution and non-revocation of this Agreement within twenty-one (21) days following the Separation Date.  The date of the Executive’s re-execution of this Agreement is referred to herein as the “Re-Execution Date”.  By re-executing this Agreement, the Executive advances to the Re-Execution Date Executive’s general waiver and release of all Claims against the Released Parties and the other covenants set forth in Section 5 of this Agreement.  The Executive shall have seven (7) calendar days from the Re-Execution Date to revoke his re-execution of this Agreement by indicating the Executive’s desire to do so in writing delivered to the Human Resources department by no later than the seventh (7th) day after the Re-Execution Date.  In the event of no revocation by the Executive, the date of the releases and covenants set forth in Section 5 of this Agreement shall be advanced through the Re-Execution Date on the eighth (8th) day after the Re-Execution Date (the “Second Release Effective Date”).  In the event of such revocation by the Executive, the date of the releases and covenants set forth in Section 5 of this Agreement shall not be advanced, but shall remain effective up to and including the date upon which Executive originally signs this Agreement and the Company shall not be obligated to provide the consideration in Section 2(b)-(d) and Section 3 of this Agreement.  
18.    Third Party Beneficiaries.  The Released Parties are intended third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement, and this Agreement may be enforced by each of them in accordance with the terms hereof in respect of the rights granted to such Released Parties hereunder. Except and to the extent set forth in the preceding sentence and as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, this Agreement is not intended for the benefit of any person other than the parties hereto, and no such other person or entity shall be deemed to be a third party-beneficiary hereof. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is not the intention of the Company to establish any policy, procedure, course of dealing, or plan of general application for the benefit of or otherwise in respect of any other employee, officer, director, or stockholder, irrespective of any similarity between any contract, agreement, commitment, or understanding between the Company and such other employee, officer, director, or stockholder, on the one hand, and any contract, agreement, commitment, or understanding between the Company and the Executive, on the other hand, and 

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irrespective of any similarity in facts or circumstances involving such other employee, officer, director, or stockholder, on the one hand, and the Executive, on the other hand.
19.    Recoupment.  To the extent determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) in accordance with the terms of the Company’s recoupment policy as adopted on October 25, 2007, and as may be amended from time to time by the Board, the Executive agrees to reimburse the Company for any incentive income paid to Executive.  For purposes of this Section, “incentive income” means income received by the Executive from any awards granted under the Company’s annual incentive program and long-term incentive program, including under the Avis Budget Group, Inc. Amended and Restated Equity and Incentive Plan, whether such awards were granted on or prior to, the date hereof.
20.    Counterpart Agreements.   This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, and by facsimile or e-mail transmission, all of which shall be considered as original documents and which together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Separation Agreement as of the date set forth below.

	
			
	AVIS BUDGET GROUP, INC.

By:  /s/ Edward P. Linnen
Name:  Edward P. Linnen
Title:    Chief Human Resources Officer

	 
	Dated:  March 18, 2019

	EXECUTIVE

/s/ Mark J. Servodidio
Print Name: Mark J. Servodidio

	 
	Dated:  March 18, 2019

	RE-EXECUTED (ON OR FOLLOWING THE SEPARATION DATE)

________________________________
Print Name:  Mark J. Servodidio

	 
	Dated:  _________, 2019

10EX-10.5

 Exhibit 10.5 

CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT 

This Contribution Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered as of July 16, 2018 (the “Effective
Date”) by and among: 
 (i) Brigham Parent Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Super
Splitter”); 
 (ii) Brigham Minerals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Super Blocker”); 

(iii) Warburg Pincus Private Equity (E&P) XI (Brigham), LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Brigham Private
Equity”); 
 (iv) Warburg Pincus XI (E&P) Partners-B (Brigham), LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (the “WP XI Professionals Brigham Blocker”); 
 (v) Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P)
(Brigham) LLC, a Delaware limited liability partners (the “WPE Main Brigham Blocker”); 
 (vi) WP Energy Partners
(E&P) (Brigham), LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “WPE FAF Brigham Blocker”); and 
 (vii) Warburg
Pincus Energy (E&P) Partners-B (Brigham), LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “WPE Professionals Brigham Blocker” and together with Brigham Private Equity, the WP XI
Professionals Brigham Blocker, the WPE Main Brigham Blocker and the WPE FAF Brigham Blocker, the “Brigham Blockers”). For the avoidance of doubt, each of the Brigham Blockers are parties hereto solely with respect to its
consent of to the withdrawal of the Super Splitter as member and the admission of the Super Blocker as member. 
 The Super Splitter, the
Super Blocker and the Brigham Blockers are sometimes hereinafter referred to each as a “Party” and are collectively referred to as the “Parties.” Capitalized terms used in this Agreement but not
defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the applicable LLC Agreements (as defined below). 
 RECITALS 

WHEREAS, following the WP XI Non-Professionals Funds Super Splitter Contribution and the WP XI
Professionals Fund Super Splitter Contribution (each as defined in the Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of WP Brigham Holdings II, L.P.) and the WPE Non-Professionals Funds Super
Splitter Contribution and the WPE Professionals Fund Super Splitter Contribution (each as defined in the Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of WP Energy Brigham Holdings II, L.P.), the Super Splitter is the sole member of
each of the Brigham Blockers, and as such, is a party to the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreements of each of the Brigham Blockers (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, together, the
“LLC Agreements”); 

 WHEREAS, as the sole member of each of the Brigham Blockers, the Super Splitter holds, as of
the date hereof, all of the membership interests in the Brigham Blockers (the “Membership Interests”); 
 WHEREAS,
the Super Splitter desires to contribute all of the Membership Interests to the Super Blocker in exchange for all of the shares of common stock in the Super Blocker (such contribution, the “Contribution”) and the Super
Blocker desires to accept all of the Membership Interests being contributed upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement; 

WHEREAS, concurrent with the Contribution, the Super Blocker will be admitted as a member of each of the Brigham Blockers in respect of the
Membership Interests being contributed hereunder; and 
 WHEREAS, immediately following such admission, Super Splitter will withdraw from
each of the Brigham Blockers as a member and will become the sole shareholder of the Super Blocker. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged and confessed, the Parties agree as follows: 
  

	1.	 Contribution. 

 

	 	(a)	 The Super Splitter hereby contributes, assigns, transfers, conveys and delivers to the Super Blocker, Super
Splitter’s right, title and interest in and to all of the Membership Interests (such Membership Interests being transferred to the Super Blocker, the “Transferred Membership Interests”), free and clear of all
Liens, other than (x) generally applicable restrictions on transfer that may be imposed by state or federal securities laws or (y) any transfer restrictions contained in the applicable LLC Agreements, which, in the case of this clause (y),
do not prevent or inhibit the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. 

  

	 	(b)	 Super Blocker hereby accepts the contribution of the Transferred Membership Interests from the Super Splitter
and agrees to be subject to all of the rights and obligations of the Super Splitter as a member of the Brigham Blockers for all purposes under the applicable LLC Agreements with respect to the Transferred Membership Interests in the Brigham Blockers
and any other related agreements to which the Super Splitter was a party with respect to and to the extent of the Transferred Membership Interests. 

  

	 	(c)	 In consideration of, and concurrently with, the contribution contemplated herein, (i) each Brigham Blocker
will admit the Super Blocker as a member and permit the withdrawal of the Super Splitter and (ii) the Super Blocker will issue to the Super Splitter 1,000 shares of its common stock representing all of its issued and outstanding shares and the
Super Splitter will hold all such shares and will become the sole shareholder of the Super Blocker. 

  
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	2.	 Tax Treatment. The Parties intend that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the contribution of the
Transferred Membership Interests to the Super Blocker be treated as a contribution to a corporation described in Section 351 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), pursuant to which neither the
Super Splitter nor its direct or indirect owners are required to recognize gain (including pursuant to Section 897 of the Code). Unless otherwise required by applicable law, the Parties shall (i) file all Tax returns consistent with the
preceding sentence, and (ii) not take any position for U.S. federal income tax purposes inconsistent with the preceding sentence. 

  

	3.	 Representations and Warranties. 

 

	 	(a)	 The Super Splitter hereby represents and warrants to the Super Blocker as of the Effective Date as follows:

 (i) (A) the Super Splitter is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction
of its formation, (B) the Super Splitter has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder, and the execution, delivery, and performance by the Super Splitter of this Agreement have been
duly authorized by all necessary action, (C) this Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Super Splitter and constitutes the binding obligation of the Super Splitter enforceable against the Super Splitter in accordance
with its terms, (D) the execution, delivery, and performance by the Super Splitter of this instrument will not, with or without the giving of notice or the lapse of time, or both, (x) violate any provision of law to which the Super
Splitter is subject, (y) violate any order, judgment, or decree applicable to the Super Splitter, or (z) conflict with, or result in a breach or default under, any term or condition of its organizational documents, and (E) there are
no consents or other restrictions on assignment that would be applicable in connection with the transfer of the Transferred Membership Interests or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by the Super Splitter that have
not been obtained or waived; 
 (ii) the Transferred Membership Interests are being contributed, transferred, assigned and conveyed to
the Super Blocker free and clear of all Liens (other than (x) any generally applicable restrictions on transfer that may be imposed by state or federal securities laws and (y) any transfer restrictions contained in the applicable LLC
Agreements, which, in the case of this clause (y), do not prevent or inhibit the transactions contemplated by this Agreement); and 
 (iii)
each of the Brigham Blockers (A) is, and as of the IPO Date will be, the holder of membership interests of Brigham Resources, LLC (“Brigham LLC” and such membership interests, “Brigham LLC Units”)
and such Brigham Blocker does not have any assets other than such Brigham LLC Units and cash, (B) has, and as of the IPO Date will have, no material liabilities or obligations of any kind whatsoever, whether accrued, contingent, absolute,
determined, determinable or otherwise, other than liabilities for Taxes related to its investment in and ownership of Brigham LLC Units which have not yet become due and payable, and (C) has not, since its formation, engaged, and as of the IPO
Date will not have engaged, in any activity other than the direct or indirect investment in and beneficial ownership of Brigham LLC Units and related assets and activities. 

  
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	 	(b)	 The Super Blocker hereby represents and warrants to the Super Splitter and the Brigham Blockers that:
(i) the Super Blocker is duly formed under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation, (ii) the Super Blocker has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder, and the
execution, delivery, and performance by the Super Blocker of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary action, (iii) this Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Super Blocker and constitutes the
binding obligation of the Super Blocker enforceable against the Super Blocker accordance with its terms, (iv) the execution, delivery, and performance by the Super Blocker of this Agreement will not, with or without the giving of notice or the
lapse of time, or both, (x) violate any provision of law to which the Super Blocker is subject, (y) violate any order, judgment, or decree applicable to the Super Blocker, or (z) conflict with, or result in a breach or default under,
any term or condition of its organizational documents, (v) there are no consents or other restrictions on assignment that would be applicable in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by the Super
Blocker that have not been obtained or waived, and (vi) the Super Blocker is acquiring the Transferred Membership Interests for its own account, for investment purposes, and not with a view to or in connection with the resale or other
distribution of any portion of the Transferred Membership Interests. 

  

	4.	 Certain Defined Terms. 

 

	 	(a)	 “IPO Issuer” has the meaning set forth in the Second Amended and Restated Limited
Liability Company Agreement of Brigham Resources, LLC, dated May 8, 2015. 

  

	 	(b)	 “Lien” means any lien, pledge, condemnation award, claim, restriction, charge,
preferential purchase right, security interest, mortgage or encumbrance of any nature whatsoever, including as a statutory landlord lien. 

  

	 	(c)	 “Qualified Public Offering” has the meaning set forth in the Second Amended and
Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Brigham Resources, LLC, dated May 8, 2015. 

  

	 	(d)	 “Taxes” means (i) any taxes, assessments, and other governmental charges imposed
by any taxing authority, including income, profits, gross receipts, net proceeds, alternative or add on minimum, ad valorem, value added, turnover, sales, use, property, personal property (tangible and intangible), stamp, leasing, lease, user,
excise, duty, franchise, capital stock, transfer, registration, license, withholding, social security (or similar), unemployment, disability, payroll, employment, social contributions, fuel, excess profits, occupational, premium, windfall profit,
severance or estimated tax, assessment or charge, including any interest, penalty, or addition thereto or with respect to the filing (or failure to file) any return with 

  
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respect thereto, whether disputed or not; and (ii) any liability for the payment of any amounts of the type described in clause (i) as a result of being a member of an affiliated,
combined, consolidated, unitary or similar group with respect to any Taxes. 

  

	 	(e)	 For the avoidance of doubt, terms defined in the singular have the corresponding meanings in the plural and
vice versa. 

  

	5.	 Indemnification and Covenants upon Certain Liquidity Events. 

 

	 	(a)	 If any Qualified Public Offering in which the Super Blocker is the IPO Issuer is consummated, then, following
the consummation of such Qualified Public Offering, Super Splitter shall promptly indemnify, reimburse and defend in full and hold harmless the Super Blocker, the Brigham Blockers and Brigham LLC (collectively, the “Brigham Indemnified
Parties”) from and against any and all Taxes of the Super Blocker or any Brigham Blocker for any period or portion of a period ending on or before the date of the consummation of such Qualified Public Offering (the “IPO
Date”), except to the extent such Taxes arise from any action or inaction taken by the Super Blocker or its subsidiaries outside of the ordinary course of business after the Qualified Public Offering on the IPO Date. The Super Splitter
shall promptly tender to the relevant Brigham Indemnified Party cash equal to the amount of any such Losses. 

  

	 	(b)	 For purposes of Section 5(a), in the case of Taxes that are payable with respect to
any Tax period beginning on or before and ending after the IPO Date (a “Straddle Period”), the portion of any such Taxes that is attributable to the portion of such Straddle Period ending on the IPO Date shall be: (a) in
the case of Taxes that are imposed on a periodic basis with respect to the assets or capital of the Super Blocker or any Brigham Blocker, deemed to be the amount of such Taxes for the entire Straddle Period (or, in the case of such Taxes determined
on an arrears basis, the amount of such Taxes for the immediately preceding period), multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of calendar days in the portion of the period ending on and including the IPO Date and the denominator
of which is the number of calendar days in the entire period; and (b) in the case of all other Taxes, deemed equal to the amount which would be payable if the relevant Straddle Period of the Super Blocker, each Brigham Blocker and their
subsidiaries (and any partnership in which such person is a partner) ended on and included the IPO Date; provided that exemptions, allowances, or deductions that are calculated on an annual basis (including depreciation and amortization
deductions) will be allocated between the portion of the Straddle Period ending on and including the IPO Date and the portion of the Straddle Period beginning after the IPO Date in proportion to the number of days in each period.

  

	 	(c)	 The obligations pursuant to this Section 5 shall survive the Effective Date until the
expiration of the applicable statute of limitations. 

  
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	6.	 General Provisions. 

 

	 	(a)	 Binding Effect. This Agreement will be binding upon, and will inure to the benefit of, the Parties and
their respective successors, permitted assigns and legal representatives. 

  

	 	(b)	 Applicable Law; Consent to Jurisdiction. 

 

	 	i.	 This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without
regard to principles of conflict of laws. 

  

	 	ii.	 The Parties hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Chancery Courts located in
Wilmington, Delaware, or, if such court shall not have jurisdiction, any federal court of the United States or other Delaware state court located in Wilmington, Delaware, and appropriate appellate courts therefrom, over any dispute arising out of or
relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby (except as otherwise expressly provided in any other agreement), and each party hereby irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such dispute may be heard and
determined in such courts. The Parties hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection which they may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement
or any of the transactions contemplated hereby brought in such courts or any defense of inconvenient forum for the maintenance of such dispute. Each of the Parties agrees that a judgment in any such dispute may be enforced in other jurisdictions by
suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law. This consent to jurisdiction is being given solely for purposes of this Agreement and is not intended to, and shall not, confer consent to jurisdiction with respect to any other dispute in
which a Party may become involved. 

  

	 	iii.	 TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVE ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT
OR PROCEEDING TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHTS OR REMEDIES ARISING UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT. 

  

	 	(c)	 Amendment or Modification. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or supplemented except by an
instrument in writing signed by all of the Parties. 

  

	 	(d)	 Further Assurances. From time to time after the date hereof, and without any further consideration, the
Parties agree to, and to cause their affiliates to, execute and deliver such additional instruments and documents, and do all such other acts and things, all in accordance with applicable laws, as may be reasonably necessary to give effect to the
transaction contemplated by this Agreement. 

  
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	 	(e)	 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any person or
circumstances is for any reason and to any extent invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision to the other persons or circumstances will not be affected thereby, but rather are to be enforced to
the greatest extent permitted by law. 

  

	 	(f)	 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the Partnership Agreement and the LLC Agreements,
constitutes the entire agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements, expressions of interest and undertakings, both written and oral, among the Parties or between any of them, with
respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. 

  

	 	(g)	 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts with the same effect as if
all Parties had signed the same document. All counterparts shall be construed together and shall constitute one and the same instrument. Execution and delivery of this Agreement by exchange of facsimile or other electronically transmitted
counterparts bearing the signature of a Party shall be equally as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart by such Party. 

[Signature Pages Follow] 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed by the parties hereto as of the
date first above written. 
  

			
	BRIGHAM PARENT HOLDINGS, L.P.
		
	By:	 	Warburg Pincus (E&P) XI, L.P., its general partner
		
	By:	 	Warburg Pincus (E&P) XI LLC, its general partner
		
	By:	 	Warburg Pincus Partners (E&P) XI, LLC, its sole member
		
	By:	 	Warburg Pincus Partners II (US), L.P., its managing member
		
	By:	 	Warburg Pincus & Company US, LLC, its general partner
		
	By:	 	/s/ David Sreter
	Name:	 	David Sreter
	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory
	
	BRIGHAM MINERALS, INC.
		
	By:	 	/s/ Blake Williams
	Name:	 	Blake Williams
	Title:	 	Chief Financial Officer

 SIGNATURE PAGE TO CONTRIBUTION
AGREEMENT (STEP 6) 

 
			
	BRIGHAM BLOCKERS:
	
	Solely with respect to its consent of to the withdrawal of the Super Splitter as member and the admission of the Super Blocker as member:
	
	WARBURG PINCUS PRIVATE EQUITY (E&P) XI (BRIGHAM), LLC
		
	By:	 	Brigham Parent Holdings, L.P., its managing member
		
	By:	 	Warburg Pincus (E&P) XI, L.P., its general partner
		
	By:	 	Warburg Pincus (E&P) XI LLC, its general partner
		
	By:	 	Warburg Pincus Partners (E&P) XI, LLC, its sole member
		
	By:	 	Warburg Pincus Partners II (US), L.P., its managing member
		
	By:	 	Warburg Pincus & Company US, LLC, its general partner
		
	By:	 	/s/ David Sreter
	Name:	 	David Sreter
	 Title:
	 	 Authorized Signatory

 SIGNATURE PAGE TO CONTRIBUTION
AGREEMENT (STEP 6) 

 
			
	WARBURG PINCUS XI (E&P) PARTNERS–B (BRIGHAM), LLC
		
	By:	 	Brigham Parent Holdings, L.P., its managing member
		
	By:	 	Warburg Pincus (E&P) XI, L.P., its general partner
		
	By:	 	Warburg Pincus (E&P) XI LLC, its general partner
		
	By:	 	Warburg Pincus Partners (E&P) XI, LLC, its sole member
		
	By:	 	Warburg Pincus Partners II (US), L.P., its managing member
		
	 By:
	 	Warburg Pincus & Company US, LLC, its general partner
		
	By:	 	/s/ David Sreter
	Name:	 	David Sreter
	 Title:
	 	 Authorized Signatory

	
	WARBURG PINCUS ENERGY (E&P) (BRIGHAM), LLC
		
	By:	 	Brigham Parent Holdings, L.P., its managing member
		
	By:	 	Warburg Pincus (E&P) XI, L.P., its general partner
		
	By:	 	Warburg Pincus (E&P) XI LLC, its general partner
		
	By:	 	Warburg Pincus Partners (E&P) XI, LLC, its sole member
		
	By:	 	Warburg Pincus Partners II (US), L.P., its managing member
		
	 By:
	 	Warburg Pincus & Company US, LLC, its general partner
		
	By:	 	/s/ David Sreter
	Name:	 	David Sreter
	 Title:
	 	 Authorized Signatory

 SIGNATURE PAGE TO CONTRIBUTION
AGREEMENT (STEP 6) 

 
			
	WP ENERGY PARTNERS (E&P) (BRIGHAM), LLC
		
	By:	 	Brigham Parent Holdings, L.P., its managing member
		
	By:	 	Warburg Pincus (E&P) XI, L.P., its general partner
		
	By:	 	Warburg Pincus (E&P) XI LLC, its general partner
		
	By:	 	Warburg Pincus Partners (E&P) XI, LLC, its sole member
		
	By:	 	Warburg Pincus Partners II (US), L.P., its managing member
		
	 By:
	 	Warburg Pincus & Company US, LLC, its general partner
		
	By:	 	/s/ David Sreter
	Name:	 	David Sreter
	 Title:
	 	 Authorized Signatory

	
	WARBURG PINCUS ENERGY (E&P) PARTNERS-B (BRIGHAM), LLC
		
	By:	 	Brigham Parent Holdings, L.P., its managing member
		
	By:	 	Warburg Pincus (E&P) XI, L.P., its general partner
		
	By:	 	Warburg Pincus (E&P) XI LLC, its general partner
		
	By:	 	Warburg Pincus Partners (E&P) XI, LLC, its sole member
		
	By:	 	Warburg Pincus Partners II (US), L.P., its managing member
		
	 By:
	 	Warburg Pincus & Company US, LLC, its general partner
		
	By:	 	/s/ David Sreter
	Name:	 	David Sreter
	 Title:
	 	 Authorized Signatory

 SIGNATURE PAGE TO CONTRIBUTION
AGREEMENT (STEP 6)

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