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SHAREHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT
This SHAREHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of April 15, 2021, is entered into by and among, New Fortress Energy Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Golar LNG Limited (“Shareholder A”) and Stonepeak Infrastructure Fund II Cayman (G) Ltd. (“Shareholder B” and together with Shareholder A, the “Shareholders”). 
WHEREAS, the Company, Lobos Acquisition Ltd., a Bermuda exempted company and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), the Shareholders, and Hygo Energy Transition Ltd., a Bermuda exempted company (“Target”), have effected the transactions contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of January 13, 2021, pursuant to which, among other things, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement (i) Merger Sub merged with and into Target (the “Merger”), (ii) Shareholder A received 18,627,451 shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”), and (iii) Shareholder B received 12,745,098 shares of Common Stock (the Common Stock received by Shareholder A and Shareholder B in connection with the Merger, the “Issued Shares”); 
WHEREAS, in connection with the closing of the Merger, the Company is granting to each Shareholder certain registration rights with respect to the Issued Shares, as set forth in this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, in connection with, and effective upon, the date of the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (the “Closing Date”), the Company and each Shareholder desire to enter into this Agreement to set forth certain understandings among themselves.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
Article I.

DEFINITIONS
Section i. Certain Definitions
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Affiliate” means as to any Person, any other Person who directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person.
“Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“ASR Filing” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1. 

“Beneficial Owner” of a security is a Person who directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, has or shares (a) voting power, which includes the power to vote, or to direct the voting of, such security and/or (b) investment power, which includes the power to dispose of, or to direct the disposition of, such security. The term “Beneficially Own” shall have a correlative meaning.
“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, any federal holiday or any other day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required to be closed by law or governmental action.
“Closing Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble. 
“Company” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Company Bylaws” means the bylaws of the Company, as amended from time to time.
“Company Charter” means the certificate of incorporation of the Company, as amended from time to time. 
“Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble. 
“Control” (including the terms “Controls,” “Controlled by” and “under common Control with”) means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor federal statute, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
“Founders’ Securities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(c)(i).
“Governmental Entity” means any court, governmental, regulatory or administrative agency or commission or other governmental authority or instrumentality, domestic or foreign.
“Indemnified Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.3. 
“Indemnifying Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.3.
“Information” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.10.
“Issued Shares” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble. 
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“Law” means any law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code, judgment, order, treaty, convention, governmental directive or other legally enforceable requirement, U.S. or non-U.S., of any Governmental Entity, including common law.
“Lock-up Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
“Losses” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1. 
“Managing Underwriter” means, with respect to any Underwritten Offering, the lead book-running manager(s) of such Underwritten Offering.
“Maximum Shares” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(c).
“Merger” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble. 
“Merger Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble. 
“Merger Sub” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“MIS Participants” means the individuals or entities that participate in the management incentive system under the Supplemental Agreement. 
“Nasdaq” means the Nasdaq Global Select Market.
“Necessary Action” means, with respect to a specified result, any and all actions necessary to cause such result, including, but not limited to, executing any and all agreements and instruments that are required to achieve such result and making, or causing to be made, with any and all Governmental Entities, all filings, registrations or similar actions that are required to achieve such result (but solely to the extent such actions are permitted by Law).
“Organizational Documents” means the Company Charter and Company Bylaws.
“Permitted Transferee” of a Shareholder means any Affiliate of such Shareholder. 
“Person” means any individual, corporation, firm, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, estate, trust, business association, organization, any court, administrative agency, regulatory body, commission or other governmental authority, board, bureau or instrumentality, domestic or foreign and any subdivision thereof or other entity, and also includes any managed investment account.
“Proceeding” shall mean an action, claim, suit, arbitration or proceeding (including, without limitation, an investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.
“Registrable Securities” shall mean (a) the Issued Shares and (b) any securities issued or issuable with respect to the Issued Shares by way of distribution or in connection with any reorganization or other recapitalization, merger, consolidation or otherwise; provided, however, 
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that a Registrable Security owned by a Shareholder shall cease to be a Registrable Security when (i) such share has been disposed of pursuant to an effective Registration Statement, (ii) such share has been disposed of under Rule 144 or any other exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act as a result of which the Transferee thereof does not receive “restricted securities” as defined in Rule 144, (iii) such shares are freely tradeable by such Shareholder without volume or other limitations or requirements under Rule 144 and such Shareholder and its Affiliates collectively hold less than 5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or (iv) such shares have ceased to be outstanding.
“Registration Expenses” means all expenses incurred by the Company in complying with Article III, including, without limitation, all registration and filing fees, printing expenses, road show expenses, fees and disbursements of counsel and independent public accountants for the Company, fees and expenses (including counsel fees) incurred in connection with complying with state securities or “blue sky” laws, fees of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., and fees of transfer agents and registrars, but excluding any Selling Expenses.
“Registration Statement” means any registration statement of the Company filed or to be filed with the Commission under the Securities Act, including the related prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement, and including pre- and post-effective amendments, and all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference in such registration statement.
“Relative” means, with respect to any natural person: (a) such natural person’s spouse, (b) any lineal descendant, parent, grandparent, great grandparent or sibling or any lineal descendant of such sibling (in each case whether by blood or legal adoption), and (c) the spouse of a natural person described in clause (b) of this definition.
“Representatives” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.10. 
“Requesting Shareholder” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a).
“Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission as a replacement thereto having substantially the same effect as such rule.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor federal statute, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. References to any rule under the Securities Act shall be deemed to refer to any similar or successor rule or regulation.
“Selling Expenses” means all (a) underwriting fees, discounts and selling commissions allocable to the sale of Registrable Securities, (b) transfer taxes allocable to the sale of the Registrable Securities, (c) costs or expenses related to any roadshows conducted in connection with the marketing of any Shelf Underwritten Offering and (d) fees and expenses of counsel to the Shareholders.
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“Shareholder A” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Shareholder B” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Shareholders” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Shareholder’s Securities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(c).
“Shelf Registration Statement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1. 
“Shelf Underwritten Offering” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a).
“Shelf Underwritten Offering Request” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a).
“Supplemental Agreement” means that certain Supplemental Agreement dated as of August 31, 2018, by and between Target (f/k/a Golar Power Limited), Shareholder A and Shareholder B, entered into to supplement that certain Investment and Shareholders Agreement dated July 5, 2016, and any amendments or supplements thereto. 
“Suspension Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3. 
“Target” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble. 
“Transfer” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
“Underwriter” mean a securities dealer who purchases any Registrable Securities as principal in an Underwritten Offering and not as part of such dealer’s market-making activities.
“Underwritten Offering” means an offering (including an offering pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement) in which shares of Common Stock are sold to an Underwriter for reoffer.
“Underwritten Offering Filing” means with respect to a Shelf Underwritten Offering, a preliminary prospectus supplement (or prospectus supplement if no preliminary prospectus supplement is used) to the Shelf Registration Statement relating to such Shelf Underwritten Offering.
“WKSI” means a well-known seasoned issuer (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act).
Section ii. Rules of Construction
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(1)Unless the context requires otherwise: (i) any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms; (ii) references to Articles and Sections refer to articles and sections of this Agreement; (iii) the terms “include,” “includes,” “including” and words of like import shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (iv) the terms “hereof,” “hereto,” “herein” or “hereunder” refer to this 
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Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; (v) unless the context otherwise requires, the term “or” is not exclusive and shall have the inclusive meaning of “and/or”; (vi) defined terms herein will apply equally to both the singular and plural forms and derivative forms of defined terms will have correlative meanings; (vii) references to any Law or statute shall include all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and references to any Law or statute shall be construed as including any legal and statutory provisions consolidating, amending, succeeding or replacing the applicable Law or statute; (viii) references to any Person include such Person’s successors and permitted assigns; and (ix) references to “days” are to calendar days unless otherwise indicated.
(2)The headings in this Agreement are for convenience and identification only and are not intended to describe, interpret, define or limit the scope, extent or intent of this Agreement or any provision thereof.
(3)This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or other rule requiring construction against the party that drafted or caused this Agreement to be drafted.
Article II.

Lock-Up
Section i. Lock-up
. Each Shareholder shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), during the period commencing on the Closing Date and continuing for 90 days after the Closing Date (the “Lock-up Period”), directly or indirectly through one or more Affiliates, (a) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, give, assign, hypothecate, pledge, encumber, grant a security interest in, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend or otherwise transfer or dispose of (including through any hedging or other similar transaction) any economic, voting or other rights in or to the Issued Shares, or (b) enter into any swap or other agreement that transfers or intends to transfer, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Issued Shares (any such transaction described in clause (a) or (b) above, a “Transfer”), other than (x) subject to Article VI, a transfer of the Issued Shares to a Permitted Transferee and (y) Shareholder B’s transfer of a portion of the Issued Shares pursuant to the Supplemental Agreement. Other than any agreement, arrangement or understanding relating to the Supplemental Agreement, each Shareholder represents and warrants to the Company that it is not party to any agreement, arrangement or understanding relating to a Transfer as of the date hereof. 
Section ii. Pro Rata Distribution
. If, after the Lock-up Period, Shareholder A decides to distribute its Common Stock through a pro rata distribution to its shareholders, the Company shall reasonably cooperate with the reasonable requests of Shareholder A in connection therewith, including, to the extent reasonably necessary and with assistance of counsel to each party, seeking guidance from the Securities and 
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Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) as to the requirements necessary for such distribution to be completed without registration, or, if registration is required, the appropriate form of such registration statement, in order to enable Shareholder A’s shareholders who receive Common Stock in the distribution to trade their shares of Common Stock freely; provided, that any consultation with the SEC shall include counsel to Shareholder A and counsel to the Company, and the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to use the form of registration statement that, in the view of counsel to the Company and Shareholder A, is reasonably necessary to effect the distribution at the time desired by Shareholder A; provided, however, that Shareholder A shall consult with the Company a reasonable time in advance of such distribution regarding an orderly process, determining the appropriate mechanics for completing such distribution, and reimburse the Company for any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Company in connection therewith (other than any Registration Expenses for which the Company is responsible hereunder).
Article III.

Registration rights
Section i. Shelf Registration.
(1)As promptly as practicable, but no later than the 90th day following the Closing Date, the Company shall (i) file a “shelf” registration statement under the Securities Act to permit the resale of the Registrable Securities from time to time as permitted by Rule 415 under the Securities Act (or any similar provision adopted by the Commission then in effect) or (ii) have available and on file with the SEC an existing “shelf” registration statement filed with the SEC that would permit the resale of the Registrable Securities as contemplated by the foregoing clause (i) (in each case, the “Shelf Registration Statement”). If at the time of such filing, the Company is a WKSI, the Shelf Registration Statement shall be (i) an automatic shelf registration statement that becomes effective upon filing with the Commission in accordance with Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act (an “ASR Filing”) or (ii) a prospectus supplement filed pursuant to an existing ASR Filing. If the Shelf Registration Statement does not qualify as an ASR Filing, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Shelf Registration Statement to become or be declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof. As soon as practicable (but in any event within two Business Days) after the effective date of the Shelf Registration Statement that is not an ASR Filing, the Company shall notify the Shareholders of the effectiveness of such Registration Statement.
(2)The Shelf Registration Statement shall be on a new or existing Form S-3 or, if Form S-3 is not then available to the Company, on Form S-1 or such other form of registration statement as is then available to effect a registration for resale of such Registrable Securities and shall contain a prospectus in such form as to permit the Shareholders to sell such Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act (or any successor or similar rule adopted by the Commission then in effect) at any time beginning on the effective date for such Registration Statement. The Shelf Registration Statement shall provide for the distribution or resale pursuant to any method or combination of methods legally available to the Shareholders.
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(3)The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Shelf Registration Statement to remain effective, and to be supplemented and amended as promptly as practicable to the extent necessary to ensure that the Shelf Registration Statement is available or, if not available, that another Registration Statement is available (which Registration Statement shall also be referred to herein as the Shelf Registration Statement), for the resale of all the Registrable Securities held by each Shareholder until (i) all of the Registrable Securities held by such Shareholder have ceased to be Registrable Securities or (ii) such Shareholder, collectively with its Permitted Transferee, if applicable, owns less than $150 million in total value of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock (as determined based on the closing price of the Common Stock on the date of such determination).
(4)When effective, the Shelf Registration Statement (including the documents incorporated therein by reference) will comply as to form in all material respects with all applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading (in the case of any prospectus contained in the Shelf Registration Statement, in the light of the circumstances under which such statements are made).
Section ii. Underwritten Shelf Offering Request.
(1)In the event a Shareholder elects to dispose of Registrable Securities under a Registration Statement pursuant to an Underwritten Offering and reasonably expects gross proceeds of at least $100 million from such Underwritten Offering, the Company shall, at the request (a “Shelf Underwritten Offering Request”) of such Shareholder (in such capacity, the “Requesting Shareholder”), enter into an underwriting agreement in a form as is customary in Underwritten Offerings of securities by the Company with the Underwriter or Underwriters selected by the holders of a majority of the shares of Common Stock to be included in such offering and reasonably acceptable to the Company, and shall take all such other reasonable actions as are requested by the Managing Underwriter of such Underwritten Offering and/or the Requesting Shareholder in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities (a “Shelf Underwritten Offering”); provided, however, that (i) the Company shall have no obligation to facilitate or participate in any Shelf Underwritten Offering before the expiration of the Lock-Up Period, and (ii) the Shareholders, collectively, may not demand more than five Shelf Underwritten Offerings in the aggregate during the term of this Agreement; provided that if Shareholder A does not complete the pro rata distribution contemplated by Section 2.2, Shareholder A shall be entitled to demand no more than two of the five Shelf Underwritten Offerings during the term of this Agreement and Shareholder B shall be entitled to demand no more than three of the five Shelf Underwritten Offerings during the term of this Agreement; provided, further, that if at the time of the Shelf Underwritten Offering Request, the Company is then planning to undertake an Underwritten Offering for its own account and for so long as it continues to actively employ, in good faith, all reasonable efforts to undertake the applicable Underwritten Offering, and the Company provides notice to the such Shareholders  that it would be detrimental to the Company for such Shelf Underwritten Offering to be effected in the near future, the Company shall have the right to defer such Shelf Underwritten Offering Request until 
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the abandonment of such Underwritten Offering by the Company or the later of (x) thirty (30) days following the Company’s closing of its Underwritten Offering or (y) the expiration of any lock-up period required by the Underwriters in such Underwritten Offering (provided that such lock-up period shall in no event exceed any such period that applies to a director or “executive officer” (as defined under Section 16 of the Exchange Act) with respect to such Underwritten Offering and shall in no event exceed 60 days); provided, however, that the Company shall not defer its obligation pursuant to this proviso more than twice in any 12-month period.  For the avoidance of doubt, any required registration pursuant to Section 2.2 and any Block Trade pursuant to Section 3.7 shall be counted as Shelf Underwritten Offerings for purposes of the limitations in this Section 3.2.
(2)If the Company receives a Shelf Underwritten Offering Request, it will give written notice of such proposed Shelf Underwritten Offering to each Shareholder (other than the Requesting Shareholder), which notice shall include the anticipated filing date of the related Underwritten Offering Filing and, if known, the number of shares of Common Stock that are proposed to be included in such Shelf Underwritten Offering, and of such Shareholders’ rights under this Section 3.2(b). Such notice shall be given promptly (and in any event not later than two Business Day following receipt of the Shelf Underwritten Offering Request); provided that if a Shareholder wishes to engage in an underwritten registered offering not involving a “roadshow,” an offer commonly known as a “block trade” (a “Block Trade”), no such notice shall be required and no Shareholder (other than the Requesting Shareholder) shall have any right to include its Registrable Securities in such Block Trade; provided, further, that any Shelf Underwritten Offering Request (including a Block Trade) shall be subject to the notice and other requirements contained in the Founders’ Agreement (as defined in Section 3.2(c)); provided, further, that the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to manage its obligations under the Founders’ Agreement so as to not materially impede the ability of the Requesting Shareholder to achieve the objective of its requested Block Trade; and provided further, that the Company shall not so notify any such other Shareholder that has notified the Company (and not revoked such notice) requesting that such Shareholder not receive notice from the Company of any proposed Shelf Underwritten Offering. If such notice is delivered pursuant to this Section 3.2(b), each such Shareholder shall then have three Business Days after the date on which the Shareholders received notice pursuant to this Section 3.2(b) to request inclusion of Registrable Securities in the Shelf Underwritten Offering (which request shall specify the maximum number of Registrable Securities intended to be disposed of by such Shareholder and such other information as is reasonably required to effect the inclusion of such Registrable Securities). If no request for inclusion from a Shareholder is received within such period, such Shareholder shall have no further right to participate in such Shelf Underwritten Offering.
(3)If the Managing Underwriter of the Shelf Underwritten Offering shall inform the Requesting Shareholder of its belief that the number of Registrable Securities requested to be included in such Shelf Underwritten Offering by such Shareholder (and any other shares of Common Stock requested to be included by the Company or any other Persons having registration rights with respect to such offering) would have a negative effect on the pricing of such offering, then the Company shall include in the applicable Underwritten Offering Filing, to the extent of the total number of Registrable Securities that the Company is so advised can be 
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sold in such Shelf Underwritten Offering without so materially adversely affecting such offering (the “Maximum Shares”), Registrable Securities in the following priority:
(a)First, any Registrable Securities that the Shareholders requested to be included therein (the “Shareholders’ Securities”) and any shares of Common Stock requested to be included therein by the parties to that certain Shareholders’ Agreement dated as February 4, 2019 (the “Founders’ Agreement”), by and among the Company and certain parties thereto (including any assignee who has been assigned Registration Rights pursuant to the terms thereunder) (the “Founders’ Securities”) (pro rata among the holders of the Shareholders’ Securities and the Founders’ Securities in proportion to the number of shares of Common Stock held by all such holders); and
(b)Second, to the extent that the number of the Shareholders’ Securities and Founders’ Securities is less than the Maximum Shares, the shares of Common Stock requested to be included by the Company or any other Persons having registration rights with respect to such offering, pro rata among such other Persons based on the number of shares of Common Stock each requested to be included.
(4)Holders of a majority of the shares of Common Stock to be included in the offering shall determine the pricing of the Registrable Securities offered pursuant to any Shelf Underwritten Offering and the applicable underwriting discounts and commissions and determine the timing of any such Shelf Underwritten Offering, subject to Section 3.3.
(5)Either Shareholder shall have the right to withdraw such Shareholder’s respective Registrable Securities from the Shelf Underwritten Offering at any time prior to the execution of an underwriting agreement with respect thereto by giving written notice to the Company of its request to withdraw; provided, however, that (i) such request shall be made in writing prior to the earlier of the execution of the underwriting agreement or the execution of the custody agreement with respect to such registration, (ii) such withdrawal shall be irrevocable and, after making such withdrawal, such Shareholder shall no longer have any right to include Registrable Securities in the registration as to which such withdrawal was made and (iii) notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, such Shareholder shall reimburse the Company for all outside legal and accounting fees and expenses incurred by the Company and reasonably allocable to such Shareholder in connection with such Shelf Underwritten Offering.
Section iii. Delay and Suspension Rights.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company shall be entitled, from time to time, by providing notice to the Shareholders who elected to participate in the Shelf Registration Statement, to require such Shareholders to suspend the use of the prospectus for sales of Registrable Securities under the Shelf Registration Statement for a reasonable period of time not to exceed 60 days in succession or 90 days in the aggregate in any 12 month period (a “Suspension Period”) if the Board determines in good faith and in its reasonable judgment that it is required to disclose in the Shelf Registration Statement a financing, acquisition, corporate reorganization or other similar transaction or other material event or circumstance affecting the Company or its securities, and that the disclosure of such 
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information at such time would be detrimental to the Company or the holders of its equity interests. Immediately upon receipt of such notice, the Shareholders covered by the Shelf Registration Statement shall suspend the use of the prospectus until the requisite changes to the prospectus have been made as required below. Any Suspension Period shall terminate at such time as the public disclosure of such information is made. After the expiration of any Suspension Period and without any further request from a Shareholder, the Company shall as promptly as practicable prepare a post-effective amendment or supplement to the Shelf Registration Statement or the prospectus, or any document incorporated therein by reference, or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to purchasers of the Registrable Securities included therein, the prospectus will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.  For the avoidance of doubt, any required registration pursuant to Section 2.2 and any Block Trade pursuant to Section 3.7 shall be subject to the limitations in this Section 3.3.
Section iv. Participation in Underwritten Offerings.
(1)In connection with any Underwritten Offering contemplated by Section 3.2, the underwriting agreement into which such Shareholder and the Company shall enter into shall contain such representations, covenants, indemnities and other rights and obligations as are customary in Underwritten Offerings of securities by the Company, and the Company shall be entitled to designate counsel for the Underwriters. Such Shareholder shall not be required to make any representations or warranties to or agreements with the Company or the Underwriters other than representations, warranties or agreements regarding such Shareholder’s authority to enter into such underwriting agreement and to sell, and its ownership of, the securities being registered on its behalf, its intended method of distribution, and any other representation required by law.
(2)If requested by any Underwriter, and so long as a Shareholder beneficially owns at least 5% of the Common Stock, such Shareholder agrees, and shall cause any directors, officers and Affiliates of such Shareholder to agree to be bound by reasonable and customary “lock-up” agreements with such Underwriters restricting the ability to dispose of the Common Stock for the period of time requested by the Underwriter; provided that such period shall in no event exceed any such period that applies to a director or “executive officer” (as defined under Section 16 of the Exchange Act) or any other shareholder of the Company with respect to such Underwritten Offering and shall in no event exceed 60 days.
Section v. Registration Procedures.
(1)In connection with its obligations under this Article III, the Company will take all reasonably necessary action to facilitate and effect the transactions contemplated thereby, including, but not limited to, the following:
(a)promptly prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective and to 
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comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such Registration Statement until such time as all of such securities have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by such Shareholder thereof set forth in such Registration Statement;
(b)furnish to such Shareholder, without charge, such number of conformed copies of such Registration Statement and of each such amendment and supplement thereto (in each case including, without limitation, all exhibits), such number of copies of the prospectus contained in such Registration Statement (including without limitation each preliminary prospectus and any summary prospectus) and any other prospectus filed under Rule 424 under the Securities Act, in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act, and such other documents, as such Shareholder may reasonably request;
(c)if applicable, use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify all Registrable Securities and other securities covered by such Registration Statement under such other securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as such Shareholder thereof shall reasonably request, to keep such registration or qualification in effect for so long as such Registration Statement remains in effect, and to take any other action which may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable such Shareholder to consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions of the securities owned by such Shareholder, except that the Company shall not for any such purpose be required to qualify generally to do business as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction wherein it would not but for the requirements of this clause (iii) be obligated to be so qualified or to consent to general service of process in any such jurisdiction;
(d)use its commercially reasonable efforts to provide to such Shareholder and any Underwriters any customary auditor “comfort” letters, legal opinions or reports of the Company relating to Company’s business;
(e)promptly notify such Shareholder, at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, upon discovery that, or upon the happening of any event as a result of which, the prospectus included in such Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, and promptly prepare and file or furnish to such Shareholder a reasonable number of copies of a supplement or post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or a supplement to the related prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, or file any other required document as may be necessary so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of such securities, such prospectus shall not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances under which they were made;
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practicable, an earnings statement, which earnings statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act, and shall furnish to such Shareholder at least the Business Day prior to the filing thereof a copy of any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement or prospectus;
(g)provide and cause to be maintained a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement from and after a date not later than the effective date of such Registration Statement;
(h)in connection with the preparation and filing of any Registration Statement or any sale of Registrable Securities in connection therewith, the Company will give such Shareholder, any Underwriters, and their respective counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and provide comments on such Registration Statement, each prospectus included therein or filed with the Commission, and each amendment thereof or supplement thereto (other than amendments or supplements that do not make any material change in the information related to the Company) (provided that the Company shall not file any such Registration Statement including Registrable Securities or an amendment thereto or any related prospectus or any supplement thereto to which such Shareholder or any Underwriter shall reasonably object in writing), and give each of them, together with any Underwriter, broker, dealer or sales agent involved therewith, such access to its books and records and such opportunities to discuss the business of the Company and its subsidiaries with its officers, its counsel, the independent public accountants who have certified its financial statements, in the opinion of such Shareholder’s and such Underwriters’ (or broker’s, dealer’s or sales agent’s, as the case may be) respective counsel, to conduct a reasonable due diligence investigation within the meaning of the Securities Act;
(i)use its commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of any order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, and, if any such order suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement is issued, shall promptly use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of such order at the earliest possible moment;
(j)promptly notify such Shareholder (i) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the initiation or threat of any proceedings for that purpose, (ii) of any delisting or pending delisting of the Common Stock by any national securities exchange or market on which the Common Stock are then listed or quoted, and (iii) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of any Registrable Securities for sale under the securities or “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction or the initiation of any proceeding for such purpose;
(k)cause all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement to be listed on any securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed;
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(l)use its commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the listing of the Common Stock on Nasdaq or other securities exchange, and following the listing of all Registrable Securities on Nasdaq or other securities exchange, use its commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the listing of such Registrable Securities on Nasdaq or other securities exchange until each Shareholder has sold all of its Registrable Securities; provided that nothing herein shall prevent the Company from consummating a transaction in which the Common Stock ceases to be listed on a securities exchange; 
(m)cooperate with each Shareholder and each underwriter or agent participating in the disposition of the Registrable Securities and their respective counsel in connection with any filings required to be made with FINRA and in performance of any FINRA-related due diligence investigations by any Underwriter; 
(n)enter into such customary agreements, including but not limited to lock-up agreements by the Company (and, if reasonably requested by the Managing Underwriter(s), the Company’s directors and “executive officers” (as defined under Section 16 of the Exchange Act)) that extend through 60 days following the entrance into the corresponding underwriting agreement or such shorter period pursuant to Section 3.4(b), and to take such other actions as such Shareholder shall reasonably request in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities; and
(o)cause its officers to use their commercially reasonable efforts to support the marketing of the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement (including, without limitation, participation in electronic or telephonic “road shows”); provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the officers of the Company be required to participate in more than two “road shows” in the aggregate under this Agreement.
(2)The Shareholders agree by acquisition of such Registrable Securities that upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3.5(a)(v), the Shareholders will forthwith discontinue such Shareholder’s disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement until the Shareholder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 3.5(a)(v) as filed with the Commission or until it is advised in writing by the Company that the use of such Registration Statement may be resumed, and, if so directed by the Company, will deliver to the Company (at the Company’s expense) all copies, other than permanent file copies, then in such Shareholder’s possession of the prospectus relating to such Registrable Securities current at the time of receipt of such notice. The Company may provide appropriate stop orders to enforce the provisions of this Section 3.5(b).
Section vi. Cooperation by the Shareholders.
The Company shall have no obligation to include Registrable Securities of each Shareholder in any Registration Statement or Underwritten Offering if such Shareholder has failed to timely furnish such information as the Company may, from time to time, reasonably request in writing regarding the Shareholders and the distribution of such Registrable Securities that the Company 
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determines, after consultation with its counsel, is reasonably required in order for any Registration Statement or prospectus supplement, as applicable, to comply with the Securities Act.
Section vii. Block Trades.
(1)Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article III, and only after the Lock-Up Period, at any time and from time to time when an effective Shelf Registration Statement is on file with the SEC, if a Shareholder wishes to engage in a Block Trade, then such Shareholder only needs to provide written notice to the Company of the Block Trade at least five (5) business days prior to the day such offering is to commence and the Company shall as expeditiously as possible use its commercially reasonable efforts to facilitate such Block Trade; provided that such Shareholder shall use commercially reasonable efforts to work with the Company and any Underwriters prior to making such request in order to facilitate preparation of the registration statement, prospectus and other offering documentation related to the Block Trade.
(2)Prior to the filing of the applicable “red herring” prospectus or prospectus supplement used in connection with a Block Trade, such Shareholder shall have the right to submit a written notice to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) of its intention to withdraw from such Block Trade.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, such Shareholder shall reimburse the Company for any outside legal and accounting expenses incurred by the Company and reasonably allocable to such Shareholder in connection with such Block Trade and prior to its withdrawal under this Section 3.7(b).
(3)The holders of a majority of the shares of Common Stock to be included in such Block Trade shall have the right to select the Underwriters; provided that such Underwriters shall be reasonably acceptable to the Company. The Company shall have the right to designate counsel for the Underwriters for such Block Trade. 
(4)For the avoidance of doubt, Block Trades shall be subject to the limitations and requirements set forth in the other provisions of this Article III that are applicable to Underwritten Shelf Offerings. 
Section viii. Expenses.
Except as otherwise provided herein, the Company shall be responsible for all Registration Expenses incident to its performance of or compliance with its obligations under this Article III. Each Shareholder shall pay its pro rata share of the Selling Expenses in connection with any sale of its Registrable Securities hereunder.
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Article IV.

Rule 144
Section i. Rule 144.
(1)With a view to making available the benefits of certain rules and regulations of the Commission that may permit the resale of the Registrable Securities without registration, for so long as each Shareholder holds Registrable Securities, the Company agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to:
(a)make and keep public information regarding the Company available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, at all times from and after the date hereof;
(b)file with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act at all times from and after the date hereof; and
(c)furnish (i) to the extent accurate, forthwith upon request, a written statement of the Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144 under the Securities Act and (ii) unless otherwise available via the Commission’s EDGAR filing system, to a Shareholder forthwith upon request a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company, and such other reports and documents so filed as such Shareholder may reasonably request in availing itself of any rule or regulation of the Commission allowing such Shareholder to sell any such securities without registration.
Article V.

Indemnification
Section i. Indemnification by the Company. 

The Company will indemnify and hold harmless each Shareholder, its officers, directors and agents and each Person (if any) that controls such Shareholder within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including costs of preparation and attorneys’ fees and any legal or other fees or expenses incurred by such Person in connection with any investigation or Proceeding), expenses, judgments, fines, penalties, charges and amounts paid in settlement (“Losses”) as incurred, caused by, arising out of or based upon, resulting from or related to any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement or prospectus relating to the Registrable Securities (as amended or supplemented if the Company shall have furnished any amendments or supplements thereto) or any preliminary prospectus, any filing made in connection with the qualifications of the offering under the securities or other blue sky laws of any jurisdiction in which Registrable Securities are offered, 
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or any other offering document (including any related notification, or the like) incident to any such registration, qualification, or compliance, or based on any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading (in the case of any prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which such statement is made), or any violation by the Company of this Agreement, the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, or any rule or regulation thereunder applicable to the Company and relating to action or inaction required of the Company in connection with any such registration, qualification, or compliance; provided, however, that such indemnity shall not apply to that portion of such Losses caused by, or arising out of, any untrue statement, or alleged untrue statement or any such omission or alleged omission, to the extent such statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of such Shareholder expressly for use therein.
Section ii. Indemnification by the Shareholders.
Each Shareholder agrees to, severally and not jointly, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its officers, directors and agents and each Person (if any) that controls the Company within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act from and against any and all Losses caused by, arising out of, resulting from or related to any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement or prospectus relating to Registrable Securities (as amended or supplemented if the Company shall have furnished any amendments or supplements thereto) or any preliminary prospectus, or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading (in the case of any prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which such statement is made), only to the extent such statement or omission was contained in any information furnished in writing by or on behalf of such Shareholder to the Company expressly for use therein.
Section iii. Indemnification Procedures.
In case any Proceeding (including any governmental investigation) shall be instituted involving any Person in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to Section 5.1 or Section 5.2, such Person (the “Indemnified Party”) shall promptly notify the Person against whom such indemnity may be sought (the “Indemnifying Party”) in writing (provided that the failure of the Indemnified Party to give notice as provided herein shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations under this Article V, except to the extent the Indemnifying Party is actually and materially prejudiced by such failure to give notice), and the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to participate in such Proceeding and, unless in the reasonable opinion of outside counsel to the Indemnified Party a conflict of interest between the Indemnified Party and Indemnifying Party may exist in respect of such claim, to assume the defense thereof jointly with any other Indemnifying Party similarly notified, to the extent that it chooses, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party, and after notice from the Indemnifying Party to such Indemnified Party that it so chooses, the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to such Indemnified Party for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable and documented costs of 
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investigation; provided, however, that (i) if the Indemnifying Party fails to assume the defense or employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party, (ii) if such Indemnified Party who is a defendant in any action or Proceeding that is also brought against the Indemnifying Party reasonably shall have concluded that there may be one or more legal defenses available to such Indemnified Party that are not available to the Indemnifying Party or (iii) if representation of both parties by the same counsel is otherwise inappropriate under applicable standards of professional conduct then, in any such case, the Indemnified Party shall have the right to assume or continue its own defense as set forth above (but with no more than one firm of counsel for all Indemnified Parties in each jurisdiction, except to the extent any Indemnified Party or Parties reasonably shall have concluded that there may be legal defenses available to such party or parties that are not available to the other Indemnified Parties or to the extent representation of all Indemnified Parties by the same counsel is otherwise inappropriate under applicable standards of professional conduct) and the Indemnifying Party shall be liable for any expenses therefor. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the written consent of the Indemnified Party, effect the settlement or compromise of, or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to, any pending or threatened action or claim in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the Indemnified Party is an actual or potential party to such action or claim) unless such settlement, compromise or judgment (A) includes an unconditional release of the Indemnified Party from all liability arising out of such action or claim and (B) does not include a statement as to, or an admission of, fault, culpability or a failure to act, by or on behalf of any Indemnified Party.
Section iv. Contribution.

(1)If the indemnification provided for in this Article V is unavailable to an Indemnified Party in respect of any Losses in respect of which indemnity is to be provided hereunder, then each Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party, shall to the fullest extent permitted by law contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such Losses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of such party in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the Company (on the one hand) and a Shareholder (on the other hand) shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by such party and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.
(2)The Company and each Shareholder agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Article V were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in Section 5.4(a). The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to in Section 5.4(a) shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such 
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Indemnified Party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article V, neither Shareholder shall be liable for indemnification or contribution pursuant to this Article V for any amount in excess of the net proceeds of the offering received by such Shareholder, less the amount of any damages that such Shareholder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
Article VI.

Transfer or Assignment of Rights
The rights to cause the Company to register Registrable Securities under Article III of this Agreement may be transferred or assigned by each Shareholder to no more than one Transferee of Registrable Securities and only if such Transferee is a Permitted Transferee; provided that (i) such Transferee shall be required to coordinate with and exercise any rights hereunder through such Shareholder who transferred such rights and (ii) any notices to or from the Company under this Agreement shall be provided by or to the Shareholder who transferred such rights (and not the Transferee).
Article VII.

Termination
Section i. Termination.
This Agreement (except with respect to the rights and obligations under Section 2.1 hereof, which shall not be terminable) shall terminate as to a Shareholder upon the earliest to occur of (a) such Shareholder ceasing to own any Registrable Securities or (b) the mutual written consent of the parties; provided that the provisions of Article V and Article VIII shall survive any termination of this Agreement. 
Article VIII.

MISCELLANEOUS
Section i. Adjustments Affecting Registrable Securities.
The provisions of this Agreement shall apply to any and all shares of capital stock of the Company or any successor or assignee of the Company (whether by merger, consolidation, sale of assets or otherwise) that may be issued in respect of, in exchange for or in substitution for the Registrable Securities, by reason of any stock dividend, split, reverse split, combination, recapitalization, reclassification, merger, consolidation or otherwise in such a manner and with such appropriate adjustments as to reflect the intent and meaning of the provisions hereof and so 
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that the rights, privileges, duties and obligations hereunder shall continue with respect to the capital stock of the Company as so changed.
Section ii. Notices.
All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be personally delivered, sent by nationally recognized overnight courier, mailed by registered or certified mail or be sent by facsimile or electronic mail to such party at the address set forth below (or such other address as shall be specified by like notice). Notices will be deemed to have been duly given hereunder if (a) personally delivered, when received, (b) sent by nationally recognized overnight courier, one business day after deposit with the nationally recognized overnight courier, (c) mailed by registered or certified mail, five business days after the date on which it is so mailed, and (d) sent by facsimile or electronic mail, on the date sent so long as such communication is transmitted before 5:00 p.m. in the time zone of the receiving party on a business day and the receiving party affirmatively acknowledges receipt, otherwise, on the next business day.
(1)If to the Company, to:
New Fortress Energy Inc.
111 W. 19th Street, 8th Floor
New York, New York 10011
Attn:          Cameron D. MacDougall
Email:         cmacdougall@fortress.com
(2)If to the Shareholder A, to:
Golar LNG Limited
2nd Floor S.E. Pearman Building
9 Par-la-Ville Road
Hamilton HM 11 Bermuda
Attention:     Karl Staubo
Email:    karl.staubo@golar.com
    GMLLegal@golar.com 

With copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
1001 Fannin Street, Suite 2500
Houston, Texas 77002
Attention:    David P. Oelman
    Lande A. Spottswood
Email:    doelman@velaw.com
    lspottswood@velaw.com

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(3)If to the Shareholder B, to:
Stonepeak Infrastructure Fund II Cayman (G) Ltd.
55 Hudson yards
550 W 34th Street, 48th Floor
New York, NY 10001
Attention:     Adrienne Saunders
    James Wyper
Email:    saunders@stonepeakpartners.com 
    wyper@stonepeakpartners.com

With copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
425 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10019
Attention:    David Lieberman
    Kenneth B. Wallach
Email:    dlieberman@stblaw.com
    kwallach@stblaw.com

Section iii. Severability.
The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any Person or any circumstance, is found to be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, (a) a suitable and equitable provision shall be substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable provision and (b) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision to other Persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability affect the validity or enforceability of such provision, or the application thereof, in any other jurisdiction.
Section iv. Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which, taken together, shall be considered one and the same agreement.
Section v. Entire Agreement; No Third-Party Beneficiaries.
.This Agreement (a) constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all other prior agreements, both written and oral, among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and (b) is not intended to confer upon any Person, other than the parties hereto, any rights or remedies hereunder.
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Section vi. Further Assurances.
(1)Each party hereto shall execute, deliver, acknowledge and file such other documents and take such further actions as may be reasonably requested from time to time by the other parties hereto to give effect to and carry out the transactions contemplated herein.
(2)In the event that the Company or any of its successors or permitted assigns engage in a merger, consolidation, equity security exchange or similar transaction in which the Common Stock is converted into or exchanged for equity securities in another entity, the Company (or such successor or permitted assign) shall cause such other entity to enter into an agreement with each Shareholder that provides such Shareholder with rights substantially similar to those provided hereunder.
(3)Each Shareholder agrees, if requested in writing, to represent to the Company the total number of Registrable Securities held by such Shareholder in order for the Company to make determinations hereunder.
Section vii. Governing Law; Equitable Remedies; Waiver of Jury Trial. 
(1)THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE (WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF). The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with its specific terms or was otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties hereto shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions and other equitable remedies to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any of the Selected Courts (as defined below), this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at Law or in equity. Any requirements for the securing or posting of any bond with respect to such remedy are hereby waived by each of the parties hereto. Each party hereto further agrees that, in the event of any action for an injunction or other equitable remedy in respect of such breach or enforcement of specific performance, it will not assert the defense that a remedy at Law would be adequate. Any suit, action or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any matter arising out of or in relation to or in connection with, this Agreement may only be brought in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, only if such court declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, then in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware or, if jurisdiction is not then available in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (but only in such event), then in any court sitting of the State of Delaware in New Castle County) and any appellate court from any of such courts (in any case, the “Selected Court”), and each of the parties hereby irrevocably consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Selected Courts in any such suit, action or proceeding and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in any such court or that any such suit, action or proceeding which is brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Process in any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on any party anywhere in the world, whether within or without the jurisdiction of any of the Selected Courts. 
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(2)THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM BROUGHT BY ANY PARTY AGAINST ANOTHER IN ANY MATTER WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF OR IN RELATION TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT. FURTHER, NOTHING HEREIN SHALL DIVEST A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION OF THE RIGHT AND POWER TO GRANT A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER, TO GRANT TEMPORARY INJUNCTIVE RELIEF, OR TO COMPEL SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE OF ANY DECISION OF AN ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL MADE PURSUANT TO THIS PROVISION.
Section viii. Amendments; Waivers.
(1)No provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived unless such amendment or waiver is in writing and signed (i) in the case of an amendment, by each of the parties hereto, and (ii) in the case of a waiver, by each of the parties against whom the waiver is to be effective.
(2)No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by Law.
Section ix. Assignment.
Except as expressly permitted under and in accordance with Article VI, neither this Agreement nor any of the rights or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any of the parties hereto without the prior written consent of the other parties. This Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. For the avoidance of doubt, any MIS Participant that receives any Issued Shares from Shareholder B shall not be deemed as Shareholder B’s successor or assign under this Agreement and shall not be bound by or entitled to the benefits of any provision hereof, and any such Issued Shares transferred to any MIS Participant shall no longer be considered Registrable Securities for purposes of this Agreement. 
Section x. Confidentiality.
Each Shareholder shall hold, and cause its Affiliates and its and their respective directors, managers, officers, employees, agents, consultants, auditors, attorneys, financial advisors, financing sources and other consultants and advisors (“Representatives”) to hold, in strict confidence, unless disclosure to a regulatory authority is necessary in connection with any necessary regulatory approval, examination or inspection or unless disclosure is required by judicial or administrative process or by other requirement of law or the applicable requirements of any regulatory agency or relevant stock exchange (in which case, other than in connection with a disclosure in connection with a routine audit or examination by, or document request from, a regulatory or self-regulatory authority, bank examiner or auditor, the party disclosing such information shall provide the other party with prior written notice of such permitted 
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disclosure), all nonpublic records, books, contracts, instruments, computer data and other data and information (collectively, “Information”) concerning the Company or any its respective subsidiaries furnished to it by or on behalf of the Company or any of its respective subsidiaries (except to the extent that such information can be shown by the party receiving such Information to have been (a) previously known by such party from other sources; provided that such source was not known by such party to be bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the other party, (b) in the public domain through no violation of this Section 8.10 by such party or (c) later lawfully acquired from other sources by the party to which it was furnished), and no such party shall release or disclose such Information to any other person, except its Representatives, or use such Information other than in connection with evaluating and taking actions with respect to such Person’s ownership interest in the Company.
Section xi. Tax Statement. Upon the reasonable request of either Shareholder in connection with a proposed disposition of some or all of such Shareholder’s interest in the Company, the Company shall (i) provide to such Shareholder a statement described in U.S. Treasury Regulation Section 1.897-2(g)(1)(ii) certifying that the Shareholder’s interest in the Company was not a “United States real property interest” as of the date specified by such Shareholder, (ii) provide a notice to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service in accordance with U.S. Treasury Regulation Section 1.897-2(h)(2) and (iii) provide such Shareholder with a copy of such notice, in each case only to the extent such a statement or notice, as applicable, can be provided under applicable Law taking into consideration all relevant facts as reasonably determined by the Company.
[Signature page follows.]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
NEW FORTRESS ENERGY INC.
By:        /s/ Christopher Guinta    
    Name:    Christopher Guinta
    Title: Chief Financial Officer    

[Signature Page – Shareholders’ Agreement]

GOLAR LNG LIMITED
By:        /s/ Georgina E. Sousa    
    Name:    Georgina E. Sousa
    Title: Director    
[Signature Page – Shareholders’ Agreement]

STONEPEAK INFRASTRUCTURE FUND II CAYMAN (G) LTD.
By:        /s/ Luke Taylor    
    Name:    Luke Taylor
    Title: Senior Managing Director    
[Signature Page – Shareholders’ Agreement]EX-10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 

NOTICE OF GRANT OF SHARE-BASED AWARDS 

KEY EMPLOYEE – ALL EQUITY 
  

	To:	 /$ParticipantName$/ (“Key Employee” or “Grantee”) 

Nordson Corporation (the “Company” or “Nordson”) grants you, in accordance with the terms of the Nordson Corporation 2021 Stock Incentive
and Award Plan (the “Plan”) and this Notice (“Notice”) of Grant of Share-Based Award(s) (“Award”), the following Award(s): 
  

									
	 Award Type
	  	 Date of Grant of Award
	  	 # of Options /

Shares / Target

Opportunity
	  	 Exercise Price
	  	 Vesting Date

	Non-qualified Stock Option	  	/$GrantDate$/	  	/$AwardsGranted$/	  	$/$GrantPrice$/ per Share	  	Equal installments (25%) on each of the first four anniversary dates of the Grant Date.
					
	Restricted Share Units	  	/$GrantDate$/	  	/$AwardsGranted$/	  	N/A	  	Equal installments (33%) on each of the first three anniversary dates of the Grant Date.
					
	Performance Share Units1 (FY__-___ Performance Share Incentive Award)	  	/$GrantDate$/	  	/$AwardsGranted$/ units (Target)1	  	N/A	  	October 31, 20__

  

	I.	 Terms of Award. See Appendix A to this Notice. 

 

	II.	 Impact of Termination of Employment. See Appendix B to this Notice. 

 

	III.	 Performance Objectives: 

FY20___—FY20___ Performance Share Incentive Award. Your right to receive unrestricted Nordson Common Shares under your Performance
Share Incentive Award is contingent upon achievement of the certain performance goals established by the Compensation Committee. The performance factors for the 20__-20__ performance period are diluted
earnings per share growth (“EPS”), return on invested capital (“ROIC”), and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (“EBITDA”). EPS growth will be weighted 40%, ROIC 30% and EBITDA margin 30%.

  

	1 	 Fractional Units will be subject to rounding conventions adopted by the Company from time to time; provided
that in no event will the total Shares issued exceed the total Share Units granted under the award. 

 The performance measures for the first year of the three-year period have been determined,
as noted below, and subsequent years’ performance measures will be established at the beginning of each fiscal year. Attainment will be determined at the end of the three-year performance period based on the average of performance achieved for
each year. The final result will be modified based on relative total shareholder return (TSR) performance over the 3-year period as compared to the S&P 900 Selected peer group, consisting of the S&P
Machinery, Industrial Conglomerates, and Electrical Equipment companies. To assess the modifier impact, the 30-day average share price of each company in the month preceding the start of the three-year period
and for the final month of the three year period will be used to calculate TSR growth over the three-year performance period. 
 The
performance measures for fiscal year 20__ are (weighting of the factor noted in parentheses) and payout are noted below: 
 [Performance
Metrics] 
 Nordson’s TSR growth will be compared to the Selected peer groups TSR growth and Nordson’s final payout for the
performance period shall be: 
 [TSR Metrics] 
  

	IV.	 Miscellaneous Provisions: 

 

	 	A.	 Forfeiture. All Awards are subject to forfeiture as provided in Appendix C, “Harmful
Activity.” 

  

	 	B.	 No Employment Contract. Nothing contained in this Notice shall confer upon you any right with respect to
continuance of employment by the Company and its subsidiaries, nor limit or affect in any manner the right of the Company and its subsidiaries to terminate your employment or adjust your compensation. 

 

	 	C.	 Relation to Other Benefits. Any economic or other benefit to you under this Notice or the Plan shall not
be taken into account in determining any benefits to which you may be entitled under any profit-sharing, retirement, life insurance or other benefit or compensation plan maintained by the Company or a subsidiary unless expressly provided for in the
respective plans. 

  

	 	D.	 Compliance with Law. The Company shall make reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable federal and
state securities laws and listing requirements with respect to the awards; provided that, notwithstanding any other provision of this Notice, and only to the extent permitted under Section 409A of the Code, the Company shall not be obligated to
deliver any shares pursuant to this Notice if the delivery thereof would result in a violation of any such law or listing requirement. 

  

	 	E.	 Amendments. Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Compensation Committee may modify this Notice upon
written notice to you. Any amendment to the Plan shall be deemed to be an amendment to this Notice to the extent that the amendment is applicable hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment of the Plan or this Notice shall adversely affect
your rights under this Notice without your consent unless the Compensation Committee determines, in good faith, that such amendment is required for the Notice to either be exempt from the application of, or comply with, the requirements of
Section 409A of the Code, or as otherwise may be provided in the Plan. 

	 	F.	 Severability. In the event that one or more of the provisions of this Notice shall be invalidated for
any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, any provision so invalidated shall be deemed to be separable from the other provisions hereof, and the remaining provisions hereof shall continue to be valid and fully enforceable.

  

	 	G.	 Relation to Plan. This Notice (along with Appendices A, B and C) is subject to the terms and conditions
of the Plan and, together with the Plan, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter contained in this Notice, and supersede all prior written or oral communications, representations and negotiations in respect
thereto. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of this Notice and the Plan, the Plan shall govern. Capitalized terms used herein (and the related Appendices A, B and C) without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them
in the Plan. The Plan may be viewed online in the Grant Documents section. The Plan and a Plan Summary may be viewed at SIAP Plan Documents. 

  

	 	H.	 Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Notice shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon
your successors, administrators, heirs, legal representatives and assigns, and the successors and assigns of the Company. 

  

	 	I.	 Governing Law. The interpretation, performance, and enforcement of this Notice shall be governed by the
laws of the State of Ohio, without giving effect to the principles of conflict of laws thereof. 

  

	 	J.	 Electronic Delivery. You hereby consent and agree to electronic delivery of any documents that the
Company may elect to deliver (including, but not limited to, grant or award notifications, account statements, annual and quarterly reports, and all other forms of communications) in connection with this and any other award made or offered under the
Plan. You have the right at any time to request that the Company deliver written copies of any and all materials referred to above at no charge. You also hereby consent to any and all procedures the Company has established or may establish for an
electronic signature system for delivery and acceptance of any such documents that the Company may elect to deliver, and agrees that your electronic response or signature is the same as, and shall have the same force and effect as your manual
signature. 

  

	 	K.	 Tax Withholding. To the extent the Company or any subsidiary is required to withhold any federal, state,
local, foreign or other taxes in connection with a Stock Option exercise, the vesting of Restricted Shares or the vesting or settlement of Restricted Share Units or Performance Share Units, then the Company or subsidiary (as applicable) shall retain
a number of shares otherwise deliverable or vested with a value equal to the required withholding (based on the Fair Market Value of the shares on the applicable date); provided that in no event shall the value of the shares retained exceed the
minimum amount of taxes required to be withheld or such other amount that will not result in a negative accounting impact. 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, you may elect, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Company from time to time, to either (i) pay
or provide for payment of the required tax withholding, or (ii) have the required tax withholding deducted from any amount of salary, bonus, incentive compensation or other amounts otherwise payable in cash to you; provided that the Company may
require the use of one or both of these methods in the event that the Company or any subsidiary is required to withhold taxes at any time other than upon delivery or vesting of the Shares. 

A Program Summary may be reviewed at SIAP Plan Documents. The Summary discusses key elements of the grants. The Summary does not address
specific U.S. (state, local or federal) or foreign tax consequences of any grant.
 You should seek your own investment, tax and legal advice
to determine the effect any grant may have on your personal financial situation. 

 APPENDIX A: 

KEY EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION AWARD 
 Each
Stock Option Award shall be subject to the following Terms of Grant, in addition to any terms and conditions set forth in the Notice and the Plan: 
  

			
	 	  	 FY20___ Key Employee Stock Option Award

		
	Form of Award	  	Non-Qualified Stock Option
		
	Award Period	  	Fiscal Year 20__
		
	Date of Grant of Award	  	/$GrantDate$/
		
	Vesting Date	  	Equal installments (25%) on each of the first four anniversary dates of the Grant Date.
		
	Exercise Price	  	Closing price of Nordson Common Shares on /$GrantDate$/.
		
	Term	  	Each Stock Option shall expire on midnight (Eastern Time) of the tenth anniversary of the Date of Grant of Award.
		
	Exercise of the Option	  	 To the extent that the Stock Option becomes vested and exercisable, it may be exercised in whole or in part from time to time by written
notice to the Company or its designee stating the number of shares for which the Stock Option is being exercised, the intended manner of payment to cover the exercise price, taxes or any brokerage fees or commissions, and such other provisions as
may be required by the Company or its designee. The vested Stock Option may be exercised prior to its expiration date, during the lifetime of the Key Employee, only by the Key Employee, or in the event of his or her legal incapacity, by his or her
guardian or legal representative acting on behalf of the Key Employee in a fiduciary capacity under state law and court supervision. If the Key Employee dies before the expiration of the Stock Option, all or part of this Stock Option may be
exercised (prior to expiration) by the personal representative of the Key Employee or by any person who has acquired this Stock Option directly from the Key Employee by will, bequest or inheritance but only to the extent that the Stock Option was
vested and exercisable upon the Key Employee’s death.
  
 The exercise price and
taxes due as a consequence of the exercise are payable (i) in cash or by certified or cashier’s check or other cash equivalent acceptable to the Company payable to the order of the Company, (ii) by surrender of vested shares
(including by attestation) owned by the Key Employee having an aggregate Fair Market Value at the time of exercise equal to the total exercise price, (iii) by a reduction in the number of Common Shares to be received upon exercise of the Stock
Option (in which case shares may be reduced only to satisfy the minimum withholding tax required by federal, state and local authorities, unless otherwise determined by the Compensation Committee, or (iv) by a combination of these
methods.

		
	Delivery of Shares	  	Subject to the terms and conditions contained in these Terms of Grant, shares shall be delivered to the Key Employee as soon as administratively practicable following the date the Key Employee (i) exercises the Stock Option in
accordance with the procedures outlined above, (ii) makes full payment to the Company or its designee of the exercise price and (iii) makes arrangements satisfactorily to the Company (or any subsidiary, if applicable) for the payment of
any required withholding taxes or brokerage fees/commissions related to the exercise of the Stock Option. The Key Employee shall not possess any incidents of ownership (including, without limitation, dividend and voting rights) in the shares until
such shares have been delivered to the Key Employee.
		
	Online Acceptance	  	You must accept this Award in accordance with the procedures established by the Company and the Plan administrator or this Notice may be cancelled by the Company, in its sole
discretion.

			
	 	  	 FY20___ Key Employee Stock Option Award

		
	Transferability	  	 All Non-Qualified Stock Options shall be transferable and such options may be exercised by the
transferee; provided, however, that (i) Non-Qualified Stock Options shall only be transferable to Family Members, trusts with third party trustees and for the sole benefit of Family Member beneficiaries,
partnerships whose only partners are Family Members, and organizations exempt from income tax under §501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (provided, in this latter case, that all transferred
Non-Qualified Stock Options must be vested); (ii) any such transfer must be without consideration (except when required by court order); (iii) once transferred,
Non-Qualified Stock Options may not be further transferred by the transferee, except (a) by will or the laws of descent and distribution or (b) for a transfer by a trust or a partnership to a trust
beneficiary or a partner, respectively; and (iv) the Company receives a copy of the document deemed necessary by the Compensation Committee establishing the validity of the transfer and requiring the transferee to accept and comply with the
terms and conditions of the Non-Qualified Stock Option, the applicable Plan and any related Compensation Committee rules.
  

“Family Members” shall include children, stepchildren, grandchildren, parents, stepparents, grandparents, spouses, siblings, mothers-in-law, fathers-in-law,
sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces or nephews, including adoptive relationships.

 
 In the event a Stock Option has been transferred, a Key Employee will be obligated to
pay, on the date of exercise, all taxes associated with the exercise of the Stock Option. If the Key Employee fails to so pay all taxes associated with the exercise, such taxes will be paid by reducing the number of Common Shares to be received upon
exercise.

		
	Data Privacy	  	To administer the Plan, the Company may process personal data about Key Employee. Such data includes, but is not limited to, the information provided in this Notice and any changes thereto, other appropriate personal and financial
data about Key Employee such as home address and business addresses and other contact information, and any other information that might be deemed appropriate by the Company to facilitate the administration of the Plan. Key Employee gives explicit
consent to the Company to process any such personal data. Key Employee also gives explicit consent to the Company to transfer any such personal data outside the country in which Key Employee works or is employed, including, if Key Employee is not a
U.S. resident, to the United States, to transferees that shall include the Company and other persons who are designated by the Company to administer the Plan.

 APPENDIX A: 

KEY EMPLOYEE RESTRICTED SHARE UNIT AWARD 

Each Restricted Share Unit Award shall be subject to the following Terms of Grant, in addition to any terms and conditions set forth in the Notice and the
Plan: 
  

			
	 	  	 FY20____ Key Employee Restricted Share Unit
Award

		
	Form of Award	  	Restricted Share Units
		
	Award Period	  	Fiscal Year 20___
		
	Effective Date of Grant of Award	  	/$GrantDate$/
		
	Vesting Date	  	Equal installments (33%) on each of the first three anniversary dates of the Grant Date.
		
	Payment of Vested Units	  	The Company will deliver the Common Shares underlining any vested Restricted Share Units (and pay in cash any vested dividend equivalent amounts described below) within 30 days after the date that such Restricted Share Units become
vested. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the your Restricted Share Units constitute a “deferral of compensation” payable upon your “separation from service” and you are a “specified employee” (within
the meaning of Section 409A of the Code) at the time of such separation from service, payment of any vested Restricted Share Units shall be made, to the extent required by Section 409A of the Code, at least six months after your separation
from service. Further, to the extent that the Restricted Share Units constitute a “deferral of compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, payment of any vested Restricted Share Units pursuant to Section 21 of
the Plan (relating to a Change in Control) shall be made within 60 days following the earlier of (i) the occurrence of a “change in the ownership,” a “change in the effective control,” or a “change in the ownership of a
substantial portion of the assets” of the Company within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code; or (ii) your “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code; provided that payment to a
“specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code shall be made, to the extent required by Section 409A of the Code, at least six months after the specified employee’s separation from service.
		
	Transferability	  	The Restricted Share Units may not be sold, exchanged, assigned, transferred, pledged, encumbered or otherwise disposed of by the Key Employee, except to the Company, by will or the laws of descent and distribution, or as may
otherwise be permitted by the Plan, until the Restricted Share Units have vested and been settled in Common Shares. Any purported transfer or encumbrance in violation of this provision shall be void, and the other party to any such purported
transaction shall not obtain any rights to or interest in such Restricted Share Units. Any permitted transferee (other than the Company) shall remain subject to all the terms and conditions applicable to the Restricted Share Units prior to such
transfer.
		
	Online Acceptance	  	You must accept this Award in accordance with the procedures established by the Company and the Plan administrator or this Notice may be cancelled by the Company, in its sole
discretion.

			
	 	  	 FY20____ Key Employee Restricted Share Unit
Award

		
	Dividend, Voting and Other Rights	  	The Grantee shall have no rights of ownership in the Common Shares underlying the Restricted Share Units and shall have no right to dividends and no right to vote any such Common Shares until the date that the Restricted Share Units
become vested and the Common Shares underlying such vested Restricted Share Units are delivered to the Key Employee. However, at each time from the Grant Date through the applicable vesting date that the Company pays a cash dividend to shareholders,
the Company shall credit the Key Employee’s account hereunder with a dividend equivalent amount equal to the amount of such cash dividend per Common Share multiplied by the number of outstanding unvested Restricted Share Units on the dividend
payment date. Any such dividend equivalent amount shall be accumulated and paid in cash (without interest) only at the time(s) and to the extent that the underlying Restricted Share Units become vested, subject to and conditioned upon Grantee’s
continued employment with the Company until such time.
		
	Data Privacy	  	To administer the Plan, the Company may process personal data about Key Employee. Such data includes, but is not limited to, the information provided in this Notice and any changes thereto, other appropriate personal and financial
data about Key Employee such as home address and business addresses and other contact information, and any other information that might be deemed appropriate by the Company to facilitate the administration of the Plan. Key Employee gives explicit
consent to the Company to process any such personal data. Key Employee also gives explicit consent to the Company to transfer any such personal data outside the country in which Key Employee works or is employed, including, if Key Employee is not a
U.S. resident, to the United States, to transferees that shall include the Company and other persons who are designated by the Company to administer the Plan.

 APPENDIX A: 

KEY EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE SHARE UNIT INCENTIVE AWARD 

Each Performance Share Unit Incentive Award shall be subject to the following Terms of Grant, in addition to any terms and conditions set forth in the Notice
and the Plan: 
  

			
	 	  	 FY20___ – FY 20___ Key Employee Performance Share Unit
Incentive Award

		
	Form of Award	  	Performance Share Units
		
	Performance Period	  	Fiscal Year 20___—Fiscal Year 20___
		
	Date of Grant of Award	  	/$GrantDate$/
		
	Payment of Earned Units	  	Payment of any Performance Share Units that become earned will be made in the form of unrestricted Common Shares no later than 90 days after the end of the Performance Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, payment of any
Performance Share Units that become earned pursuant to Section 21 of the Plan (relating to a Change in Control) shall be paid within 60 days after they become earned; provided that if the Performance Share Units are considered a “deferral
of compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, then they shall be paid within 60 days following the earlier of (i) the occurrence of a “change in the ownership,” a “change in the effective
control” or a “change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets” of the Company within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code; or (ii) the end of the Performance Period.
		
	Transferability	  	The Performance Share Units subject to the Notice are personal to the Key Employee and may not be sold, exchanged, assigned, transferred, pledged, encumbered or otherwise disposed of by the Key Employee until they become earned and
settled; provided, however, that the Key Employee’s rights with respect to such Performance Share Units may be transferred by will or pursuant to the laws of descent and distribution. Any purported transfer or encumbrance in violation of this
provision shall be void, and the other party to any such purported transaction shall not obtain any rights to or interest in such Performance Share Units.
		
	Online Acceptance	  	You must accept this Award in accordance with the procedures established by the Company and the Plan administrator or this Notice may be cancelled by the Company, in its sole discretion.
		
	Dividend, Voting and Other Rights	  	The Key Employee shall have no rights of ownership in the Performance Share Units or in the shares related thereto and shall have no right to dividends or dividend equivalents and no right to vote Performance Share Units or the
shares related thereto until the date on which the shares underlying the Performance Share Units are delivered to the Key Employee.
		
	Data Privacy	  	In order to administer the Plan, the Company may process personal data about Key Employee. Such data includes, but is not limited to, the information provided in this Notice and any changes thereto, other appropriate personal and
financial data about Key Employee such as home address and business addresses and other contact information, and any other information that might be deemed appropriate by the Company to facilitate the administration of the Plan. Key Employee gives
explicit consent to the Company to process any such personal data. Key Employee also gives explicit consent to the Company to transfer any such personal data outside the country in which Key Employee works or is employed, including, if Key Employee
is not a U.S. resident, to the United States, to transferees that shall include the Company and other persons who are designated by the Company to administer the Plan.

 APPENDIX B: 

IMPACT OF TERMINATION ON AWARDS 

The following table reflects the impact various termination of employment scenarios have on the grant of Awards to Key Employees. 

 

							
	 Reason for Termination
	  	 Impact of Termination

	 DEATH & DISABILITY1
	  	 Stock Options
	  	 Restricted Share Units
	  	 Performance Share Units 2

	Vesting	  	Full vesting of all unvested stock options awarded (e.g., accelerated vesting).	  	Full vesting of all unvested Restricted Share Units.	  	Key Employee shall earn a pro-rated number of Performance Share Units (rounded to the nearest whole number) equal to (i) the number of Performance Share Units to which the Key Employee
would have been entitled based on the performance of the Company during the full performance period, multiplied by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days that the Key Employee was employed during the Performance Period
and the denominator of which is the number of days in the performance period.
				
	Option Expiration Date	  	Midnight (Eastern Time) of the 10th anniversary of the grant date.	  	N/A	  	N/A

							
	 Reason for Termination
	  	 Impact of Termination

	 NORMAL RETIREMENT
3
	  	 Stock Options
	  	 Restricted Share Units
	  	 Performance Share Units 2

	Vesting	  	 Awards made less than 12 months prior to termination date are forfeited;

 
 Vesting continues for all other unvested stock options.
	  	 Awards made less than 12 months prior to termination date are forfeited;

 
 All other unvested Restricted Share Units at the time of retirement will become vested
and transferable, subject to the consent of the Compensation Committee.
	  	Key Employee shall earn a pro-rated number of Performance Share Units (rounded to the nearest whole number) equal to (i) the number of Performance Share Units to which the Key Employee
would have been entitled based on the performance of the Company during the full performance period, multiplied by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days that the Key Employee was employed during the performance period
and the denominator of which is the number of days in the performance period.
				
	Option Expiration Date	  	Midnight (Eastern Time) of the 10th anniversary of the grant date.	  	N/A	  	N/A

							
	 Reason for Termination
	  	 Impact of Termination

	 EARLY
RETIREMENT4
	  	 Stock Options
	  	 Restricted Share Units
	  	 Performance Share Units 2

	Vesting	  	 Awards made less than 12 months prior to termination date are forfeited;

 
 Vesting continues for all other unvested stock options.
	  	 Awards made less than 12 months prior to termination date are forfeited;

 
 For all other unvested Restricted Share Units at the time of retirement, a pro-rated number of such unvested Restricted Share Units will become vested, subject to the consent of the Compensation Committee, in an amount equal to the product of (i) the total number of shares of
Restricted Share Units multiplied by (ii) a fraction the numerator of which is the number of full months that have elapsed since the date of award and the denominator of which is the number of full months of the full restriction period (rounded
to the nearest whole number).
  
 The Compensation Committee may, in its discretion,
waive the forfeiture of any or all such remaining Restricted Share Units.
	  	Key Employee shall earn a pro-rated number of Performance Share Units (rounded to the nearest whole number) equal to (i) the number of Performance Share Units to which the Key Employee
would have been entitled based on the performance of the Company during the full performance period, multiplied by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days that the Key Employee was employed during the performance period
and the denominator of which is the number of days in the performance period.
				
	Option Expiration Date	  	Earlier of (i) the 5th anniversary of the date of termination or (ii) midnight (Eastern Time) of the 10th anniversary of the grant date.	  	N/A	  	N/A

							
	 Reason for Termination
	  	 Impact of Termination

	 VOLUNTARY RESIGNATION OR
INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION

(other than a violation of the
Company’s

Code of Ethics and Business Conduct)
	  	 Stock Options
	  	 Restricted Share Units
	  	 Performance Share Units 2

				
	Vesting	  	All unvested options are forfeited as of the termination date.	  	All unvested Restricted Share Units will be forfeited as of the date of termination; except that the Committee may, in its discretion, waive the automatic forfeiture of, and the restrictions on, any or all such Restricted Share
Units.	  	All unvested performance share units are forfeited; except that the Committee may, in its discretion, waive the automatic forfeiture of, and the restrictions on, any or all such shares.
				
	Option Expiration Date	  	Earlier of (i) 90 days after the date of termination or (ii) midnight (Eastern Time) of the 10th anniversary of the grant date.	  	N/A	  	N/A
	 INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION
DUE TO A VIOLATION

OF THE COMPANY’S CODE OF
ETHICS

AND BUSINESS CONDUCT
	  	 Stock Options
	  	 Restricted Share Units
	  	 Performance Share Units 2

				
	Vesting	  	All vested and unvested options are forfeited as of the termination date.	  	All unvested Restricted Share Units will be forfeited as of the date of termination.	  	All unvested performance share units are forfeited.
				
	Option Expiration Date	  	On the termination date.	  	N/A	  	N/A

  

	1.	 Death and Disability: defined as a physical or mental impairment, due to accident or illness that renders a Key
Employee incapable of performing the duties of their normal occupation, as determined by management. Management may, in its discretion, require that the existence of the disability be verified by a physician approved by management.

	2.	 Achievement of performance levels will be verified by the Compensation Committee and payouts, if any, will be
remitted following the conclusion of a performance period. 

	3.	 Normal Retirement is defined as at or after age 65 and with no less than 5 years of service as determined by
the Company. 

	4.	 Early Retirement is defined as no earlier than age 55 but before age 65 and with no less than 5 years of
service as determined by the Company. 

 APPENDIX C 

Harmful Activity 
 If a Key Employee engages in any
Harmful Activity (as defined below) prior to or within one year after termination of employment with Nordson Corporation (“Nordson” or the “Company”), then (a) any Covered Grant (as defined below) held by a Key Employee that
has vested, (b) any Profits (as defined below) realized by a Key Employee or any transferee of Key Employee upon the exercise of any Covered Grant, and (c) any Profits realized upon the sale of any vested shares of a Covered Grant on or
after one year prior to the date of termination of employment with the Company shall inure to the Company. The aforementioned restriction shall not apply in the event that employment with the Company is terminated under the provisions of any
employment agreement between the Company and a Key Employee, which agreement becomes operative upon a Change in Control of the Company, or termination of employment under circumstances in which a Key Employee is entitled to severance benefits or
salary continuation or similar benefits under a severance or separation pay plan. 
 If any vested shares of a Covered Grant, or any Profits realized upon
the exercise of any Covered Grant inure to the benefit of the Company in accordance with the first sentence of the previous paragraph, a Key Employee shall provide all such forfeited shares and pay all such Profits to the Company within 30 days
after first engaging in any Harmful Activity and all Awards that have not yet vested and all unexercised Covered Grants shall immediately be forfeited and canceled. Determination as to whether a Key Employee engaged in Harmful Activity prior to or
within one year after termination of employment with the Company shall be at the Compensation Committee’s discretion and such determination shall be final and conclusive. 

“Harmful Activity” shall deemed to have occurred if a Key Employee engages in one or more of the following: 

 

	 	a)	 Use, publish, sell, trade or otherwise disclose Non-Public Information
(defined below) of the Company unless such prohibited activity was inadvertent, done in good faith and did not cause significant harm to the Company; 

  

	 	b)	 After written notice from the Company, fail to return to the Company any document, data, or thing in Key
Employee’s possession or to which Key Employee has access that may involve Non-Public Information of the Company; 

 

	 	c)	 After notice from the Company, fail to assign to the Company all right, title, and interest in and to any
confidential or non-confidential Intellectual Property which Key Employee created, in whole or in part, during employment with the Company, including, without limitation, copyrights, trademarks, service marks,
and patents in or to (or associated with) such Intellectual Property; 

  

	 	d)	 After notice from the Company, fail to agree to do any acts and sign any document reasonably requested by the
Company to assign and convey all right, title, and interest in and to any confidential or non-confidential Intellectual Property which Key Employee created, in whole or in part, during employment with the
Company, including, without limitation, the signing of patent applications and assignments thereof; 

  

	 	e)	 Upon Key Employee’s own behalf or upon behalf of any other person or entity that competes or plans to
compete with the Company, solicit or entice for employment or hire any employee of the Company; 

	 	f)	 Upon Key Employee’s own behalf or upon behalf of any other person or entity that competes or plans to
compete with the Company, call upon, solicit, or do business with (other than business which does not compete with any business conducted by the Company) any customer of the Company that Key Employee called upon, solicited, interacted with, or
became acquainted with, or learned of through access to information (whether or not such information is or was non-public) while employed at the Company unless such prohibited activity was inadvertent, done in
good faith, and did not involve a customer whom a Key Employee should have reasonably known was a customer of the Company; 

  

	 	g)	 Upon Key Employee’s own behalf or upon the behalf of any other person or entity that competes or plans to
compete with the Company, engage in any business activity in competition with the Company in the same or a closely related activity that Key Employee was engaged in for the Company during the one-year period
prior to the termination of employment; 

  

	 	h)	 Engage in behavior that violates any non-competition provision of an
agreement between Key Employee and the Company; or 

  

	 	i)	 Engage in behavior that violates the Company’s Code of Ethics and Business Conduct. 

“Covered Grant” means any stock option award (“Stock Option Award”), restricted share unit or stock award, performance share incentive
award, and annual cash incentive award granted by the Compensation Committee or the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to the Nordson Corporation 2021 Stock Incentive and Award Plan. 

“Intellectual Property” means any invention, idea, product, method of doing business, market or business plan, process, program, software, formula,
method, work of authorship, or other information, or thing. 
 “Non-Public Information” means, but is not
limited to, trade secrets, confidential processes, programs, software, formulas, methods, business information or plans, financial information, and listings of names (e.g., Key Employees, customers, and suppliers) that are developed, owned,
utilized, or maintained by an employer such as the Company, and that of its customers or suppliers, and that are not generally known by the public. 

“Profit” means, with respect to any Stock Option Award, the spread between the fair market value of a share on the date of exercise and the exercise
price of the Stock Option Award, multiplied by the number of shares exercised under Stock Option Award. 
 Accepted on: /$CurrentDate$/

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