Document:

Form of Long-Term Incentive Plan

 Exhibit 10.8 
 UTE ENERGY CORPORATION 
 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN 

 TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 
  

							
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	1.	 	Purpose	  	 	1	  
			
	2.	 	Definitions	  	 	1	  
			
	3.	 	Administration	  	 	6	  
		 	 (a)         Authority of the Committee
	  	 	6	  
		 	 (b)         Manner of Exercise of Committee Authority
	  	 	6	  
		 	 (c)         Limitation of Liability
	  	 	7	  
			
	4.	 	Stock Subject to Plan	  	 	7	  
		 	 (a)         Overall Number of Shares Available for Delivery
	  	 	7	  
		 	 (b)         Application of Limitation to Grants of Awards
	  	 	7	  
		 	 (c)         Availability of Shares Not Issued under Awards
	  	 	8	  
		 	 (d)         Stock Offered
	  	 	8	  
			
	5.	 	Eligibility; Per Person Award Limitations	  	 	8	  
			
	6.	 	Specific Terms of Awards	  	 	8	  
		 	 (a)         General
	  	 	8	  
		 	 (b)         Options
	  	 	8	  
		 	 (c)         Stock Appreciation Rights
	  	 	9	  
		 	 (d)         Restricted Stock
	  	 	10	  
		 	 (e)         Restricted Stock Units
	  	 	11	  
		 	 (f)         Bonus Stock and Awards in Lieu of Obligations
	  	 	11	  
		 	 (g)         Dividend Equivalents
	  	 	12	  
		 	 (h)         Other Awards
	  	 	12	  
			
	7.	 	Certain Provisions Applicable to Awards	  	 	12	  
		 	 (a)         Termination of Employment
	  	 	12	  
		 	 (b)         Stand-Alone, Additional, Tandem, and Substitute Awards
	  	 	12	  
		 	 (c)         Term of Awards
	  	 	13	  
		 	 (d)         Form and Timing of Payment under Awards; Deferrals
	  	 	13	  
		 	 (e)         Exemptions from Section 16(b) Liability
	  	 	13	  
		 	 (f)         Non-Competition Agreement
	  	 	14	  
			
	8.	 	Performance and Annual Incentive Awards	  	 	14	  
		 	 (a)         Performance Conditions
	  	 	14	  
		 	 (b)         Performance Awards Granted to Designated Covered Employees
	  	 	14	  
		 	 (c)         Annual Incentive Awards Granted to Designated Covered
Employees
	  	 	16	  
		 	 (d)         Written Determinations
	  	 	17	  
		 	 (e)         Status of Section 8(b) and Section 8(c) Awards under Section 162(m) of the
Code
	  	 	17	  

							
	 9.
	 	Subdivision or Consolidation; Recapitalization; Change in Control; Reorganization	  	 	18	  
		 	 (a)         Existence of Plans and Awards
	  	 	18	  
		 	 (b)         Subdivision or Consolidation of Shares
	  	 	18	  
		 	 (c)         Corporate Recapitalization
	  	 	19	  
		 	 (d)         Additional Issuances
	  	 	20	  
		 	 (e)         Change in Control
	  	 	20	  
		 	 (f)         Change in Control Price
	  	 	20	  
		 	 (g)         Impact of Corporate Events on Awards Generally
	  	 	21	  
			
	 10.
	 	General Provisions	  	 	21	  
		 	 (a)         Transferability
	  	 	21	  
		 	 (b)         Taxes
	  	 	22	  
		 	 (c)         Changes to this Plan and Awards
	  	 	23	  
		 	 (d)         Limitation on Rights Conferred under Plan
	  	 	23	  
		 	 (e)         Unfunded Status of Awards
	  	 	23	  
		 	 (f)         Nonexclusivity of this Plan
	  	 	23	  
		 	 (g)         Fractional Shares
	  	 	24	  
		 	 (h)         Severability
	  	 	24	  
		 	 (i)         Governing Law
	  	 	24	  
		 	 (j)         Conditions to Delivery of Stock
	  	 	24	  
		 	 (k)         Section 409A of the Code
	  	 	25	  
		 	 (l)         Clawback
	  	 	25	  
		 	 (m)        Plan Effective Date and Term
	  	 	25	  

 UTE ENERGY CORPORATION 

Long Term Incentive Plan 
 1. Purpose. The purpose of the Ute Energy Corporation Long Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) is to provide a means through which Ute Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”), and its Subsidiaries may attract and retain able persons as employees, directors and consultants of the Company, and its Subsidiaries, and to provide a means whereby those persons upon whom the responsibilities of the
successful administration and management of the Company, and its Subsidiaries, rest, and whose present and potential contributions to the welfare of the Company, and its Subsidiaries, are of importance, can acquire and maintain stock ownership, or
awards the value of which is tied to the performance of the Company, thereby strengthening their concern for the welfare of the Company, and its Subsidiaries, and their desire to remain employed. A further purpose of this Plan is to provide such
employees, directors and consultants with additional incentive and reward opportunities designed to enhance the profitable growth of the Company. Accordingly, this Plan primarily provides for the granting of Options which do not constitute Incentive
Stock Options, Restricted Stock Awards, Restricted Stock Units, Stock Appreciation Rights, Dividend Equivalents, Bonus Stock, Other Stock-Based Awards, Annual Incentive Awards, Performance Awards, or any combination of the foregoing, as is best
suited to the circumstances of the particular individual as provided herein. The Plan does not provide for the granting of Incentive Stock Options. 
 2. Definitions. For purposes of this Plan, the following terms shall be defined as set forth below, in addition to such terms defined in Section 1 hereof: 

(a) “Annual Incentive Award” means a conditional right granted to an Eligible Person under Section 8(c) hereof to receive
a cash payment, Stock or other Award, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, after the end of a specified year. 
 (b)
“Award” means any Option, SAR, Restricted Stock Award, Restricted Stock Unit, Bonus Stock, Dividend Equivalent, Other Stock-Based Award, Performance Award or Annual Incentive Award, together with any other right or interest granted to a
Participant under this Plan. 
 (c) “Beneficiary” means one or more persons, trusts or other entities which have been
designated by a Participant, in his or her most recent written beneficiary designation filed with the Committee, to receive the benefits specified under this Plan upon such Participant’s death or to which Awards or other rights are transferred
if and to the extent permitted under Section 10(a) hereof. If, upon a Participant’s death, there is no designated Beneficiary or surviving designated Beneficiary, then the term Beneficiary means the persons, trusts or other entities
entitled by will or the laws of descent and distribution to receive such benefits. 
 (d) “Board” means the
Company’s Board of Directors. 
 (e) “Bonus Stock” means Stock granted as a bonus pursuant to Section 6(f).

  
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 (f) “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, or a day on
which banking institutions in the state of Colorado are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close. 
 (g)
“Change in Control” means, except as otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, the occurrence of any of the following events: 
 (i) The consummation of an agreement to acquire or a tender offer for beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act by any Person, of 50% or more of either
(x) the then outstanding shares of Stock (the “Outstanding Stock”) or (y) the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the
“Outstanding Company Voting Securities”); provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection (i), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: (A) any acquisition directly from the Company, (B) any
acquisition by the Company, (C) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any entity controlled by the Company or (D) any acquisition by any entity pursuant to a transaction
that complies with clauses (A), (B) and (C) of paragraph (iii) below; 
 (ii) Individuals who constitute the
Incumbent Board cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; 
 (iii) Consummation of a reorganization,
merger or consolidation or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or an acquisition of assets of another entity (a “Business Combination”), in each case, unless, following such Business
Combination, (A) the Outstanding Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination represent or are converted into or exchanged for securities which represent or are convertible into more than 50%
of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock or common equity interests and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors or other governing body, as the
case may be, of the entity resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, an entity which as a result of such transaction owns the Company, or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through
one or more subsidiaries), (B) no Person (excluding any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or the entity resulting from such Business Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 35% or more of, respectively, the
then outstanding shares of common stock or common equity interests of the entity resulting from such Business Combination or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors
or other governing body of such entity to the extent that such ownership results solely from ownership of the Company that existed prior to the Business Combination, and (C) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors or
similar governing body of the entity resulting from such Business Combination were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement, or of the action of the Board, providing for such Business Combination; or

 (iv) Approval by the stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company. 

  
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 Notwithstanding the above, with respect to an Award that constitutes a deferral of compensation for
purposes of the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules, to the extent a “Change in Control” accelerates or otherwise modifies the timing of payment or settlement of the Award shall not occur unless that Change in Control also constitutes
a “change in the ownership of a corporation,” a “change in the effective control of a corporation,” or a “change in the ownership of a substantial portion of a corporation’s assets,” in each case, within the
meaning of Treasury Regulation §1.409A-3(i)(5). 
 (h) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended from time to time, including regulations thereunder and successor provisions and regulations thereto. 
 (i)
“Committee” means a committee of two or more directors designated by the Board to administer this Plan; provided, however, that, unless otherwise determined by the Board, the Committee shall consist solely of two or more
directors, each of whom shall be a Qualified Member (except to the extent administration of this Plan by “outside directors” is not then required in order to qualify for tax deductibility under section 162(m) of the Code). 

(j) “Conversion” means the conversion of Upstream Holdings from a Delaware limited liability company to a Delaware corporation
and the change in the name of Upstream Holdings from Ute Energy Upstream Holdings LLC to Ute Energy Corporation 
 (k)
“Covered Employee” means an Eligible Person who is a Covered Employee as specified in Section 8(e) of this Plan. 

(l) “Dividend Equivalent” means a right, granted to an Eligible Person under Section 6(g), to receive cash, Stock, other
Awards or other property equal in value to dividends paid with respect to a specified number of shares of Stock, or other periodic payments. 
 (m) “Effective Date” means the date upon which the Conversion occurs. 

(n) “Effective Date Shares” means the number of shares of Stock that are issued and outstanding immediately following the
Conversion. 
 (o) “Eligible Person” means all officers and employees of the Company or of any of its Subsidiaries,
and other persons who provide services to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including directors of the Company. An employee on leave of absence may be considered as still in the employ of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for purposes of
eligibility for participation in this Plan. 
 (p) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended from time to time, including rules thereunder and successor provisions and rules thereto. 
 (q) “Fair Market
Value” means, as of any specified date, (i) if the Stock is listed on a national securities exchange, the closing sales price of the Stock, as reported on the stock exchange composite tape on that date (or if no sales occur on that date,
on the last preceding date on which such sales of the Stock are so reported); (ii) if the Stock is not traded on a national securities exchange but is traded over the counter at the time a determination of its fair market value is required to
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low bid and asked prices of Stock on the most recent date on which Stock was publicly traded; (iii) in the event Stock is not publicly traded at the time a determination of its value is
required to be made under the Plan, the amount determined by the Committee in its discretion in such manner as it deems appropriate, taking into account all factors the Committee deems appropriate including, without limitation, the Nonqualified
Deferred Compensation Rules; or (iv) on the date of a Qualifying Public Offering of Stock, the offering price under such Qualifying Public Offering. 
 (r) “Incentive Stock Option” or means any Option intended to be and designated as an incentive stock option within the meaning of section 422 of the Code or any successor provision thereto.

 (s) “Incumbent Board” means the portion of the Board constituted of the individuals who are members of the Board as
of the Effective Date and any other individual who becomes a director of the Company after the Effective Date and whose election or appointment by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at
least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the
election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Incumbent Board. 
 (t) “MIU Shares” means the shares of Stock (including Restricted Stock) distributed to Participants in respect of Management Incentive Units issued by Ute Energy LLC, as calculated pursuant to
the Stakeholders’ Agreement. 
 (u) “Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules” means the limitations or
requirements of section 409A of the Code and the guidance and regulations promulgated thereunder. 
 (v) “Option”
means a right, granted to an Eligible Person under Section 6(b) hereof, to purchase Stock or other Awards at a specified price during specified time periods. 
 (w) “Other Stock-Based Awards” means Awards granted to an Eligible Person under Section 6(i) hereof. 
 (x) “Participant” means a person who has been granted an Award under this Plan which remains outstanding, including a person who is no longer an Eligible Person. 

(y) “Performance Award” means a right, granted to an Eligible Person under Section 8 hereof, to receive Awards based upon
performance criteria specified by the Committee. 
 (z) “Person” means any person or entity of any nature whatsoever,
specifically including an individual, a firm, a company, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, a trust or other entity; a Person, together with that Person’s Affiliates and Associates (as those terms are defined in Rule
12b-2 under the Exchange Act, provided that “registrant” as used in Rule 12b-2 shall mean the Company), and any Persons acting as a 

  
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partnership, limited partnership, joint venture, association, syndicate or other group (whether or not formally organized), or otherwise acting jointly or in concert or in a coordinated or
consciously parallel manner (whether or not pursuant to any express agreement), for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of securities of the Company with such Person, shall be deemed a single “Person.” 

(aa) “Qualifying Public Offering” means a firm commitment underwritten public offering of Stock for cash where the shares of
Stock registered under the Securities Act are listed on a national securities exchange. 
 (bb) “Qualified Member”
means a member of the Committee who is a “nonemployee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3(b)(3) and an “outside director” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation 1.162-27 under section 162(m) of the Code. 

(cc) “Restricted Stock” means Stock granted to an Eligible Person under Section 6(d) hereof, that is subject to certain
restrictions and to a risk of forfeiture. 
 (dd) “Restricted Stock Unit” means a right, granted to an Eligible Person
under Section 6(e) hereof, to receive Stock, cash or a combination thereof at the end of a specified deferral period. 

(ee) “Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3, promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under section 16 of the Exchange Act,
as from time to time in effect and applicable to this Plan and Participants. 
 (ff) “Securities Act” means the
Securities Act of 1933 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or any successor law, as it may be amended from time to time. 
 (gg) “Stakeholders’ Agreement” means the Stakeholders’ Agreement dated as of January 4, 2012, by and among Ute Energy LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Upstream Holdings,
Ute Energy Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, QEP Ute LLC, a Delaware limited liability company f/k/a QEP Ute Partners, a Delaware general partnership, QR Ute Partners, a Delaware general partnership and certain members of
management and other employees of the Ute Energy LLC. 
 (hh) “Stock” means the Company’s Common Stock, par value
$0.01 per share, and such other securities as may be substituted (or resubstituted) for Stock pursuant to Section 9. 

(ii) “Stock Appreciation Rights” or “SAR” means a right granted to an Eligible Person under Section 6(c) hereof.

 (jj) “Subsidiary” means with respect to the Company, any corporation or other entity of which a majority of the
voting power of the voting equity securities or equity interest is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company. 
 (kk)
“Upstream Holdings” means Ute Energy Upstream Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. 

  
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 3. Administration. 

(a) Authority of the Committee. This Plan shall be administered by the Committee except to the extent the Board elects to
administer this Plan, in which case references herein to the “Committee” shall be deemed to include references to the “Board.” Subject to the express provisions of the Plan and Rule 16b-3, the Committee shall have the authority,
in its sole and absolute discretion, to (i) adopt, amend, and rescind administrative and interpretive rules and regulations relating to the Plan; (ii) determine the Eligible Persons to whom, and the time or times at which, Awards shall be
granted; (iii) determine the amount of cash and/or the number of shares of Stock, as applicable Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock Units, Restricted Stock Awards, Dividend Equivalents, Bonus Stock, Other Stock-Based Awards, Annual
Incentive Awards, Performance Awards, or any combination thereof, that shall be the subject of each Award; (iv) determine the terms and provisions of each Award agreement (which need not be identical), including provisions defining or otherwise
relating to (A) the term and the period or periods and extent of exercisability of the Options, (B) the extent to which the transferability of shares of Stock issued or transferred pursuant to any Award is restricted, (C) except as
otherwise provided herein, the effect of termination of employment, or the service relationship with the Company, of a Participant on the Award, and (D) the effect of approved leaves of absence (consistent with any applicable regulations of the
Internal Revenue Service); (v) accelerate the time of vesting or exercisability of any Award that has been granted; (vi) construe the respective Award agreements and the Plan; (vii) make determinations of the Fair Market Value of the
Stock pursuant to the Plan; (viii) delegate its duties under the Plan (including, but not limited to, the authority to grant Awards) to such agents as it may appoint from time to time, provided that the Committee may not delegate its duties
where such delegation would violate state corporate law, or with respect to making Awards to, or otherwise with respect to Awards granted to, Eligible Persons who are subject to section 16(b) of the Exchange Act or who are Covered Employees
receiving Awards that are intended to constitute “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of section 162(m) of the Code; (ix) subject to Section 10(e), terminate, modify or amend the Plan; and (x) make all other
determinations, perform all other acts, and exercise all other powers and authority necessary or advisable for administering the Plan, including the delegation of those ministerial acts and responsibilities as the Committee deems appropriate.
Subject to Rule 16b-3 and section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee may correct any defect, supply any omission, or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan, in any Award, or in any Award agreement in the manner and to the extent it deems necessary
or desirable to carry the Plan into effect, and the Committee shall be the sole and final judge of that necessity or desirability. The determinations of the Committee on the matters referred to in this Section 3(a) shall be final and
conclusive. 
 (b) Manner of Exercise of Committee Authority. At any time that a member of the Committee is not a
Qualified Member, any action of the Committee relating to an Award granted or to be granted to an Eligible Person who is then subject to section 16 of the Exchange Act in respect of the Company, or relating to an Award intended by the Committee to
qualify as “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of section 162(m) of the Code and regulations thereunder, may be taken either (i) by a subcommittee, designated by the Committee, composed solely of two or more Qualified
Members, or (ii) by the Committee but with each such member who is not a Qualified Member abstaining or recusing himself or herself from such action; provided, however, that, upon such abstention or recusal, the Committee remains

  
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composed solely of two or more Qualified Members. Such action, authorized by such a subcommittee or by the Committee upon the abstention or recusal of such non-Qualified Member(s), shall be the
action of the Committee for purposes of this Plan. Any action of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding on all Persons, including the Company, its Subsidiaries, stockholders, Participants, Beneficiaries, and transferees under
Section 10(a) hereof or other persons claiming rights from or through a Participant. The express grant of any specific power to the Committee, and the taking of any action by the Committee, shall not be construed as limiting any power or
authority of the Committee. The Committee may delegate to officers or managers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or committees thereof, the authority, subject to such terms as the Committee shall determine, to perform such functions,
including administrative functions, as the Committee may determine, to the extent that such delegation will not result in the loss of an exemption under Rule 16b-3(d)(1) for Awards granted to Participants subject to section 16 of the Exchange Act in
respect of the Company and will not cause Awards intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under section 162(m) of the Code to fail to so qualify. The Committee may appoint agents to assist it in administering the Plan.

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

4. Stock Subject to Plan. 
 (a) Overall Number of Shares Available for Delivery. Subject to adjustment in a manner consistent with any adjustment made pursuant to Section 9, the total number of shares of Stock reserved
and available for issuance in connection with Awards under this Plan shall not exceed 10% of the Effective Date Shares plus the number of MIU Shares. On January 1 of each calendar year occurring prior to the expiration of the Plan the
total number of shares of Stock reserved and available for issuance under this Plan shall increase by 1% of the Effective Date Shares. 
 (b) Application of Limitation to Grants of Awards. Subject to Section 4(e), no Award may be granted if the number of shares of Stock to be delivered in connection with such Award exceeds the
number of shares of Stock remaining available under this Plan minus the number of shares of Stock issuable in settlement of or relating to then-outstanding Awards. The Committee may adopt reasonable counting procedures to ensure appropriate
counting, avoid double counting (as, for example, in the case of tandem or substitute awards) and make adjustments if the number of shares of Stock actually delivered differs from the number of shares previously counted in connection with an Award.

  
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 (c) Availability of Shares Not Issued under Awards. Shares of Stock subject to an
Award under this Plan that expire or are canceled, forfeited, exchanged, settled in cash or otherwise terminated, including (i) shares forfeited with respect to Restricted Stock, (ii) the number of shares withheld in payment of any
exercise or purchase price of an Award or taxes relating to Awards, and (iii) the number of shares surrendered in payment of any exercise or purchase price of an Award or taxes relating to any Award, will again be available for Awards under
this Plan, except that if any such shares could not again be available for Awards to a particular Participant under any applicable law or regulation, such shares shall be available exclusively for Awards to Participants who are not subject to such
limitation. 
 (d) Stock Offered. The shares to be delivered under the Plan shall be made available from
(i) authorized but unissued shares of Stock, (ii) Stock held in the treasury of the Company, (iii) previously issued shares of Stock reacquired by the Company, including shares purchased on the open market or (iv) MIU Shares.

 5. Eligibility; Per Person Award Limitations. Awards may be granted under this Plan only to Persons who are Eligible
Persons at the time of grant thereof. In each calendar year, during any part of which this Plan is in effect, a Covered Employee may not be granted (a) Awards (other than Awards designated to be paid only in cash or the settlement of which is
not based on a number of shares of Stock or Awards granted in connection with the initial public offering of the Company (including the MIU Shares)) relating to more than the number of shares of Stock obtained by dividing $3,000,000 by the initial
public offering price per share of Stock, rounded down to the nearest whole share of Stock, subject to adjustment in a manner consistent with any adjustment made pursuant to Section 9 and (b) Awards designated to be paid only in cash, or
the settlement of which is not based on a number of shares of Stock, having a value determined on the date of grant in excess of $3,000,000. 
 6. Specific Terms of Awards. 
 (a) General. Awards may be granted on
the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 6. In addition, the Committee may impose on any Award or the exercise thereof, at the date of grant or thereafter (subject to Section 10(e)such additional terms and conditions, not
inconsistent with the provisions of this Plan, as the Committee shall determine, including terms requiring forfeiture of Awards in the event of termination of employment by the Participant, or termination of the Participant’s service
relationship with the Company, and terms permitting a Participant to make elections relating to his or her Award. The Committee shall retain full power and discretion to accelerate, waive or modify, at any time, any term or condition of an Award
that is not mandatory under this Plan; provided, however, that the Committee shall not have any discretion to accelerate, waive or modify any term or condition of an Award that is intended to qualify as “performance-based
compensation” for purposes of section 162(m) of the Code if such discretion would cause the Award to not so qualify or to accelerate the terms of payment of any Award that provides for a deferral of compensation under the Nonqualified Deferred
Compensation Rules if such acceleration would subject a Participant to additional taxes under the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules. 
 (b) Options. The Committee is authorized to grant Options to Eligible Persons on the following terms and conditions: 

  
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 (i) Exercise Price. Each Option agreement shall state the exercise price per share
of Stock (the “Exercise Price”). 
 (ii) Time and Method of Exercise. The Committee shall determine the time
or times at which or the circumstances under which an Option may be exercised in whole or in part (including based on achievement of performance goals and/or future service requirements), the methods by which such Exercise Price may be paid or
deemed to be paid, the form of such payment, including without limitation cash, Stock, other Awards or awards granted under other plans of the Company or any Subsidiary, or other property (including notes or other contractual obligations of
Participants to make payment on a deferred basis), and the methods by or forms in which Stock will be delivered or deemed to be delivered to Participants, including, but not limited to, the delivery of Restricted Stock subject to Section 6(d).
In the case of an exercise whereby the Exercise Price is paid with Stock, such Stock shall be valued as of the date of exercise. 
 (c) Stock Appreciation Rights. The Committee is authorized to grant SARs to Eligible Persons on the following terms and conditions: 

(i) Right to Payment. An SAR shall confer on the Participant to whom it is granted a right to receive, upon exercise thereof, the
excess of (A) the Fair Market Value of one share of Stock on the date of exercise over (B) the grant price of the SAR as determined by the Committee. 
 (ii) Rights Related to Options. An SAR granted pursuant to an Option shall entitle a Participant, upon exercise, to surrender that Option or any portion thereof, to the extent unexercised, and to
receive payment of an amount computed pursuant to Section 6(c)(ii)(B). That Option shall then cease to be exercisable to the extent surrendered. SARs granted in connection with an Option shall be subject to the terms of the Award agreement
governing the Option, which shall comply with the following provisions in addition to those applicable to Options: 
 (A) An
SAR granted in connection with an Option shall be exercisable only at such time or times and only to the extent that the related Option is exercisable and shall not be transferable except to the extent that the related Option is transferable.

 (B) Upon the exercise of an SAR related to an Option, a Participant shall be entitled to receive payment from the Company of
an amount determined by multiplying: 
 (1) the difference obtained by subtracting the Exercise Price with respect to a share
of Stock specified in the related Option from the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date of exercise of the SAR, by 

(2) the number of shares as to which that SAR has been exercised. 

  
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 (iii) Right Without Option. An SAR granted independent of an Option shall be
exercisable as determined by the Committee and set forth in the Award agreement governing the SAR, which Award agreement shall comply with the following provisions: 
 (A) Each Award agreement shall state the total number of shares of Stock to which the SAR relates. 
 (B) Each Award agreement shall state the time or periods in which the right to exercise the SAR or a portion thereof shall vest and the number of shares of Stock for which the right to exercise the SAR
shall vest at each such time or period. 
 (C) Each Award agreement shall state the date at which the SARs shall expire if not
previously exercised. 
 (D) Each SAR shall entitle a Participant, upon exercise thereof, to receive payment of an amount
determined by multiplying: 
 (1) the difference obtained by subtracting the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date
of grant of the SAR from the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date of exercise of that SAR, by 
 (2) the number of
shares as to which the SAR has been exercised. 
 (iv) Terms. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Committee shall
determine at the date of grant or thereafter, the time or times at which and the circumstances under which an SAR may be exercised in whole or in part (including based on achievement of performance goals and/or future service requirements), the
method of exercise, method of settlement, form of consideration payable in settlement, method by or forms in which Stock will be delivered or deemed to be delivered to Participants, whether or not an SAR shall be in tandem or in combination with any
other Award, and any other terms and conditions of any SAR. SARs may be either freestanding or in tandem with other Awards. 

(d) Restricted Stock. The Committee is authorized to grant Restricted Stock to Eligible Persons on the following terms and
conditions: 
 (i) Grant and Restrictions. Restricted Stock shall be subject to such restrictions on transferability,
risk of forfeiture and other restrictions, if any, as the Committee may impose, which restrictions may lapse separately or in combination at such times, under such circumstances (including based on achievement of performance goals and/or future
service requirements), in such installments or otherwise, as the Committee may determine at the date of grant or thereafter. During the restricted period applicable to the Restricted Stock, the Restricted Stock may not be sold, transferred, pledged,
hypothecated, margined or otherwise encumbered by the Participant. 
 (ii) Certificates for Stock. Restricted Stock
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such certificates bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock, that the Company retain physical possession of the
certificates, and that the Participant deliver a stock power to the Company, endorsed in blank, relating to the Restricted Stock. 
 (iii) Dividends and Splits. As a condition to the grant of an Award of Restricted Stock, the Committee may require or permit a Participant to elect that any cash dividends paid on a share of
Restricted Stock be automatically reinvested in additional shares of Restricted Stock, applied to the purchase of additional Awards under this Plan or deferred without interest to the date of vesting of the associated Award of Restricted Stock;
provided, that, to the extent applicable, any such election shall comply with the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, Stock distributed in connection with a Stock split or Stock dividend, and other
property (other than cash) distributed as a dividend, shall be subject to restrictions and a risk of forfeiture to the same extent as the Restricted Stock with respect to which such Stock or other property has been distributed. 

(e) Restricted Stock Units. The Committee is authorized to grant Restricted Stock Units, which are rights to receive Stock or cash
(or a combination thereof) at the end of a specified deferral period (which may or may not be coterminous with the vesting schedule of the Award), to Eligible Persons, subject to the following terms and conditions: 

(i) Award and Restrictions. Settlement of an Award of Restricted Stock Units shall occur upon expiration of the deferral period
specified for such Restricted Stock Unit by the Committee (or, if permitted by the Committee, as elected by the Participant). In addition, Restricted Stock Units shall be subject to such restrictions (which may include a risk of forfeiture) as the
Committee may impose, if any, which restrictions may lapse at the expiration of the deferral period or at earlier specified times (including based on achievement of performance goals and/or future service requirements), separately or in combination,
in installments or otherwise, as the Committee may determine. Restricted Stock Units shall be satisfied by the delivery of cash or Stock in the amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the specified number of shares of Stock covered by the
Restricted Stock Units, or a combination thereof, as determined by the Committee at the date of grant or thereafter. 
 (ii)
Dividend Equivalents. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee at date of grant, Dividend Equivalents on the specified number of shares of Stock covered by an Award of Restricted Stock Units shall be either (A) paid with respect to
such Restricted Stock Units on the dividend payment date in cash or in shares of unrestricted Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of such dividends, or (B) deferred with respect to such Restricted Stock Units and the amount or
value thereof automatically deemed reinvested in additional Restricted Stock Units. 
 (f) Bonus Stock and Awards in Lieu of
Obligations. The Committee is authorized to grant Stock as a bonus, or to grant Stock or other Awards in lieu of obligations to pay cash or deliver other property under this Plan or under other plans or compensatory arrangements, provided that,
in the case of Participants subject to section 16 of the Exchange Act, the amount of such grants remains within the discretion of the Committee to the extent necessary to ensure that acquisitions of Stock or other Awards are exempt from liability
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section 16(b) of the Exchange Act. Stock or Awards granted hereunder shall be subject to such other terms as shall be determined by the Committee. In the case of any grant of Stock to an officer
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in lieu of salary or other cash compensation, the number of shares granted in place of such compensation shall be reasonable, as determined by the Committee. 

(g) Dividend Equivalents. The Committee is authorized to grant Dividend Equivalents to a Participant, entitling the Participant to
receive cash, Stock, other Awards, or other property equal in value to dividends paid with respect to a specified number of shares of Stock, or other periodic payments. Dividend Equivalents may be awarded on a free-standing basis or in connection
with another Award. The Committee may provide that Dividend Equivalents shall be paid or distributed when accrued or shall be deemed to have been reinvested in additional Stock, Awards, or other investment vehicles, and subject to such restrictions
on transferability and risks of forfeiture, as the Committee may specify. 
 (h) Other Awards. The Committee is
authorized, subject to limitations under applicable law, to grant to Participants such other Awards that may be denominated or payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on, or related to, Stock, as deemed by the
Committee to be consistent with the purposes of this Plan, including without limitation convertible or exchangeable debt securities, other rights convertible or exchangeable into Stock, purchase rights for Stock, Awards with value and payment
contingent upon performance of the Company or any other factors designated by the Committee, and Awards valued by reference to the book value of Stock or the value of securities of or the performance of specified Subsidiaries of the Company. The
Committee shall determine the terms and conditions of such other Stock-Based Awards. Stock delivered pursuant to an Award in the nature of a purchase right granted under this Section 6(h) shall be purchased for such consideration, paid for at
such times, by such methods, and in such forms, including, without limitation, cash, Stock, other Awards, or other property, as the Committee shall determine. Cash awards, as an element of or supplement to any other Award under this Plan, may also
be granted pursuant to this Section 6(h). 
 7. Certain Provisions Applicable to Awards. 

(a) Termination of Employment. Except as provided herein, the treatment of an Award upon a termination of employment or any other
service relationship by and between a Participant and the Company or any Subsidiary shall be specified in the agreement controlling such Award. 
 (b) Stand-Alone, Additional, Tandem, and Substitute Awards. Awards granted under this Plan may, in the discretion of the Committee, be granted either alone or in addition to, in tandem with, or in
substitution or exchange for, any other Award or any award granted under another plan of the Company, or any of its Subsidiaries, or of any business entity to be acquired by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any other right of an Eligible
Person to receive payment from the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Such additional, tandem and substitute or exchange Awards may be granted at any time. If an Award is granted in substitution or exchange for another Award, the Committee shall
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granted in lieu of cash compensation, including in lieu of cash amounts payable under other plans of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in which the value of Stock subject to the Award is
equivalent in value to the cash compensation, or in which the exercise price, grant price or purchase price of the Award in the nature of a right that may be exercised is equal to the Fair Market Value of the underlying Stock minus the value of the
cash compensation surrendered. Awards granted pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be designed, awarded and settled in a manner that does not result in additional taxes under the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules. 

(c) Term of Awards. Except as specified herein, the term of each Award shall be for such period as may be determined by the
Committee; provided, that in no event shall the term of any Option or SAR exceed a period of ten years. 
 (d) Form and
Timing of Payment under Awards; Deferrals. Subject to the terms of this Plan and any applicable Award agreement, payments to be made by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries upon the exercise of an Option or other Award or settlement of an
Award may be made in such forms as the Committee shall determine, including without limitation cash, Stock, other Awards or other property, and may be made in a single payment or transfer, in installments, or on a deferred basis; provided, however,
that any such deferred payment will be set forth in the agreement evidencing such Award and/or otherwise made in a manner that will not result in additional taxes under Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules. Except as otherwise provided herein,
the settlement of any Award may be accelerated, and cash paid in lieu of Stock in connection with such settlement, in the discretion of the Committee or upon occurrence of one or more specified events (in addition to a Change in Control).
Installment or deferred payments may be required by the Committee (subject to Section 10(e) of this Plan, including the consent provisions thereof in the case of any deferral of an outstanding Award not provided for in the original Award
agreement) or permitted at the election of the Participant on terms and conditions established by the Committee and in compliance with the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules. Payments may include, without limitation, provisions for the payment
or crediting of reasonable interest on installment or deferred payments or the grant or crediting of Dividend Equivalents or other amounts in respect of installment or deferred payments denominated in Stock. Any deferral shall only be allowed as is
provided in a separate deferred compensation plan adopted by the Company and shall be made pursuant to the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules. This Plan shall not constitute an “employee benefit plan” for purposes of section 3(3) of
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. 
 (e) Exemptions from Section 16(b) Liability. It
is the intent of the Company that the grant of any Awards to or other transaction by a Participant who is subject to section 16 of the Exchange Act shall be exempt from such section pursuant to an applicable exemption (except for transactions
acknowledged in writing to be non-exempt by such Participant). Accordingly, if any provision of this Plan or any Award agreement does not comply with the requirements of Rule 16b-3 as then applicable to any such transaction, such provision shall be
construed or deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to the applicable requirements of Rule 16b-3 so that such Participant shall avoid liability under section 16(b) of the Exchange Act. 

  
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 (f) Non-Competition Agreement. Each Participant to whom an Award is granted under
this Plan may be required to agree in writing as a condition to the granting of such Award not to engage in conduct in competition with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for a period after the termination of such Participant’s employment
with the Company and its Subsidiaries as determined by the Committee. 
 8. Performance and Annual Incentive Awards.

 (a) Performance Conditions. The right of an Eligible Person to receive a grant, and the right of a Participant to
exercise or receive a grant or settlement of any Award, and the timing thereof, may be subject to such performance conditions as may be specified by the Committee. The Committee may use such business criteria and other measures of performance as it
may deem appropriate in establishing any performance conditions, and may exercise its discretion to reduce or increase the amounts payable under any Award subject to performance conditions, except as limited under Sections 8(b) and 8(c) hereof in
the case of a Performance Award or Annual Incentive Award intended to qualify under section 162(m) of the Code. 
 (b)
Performance Awards Granted to Designated Covered Employees. If the Committee determines that a Performance Award to be granted to an Eligible Person who is designated by the Committee as likely to be a Covered Employee should qualify as
“performance-based compensation” for purposes of section 162(m) of the Code, the grant, exercise and/or settlement of such Performance Award may be contingent upon achievement of preestablished performance goals and other terms set forth
in this Section 8(b). 
 (i) Performance Goals Generally. The performance goals for such Performance Awards shall
consist of one or more business criteria or individual performance criteria and a targeted level or levels of performance with respect to each of such criteria, as specified by the Committee consistent with this Section 8(b). Performance goals
shall be objective and shall otherwise meet the requirements of section 162(m) of the Code and regulations thereunder (including Treasury Regulation §1.162-27 and successor regulations thereto), including the requirement that the level or
levels of performance targeted by the Committee result in the achievement of performance goals being “substantially uncertain” at the time the Committee actually establishes the performance goal or goals. The Committee may determine that
such Performance Awards shall be granted, exercised, and/or settled upon achievement of any one performance goal or that two or more of the performance goals must be achieved as a condition to grant, exercise and/or settlement of such Performance
Awards. Performance goals may differ for Performance Awards granted to any one Participant or to different Participants. 

(ii) Business and Individual Performance Criteria 
 (A) Business Criteria. One or more of the following business criteria for the Company, on a consolidated basis, and/or for specified Subsidiaries or business or geographical units of the Company
(except with respect to the total stockholder return and earnings per share criteria), shall be used by the Committee in establishing performance goals for such Performance Awards: (1) net earnings or net income (before or after taxes);
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profit or gross profit growth; (5) operating income or profit (before or after taxes); (6) return measures (including, but not limited to, return on assets, capital, invested capital,
equity, or sales); (7) cash flow or increase in cash flow (including, but not limited to, operating cash flow, free cash flow, and cash flow return on capital); (8) increase in cash flow return; (9) earnings before or after taxes,
interest, depreciation and/or amortization; (10) economic value added, (11) gross or operating margins; (12) contribution margin; (13) pretax operating earnings after interest expense and before incentives, service fees, and
extraordinary or special items; (14) pretax earnings before interest, depreciation and amortization and exploration expense; (15) productivity ratios; (16) share price (including, but not limited to, change in the Fair Market Value of
the Stock, growth measures and total shareholder return (absolute or relative)); (17) market share; (18) expense targets; (19) margins or margin growth; (20) operating efficiency; (21) working capital targets;
(22) enterprise value; (23) debt levels, net debt or leverage ratio; (24) combined ratio; (25) new reserves or reserve growth; (26) increase in PV 10 reserves or ratio of PV 10 reserves to debt; (27) reserve
replacement; (28) production growth; (29) lease operating expenses; (30) corporate overhead or general and administrative cost; (31) operating cost; (32) environmental and safety programs; (33) timely launch of new
facilities; (34) employee retention; (35) performance relative to budget; (36) objective measures of personal targets, goals or completion of projects; (37) drilling capital efficiency; (38) drilling rate of return;
(39) production; (40) direct lifting costs; (41) finding and development costs and (42) any of the above goals determined on an absolute or relative basis (including relative to other listed business criteria) or per share or per
unit of production basis or as compared to the performance of a published or special index or other group of comparator companies, in each case, deemed applicable by the Committee including, but not limited to, the Standard & Poor’s
500 Stock Index or a group of comparable companies. One or more of the foregoing business criteria (other than clause (36) above) shall also be exclusively used in establishing performance goals for Annual Incentive Awards granted to a Covered
Employee under Section 8(c) hereof that are intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under section 162(m) of the Code. The Committee may provide for adjustment of performance goals for certain accounting charges as
it determines is appropriate; provided, however, that any such adjustment not described in the immediately following sentence shall have been provided for by the Committee in the performance goals that are established at the time such
performance goals are established in accordance with Section 8(b)(iii). The Committee may also exclude the impact of any of the following events or occurrences which the Committee determines should appropriately be excluded: (a) asset
write-downs; (b) litigation, claims, judgments or settlements; (c) the effect of changes in tax law or other such laws or regulations affecting reported results; (d) accruals for reorganization and restructuring programs; (e) any
extraordinary, unusual or nonrecurring items as described in the Accounting Standards Codification Topic 225, as the same may be amended or superseded from time to time; (f) any change in accounting principles as defined in the Accounting
Standards Codification Topic 250, as the same may be amended or superseded from time to time; (g) any loss from a discontinued operation as described in the Accounting Standards Codification Topic 360, as the same may be amended or superseded
from time to time; (h) goodwill impairment charges; (i) operating results for any business acquired during the calendar year; (j) third party expenses associated with any acquisition by us or any subsidiary; and (k) any other
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 (B) Individual Performance Criteria. The grant, exercise and/or settlement of
Performance Awards may also be contingent upon individual performance goals established by the Committee. If required for compliance with section 162(m) of the Code, such criteria shall be approved by the stockholders of the Company. 

(iii) Performance Period; Timing for Establishing Performance Goals. Achievement of performance goals in respect of such
Performance Awards shall be measured over a performance period of up to ten years, as specified by the Committee. Performance goals shall be established not later than 90 days after the beginning of any performance period applicable to such
Performance Awards, or at such other date as may be required or permitted for “performance-based compensation” under section 162(m) of the Code. 
 (iv) Performance Award Pool. The Committee may establish a Performance Award pool, which shall be an unfunded pool, for purposes of measuring performance of the Company in connection with
Performance Awards. The amount of such Performance Award pool shall be based upon the achievement of a performance goal or goals based on one or more of the criteria set forth in Section 8(b)(ii) hereof during the given performance period, as
specified by the Committee in accordance with Section 8(b)(iii) hereof. The Committee may specify the amount of the Performance Award pool as a percentage of any of such criteria, a percentage thereof in excess of a threshold amount, or as
another amount which need not bear a strictly mathematical relationship to such criteria. 
 (v) Settlement of Performance
Awards; Other Terms. After the end of each performance period, the Committee shall determine the amount, if any, of (A) the Performance Award pool, and the maximum amount of the potential Performance Award payable to each Participant in the
Performance Award pool, or (B) the amount of the potential Performance Award otherwise payable to each Participant. Settlement of such Performance Awards shall be in cash, Stock, other Awards or other property, in the discretion of the
Committee. The Committee may, in its discretion, reduce the amount of a settlement otherwise to be made in connection with such Performance Awards, but may not exercise discretion to increase any such amount payable to a Covered Employee in respect
of a Performance Award subject to this Section 8(b). The Committee shall specify the circumstances in which such Performance Awards shall be paid or forfeited in the event of termination of employment by the Participant prior to the end of a
performance period or settlement of Performance Awards. 
 (c) Annual Incentive Awards Granted to Designated Covered
Employees. If the Committee determines that an Annual Incentive Award to be granted to an Eligible Person who is designated by the Committee as likely to be a Covered Employee should qualify as “performance-based compensation” for
purposes of section 162(m) of the Code, the grant, exercise and/or settlement of such Annual Incentive Award shall be contingent upon achievement of preestablished performance goals and other terms set forth in this Section 8(c). 

(i) Potential Annual Incentive Awards. Not later than the end of the 90th day of each applicable year, or at such other date as
may be required or permitted in the case of Awards intended to be “performance-based compensation” under section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee shall determine the Eligible Persons who will potentially receive Annual Incentive Awards,
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of an Annual Incentive Award pool established by such date under Section 8(c)(i) hereof or as individual Annual Incentive Awards. The amount potentially payable, with respect to Annual
Incentive Awards, shall be based upon the achievement of a performance goal or goals based on one or more of the business criteria set forth in Section 8(b)(ii) hereof in the given performance year, as specified by the Committee. 

(ii) Annual Incentive Award Pool. The Committee may establish an Annual Incentive Award pool, which shall be an unfunded pool,
for purposes of measuring performance of the Company in connection with Annual Incentive Awards. The amount of such Annual Incentive Award pool shall be based upon the achievement of a performance goal or goals based on one or more of the business
criteria set forth in Section 8(b)(ii) hereof during the given performance period, as specified by the Committee in accordance with Section 8(b)(iii) hereof. The Committee may specify the amount of the Annual Incentive Award pool as a
percentage of any of such business criteria, a percentage thereof in excess of a threshold amount, or as another amount which need not bear a strictly mathematical relationship to such business criteria. 

(iii) Payout of Annual Incentive Awards. After the end of each applicable year, the Committee shall determine the amount, if any,
of (A) the Annual Incentive Award pool, and the maximum amount of the potential Annual Incentive Award payable to each Participant in the Annual Incentive Award pool, or (A) the amount of the potential Annual Incentive Award otherwise
payable to each Participant. The Committee may, in its discretion, determine that the amount payable to any Participant as a final Annual Incentive Award shall be reduced from the amount of his or her potential Annual Incentive Award, including a
determination to make no final Award whatsoever, but may not exercise discretion to increase any such amount in the case of an Annual Incentive Award intended to qualify under section 162(m) of the Code. The Committee shall specify the circumstances
in which an Annual Incentive Award shall be paid or forfeited in the event of termination of employment by the Participant prior to the end of the applicable year or settlement of such Annual Incentive Award. 

(d) Written Determinations. All determinations by the Committee as to the establishment of performance goals, the amount of any
Performance Award pool or potential individual Performance Awards, the achievement of performance goals relating to and final settlement of Performance Awards under Section 8(b), the amount of any Annual Incentive Award pool or potential
individual Annual Incentive Awards, the achievement of performance goals relating to and final settlement of Annual Incentive Awards under Section 8(c) shall be made in writing in the case of any Award intended to qualify under section 162(m)
of the Code. The Committee may not delegate any responsibility relating to such Performance Awards or Annual Incentive Awards. 

(e) Status of Section 8(b) and Section 8(c) Awards under Section 162(m) of the Code. It is the intent of the
Company that Performance Awards and Annual Incentive Awards under Sections 8(b) and 8(c) hereof granted to Persons who are designated by the Committee as likely to be Covered Employees within the meaning of section 162(m) of the Code and the
regulations thereunder (including Treasury Regulation §1.162-27 and successor regulations thereto) shall, if so designated by the Committee, constitute “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of section 162(m) of the Code
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Accordingly, the terms of Sections 8(b), (c), (d) and (e), including the definitions of Covered Employee and other terms used therein, shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with
section 162(m) of the Code and regulations thereunder. The foregoing notwithstanding, because the Committee cannot determine with certainty whether a given Eligible Person will be a Covered Employee with respect to a fiscal year that has not yet
been completed, the term Covered Employee as used herein shall mean only a Person designated by the Committee, at the time of grant of a Performance Award or an Annual Incentive Award, who is likely to be a Covered Employee with respect to that
fiscal year. If any provision of this Plan as in effect on the date of adoption of any agreements relating to Performance Awards or Annual Incentive Awards that are designated as intended to comply with section 162(m) of the Code does not comply or
is inconsistent with the requirements of section 162(m) of the Code or regulations thereunder, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
this Section 8(e) or elsewhere in this Plan, the Company intends to rely on the transition relief set forth in Treasury Regulation § 1.162-27(f), and hence the deduction limitation imposed by section 162(m) of the Code will
not be applicable to the Company until the earliest to occur of (i) the material modification of the Plan within the meaning of Treasury Regulation § 1.162-27(h)(1)(iii); (ii) the issuance of the number of shares of Stock set forth in
Section 4(a) (including annual increases contemplated by the last sentence of Section 4(a));or (iii) the first meeting of shareholders of the Company at which directors are to be elected that occurs after December 31, 2015 (the
“Transition Period”), and during the Transition Period, Awards to Covered Employees shall only be required to comply with the limitations in Section 5 and the transition relief described in this Section 8(e). 

9. Subdivision or Consolidation; Recapitalization; Change in Control; Reorganization. 

(a) Existence of Plans and Awards. The existence of this Plan and the Awards granted hereunder shall not affect in any way the
right or power of the Board or the stockholders of the Company to make or authorize any adjustment, recapitalization, reorganization or other change in the Company’s capital structure or its business, any merger or consolidation of the Company,
any issue of debt or equity securities ahead of or affecting Stock or the rights thereof, the dissolution or liquidation of the Company or any sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of all or any part of its assets or business or any other
corporate act or proceeding. In no event will any action taken by the Committee pursuant to this Section 9 result in the creation of deferred compensation within the meaning of section 409A of the Code and the regulations and other guidance
promulgated thereunder. 
 (b) Subdivision or Consolidation of Shares. The terms of an Award and the number of shares of
Stock authorized pursuant to Section 4 for issuance under the Plan shall be subject to adjustment from time to time, in accordance with the following provisions: 
 (i) If at any time, or from time to time, the Company shall subdivide as a whole (by reclassification, by a Stock split, by the issuance of a distribution on Stock payable in Stock, or otherwise) or in
the event the Company distributes an extraordinary cash dividend the number of shares of Stock then outstanding into a greater number of shares of Stock, then, as appropriate, (A) the maximum number of shares of Stock available for the Plan or

  
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in connection with Awards as provided in Sections 4 and 5 shall be increased proportionately, and the kind of shares or other securities available for the Plan shall be appropriately adjusted,
(B) the number of shares of Stock (or other kind of shares or securities) that may be acquired under any then outstanding Award shall be increased proportionately, and (C) the price (including the exercise price) for each share of Stock
(or other kind of shares or securities) subject to then outstanding Awards shall be reduced proportionately, without changing the aggregate purchase price or value as to which outstanding Awards remain exercisable or subject to restrictions.

 (ii) If at any time, or from time to time, the Company shall consolidate as a whole (by reclassification, by reverse Stock
split, or otherwise) the number of shares of Stock then outstanding into a lesser number of shares of Stock, (A) the maximum number of shares of Stock for the Plan or available in connection with Awards as provided in Sections 4 and 5 shall be
decreased proportionately, and the kind of shares or other securities available for the Plan shall be appropriately adjusted, (B) the number of shares of Stock (or other kind of shares or securities) that may be acquired under any then
outstanding Award shall be decreased proportionately, and (C) the price (including the exercise price) for each share of Stock (or other kind of shares or securities) subject to then outstanding Awards shall be increased proportionately,
without changing the aggregate purchase price or value as to which outstanding Awards remain exercisable or subject to restrictions. 
 (iii) Whenever the number of shares of Stock subject to outstanding Awards and the price for each share of Stock subject to outstanding Awards are required to be adjusted as provided in this
Section 9(b), the Committee shall promptly prepare a notice setting forth, in reasonable detail, the event requiring adjustment, the amount of the adjustment, the method by which such adjustment was calculated, and the change in price and the
number of shares of Stock, other securities, cash, or property purchasable subject to each Award after giving effect to the adjustments. The Committee shall promptly provide each affected Participant with such notice. 

(iv) Adjustments under Sections 9(b)(i) and (ii) shall be made by the Committee, and its determination as to what adjustments shall
be made and the extent thereof shall be final, binding, and conclusive. No fractional interest shall be issued under the Plan on account of any such adjustments. 
 (c) Corporate Recapitalization. If the Company recapitalizes, reclassifies its capital stock, or otherwise changes its capital structure (a “recapitalization”) without the occurrence of a
Change in Control, the number and class of shares of Stock covered by an Option or an SAR theretofore granted shall be adjusted so that such Option or SAR shall thereafter cover the number and class of shares of stock and securities to which the
holder would have been entitled pursuant to the terms of the recapitalization if, immediately prior to the recapitalization, the holder had been the holder of record of the number of shares of Stock then covered by such Option or SAR and the share
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 (d) Additional Issuances. Except as hereinbefore expressly provided, the issuance by
the Company of shares of stock of any class or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, for cash, property, labor or services, upon direct sale, upon the exercise of rights or warrants to subscribe therefor, or upon conversion of
shares or obligations of the Company convertible into such shares or other securities, and in any case whether or not for fair value, shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number of shares of Stock
subject to Awards theretofore granted or the purchase price per share, if applicable. 
 (e) Change in Control. Upon a
Change in Control the Committee, acting in its sole discretion without the consent or approval of any holder, shall affect one or more of the following alternatives, which may vary among individual holders and which may vary among Options or SARs
(collectively “Grants”) held by any individual holder: (i) accelerate the time at which Grants then outstanding may be exercised so that such Grants may be exercised in full for a limited period of time on or before a specified date
(before or after such Change in Control) fixed by the Committee, after which specified date all unexercised Grants and all rights of holders thereunder shall terminate, (ii) require the mandatory surrender to the Company by selected holders of
some or all of the outstanding Grants held by such holders (irrespective of whether such Grants are then exercisable under the provisions of this Plan) as of a date, before or after such Change in Control, specified by the Committee, in which event
the Committee shall thereupon cancel such Grants and pay to each holder an amount of cash per share equal to the excess, if any, of the amount calculated in Section 9(f) (the “Change in Control Price”) of the shares subject to such
Grants over the Exercise Price(s) under such Grants for such shares (except that to the extent the Exercise Price under any such Grant is equal to or exceeds the Change in Control Price, in which case no amount shall be payable with respect to such
Grant), or (iii) make such adjustments to Grants then outstanding as the Committee deems appropriate to reflect such Change in Control; provided, however, that the Committee may determine in its sole discretion that no adjustment
is necessary to Grants then outstanding; provided, further, however, that the right to make such adjustments shall include, but not require or be limited to, the modification of Grants such that the holder of the Grant shall be
entitled to purchase or receive (in lieu of the total number of shares of Stock as to which an Option or SAR is exercisable (the “Total Shares”) or other consideration that the holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase or receive
under the Grant (the “Total Consideration”)), the number of shares of stock, other securities, cash or property to which the Total Consideration would have been entitled to in connection with the Change in Control (A) (in the case of
Options), at an aggregate exercise price equal to the exercise price that would have been payable if the Total Shares had been purchased upon the exercise of the Grant immediately before the consummation of the Change in Control and (B) in the
case of SARs, if the SARs had been exercised immediately before the occurrence of the Change in Control. 
 (f) Change in
Control Price. The “Change in Control Price” shall equal the amount determined in the following clause (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v), whichever is applicable, as follows: (i) the price per share offered to holders of Stock in
any merger or consolidation, (ii) the per share Fair Market Value of the Stock immediately before the Change in Control without regard to assets sold in the Change in Control and assuming the Company has received the consideration paid for the
assets in the case of a sale of the assets, (iii) the amount distributed per share of Stock in a dissolution transaction, (iv) the price per share offered to holders of Stock in any tender offer or exchange offer whereby a Change in
Control takes place, or (v) if such Change in Control occurs other than pursuant to a transaction described in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), 

  
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or (iv) of this Section 9(f), the Fair Market Value per share of the Stock that may otherwise be obtained with respect to such Grants or to which such Grants track, as determined by the
Committee as of the date determined by the Committee to be the date of cancellation and surrender of such Grants. In the event that the consideration offered to stockholders of the Company in any transaction described in this Section 9(f) or in
Section 9(e) consists of anything other than cash, the Committee shall determine the fair cash equivalent of the portion of the consideration offered which is other than cash and such determination shall be binding on all affected Participants
to the extent applicable to Awards held by such Participants. 
 (g) Impact of Corporate Events on Awards Generally. In
the event of changes in the outstanding Stock by reason of a recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, combination, exchange or other relevant change in capitalization occurring after the date of the grant of any Award and not
otherwise provided for by this Section 9, any outstanding Awards and any Award agreements evidencing such Awards shall be subject to adjustment by the Committee at its discretion, which adjustment may, in the Committee’s discretion, be
described in the Award agreement and may include, but not be limited to, adjustments as to the number and price of shares of Stock or other consideration subject to such Awards, accelerated vesting (in full or in part) of such Awards, conversion of
such Awards into awards denominated in the securities or other interests of any successor Person, or the cash settlement of such Awards in exchange for the cancellation thereof. In the event of any such change in the outstanding Stock, the aggregate
number of shares of Stock available under this Plan may be appropriately adjusted by the Committee, whose determination shall be conclusive. 
 10. General Provisions. 
 (a) Transferability. 

(i) Permitted Transferees. The Committee may, in its discretion, permit a Participant to transfer all or any portion of an Option
or SAR, or authorize all or a portion of an Option or SAR to be granted to an Eligible Person to be on terms which permit transfer by such Participant; provided that, in either case the transferee or transferees must be any child, stepchild,
grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, sibling, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, including adoptive relationships, in each case with respect to
the Participant, an individual sharing the Participant’s household (other than a tenant or employee of the Company), a trust in which any of the foregoing individuals have more than fifty percent of the beneficial interest, a foundation in
which any of the foregoing individuals (or the Participant) control the management of assets, and any other entity in which any of the foregoing individuals (or the Participant) own more than fifty percent of the voting interests (collectively,
“Permitted Transferees”); provided further that, (X) there may be no consideration for any such transfer and (Y) subsequent transfers of Options or SARs transferred as provided above shall be prohibited except subsequent
transfers back to the original holder of the Option or SAR and transfers to other Permitted Transferees of the original holder. Agreements evidencing Options or SARs with respect to which such transferability is authorized at the time of grant must
be approved by the Committee, and must expressly provide for transferability in a manner consistent with this Section 10(a)(i). 

  
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 (ii) Qualified Domestic Relations Orders. An Option, Stock Appreciation Right,
Restricted Stock Unit Award, Restricted Stock Award or other Award may be transferred, to a Permitted Transferee, pursuant to a domestic relations order entered or approved by a court of competent jurisdiction upon delivery to the Company of written
notice of such transfer and a certified copy of such order. 
 (iii) Other Transfers. Except as expressly permitted by
Sections 10(a)(i) and 10(a)(ii), Awards shall not be transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. 

(iv) Effect of Transfer. Following the transfer of any Award as contemplated by Sections 10(a)(i), 10(a)(ii) and 10(a)(iii),
(A) such Award shall continue to be subject to the same terms and conditions as were applicable immediately prior to transfer, provided that the term “Participant” shall be deemed to refer to the Permitted Transferee, the recipient
under a qualified domestic relations order, or the estate or heirs of a deceased Participant or other transferee, as applicable, to the extent appropriate to enable the Participant to exercise the transferred Award in accordance with the terms of
this Plan and applicable law and (B) the provisions of the Award relating to exercisability shall continue to be applied with respect to the original Participant and, following the occurrence of any applicable events described therein the
Awards shall be exercisable by the Permitted Transferee, the recipient under a qualified domestic relations order, or the estate or heirs of a deceased Participant, as applicable, only to the extent and for the periods that would have been
applicable in the absence of the transfer. 
 (v) Procedures and Restrictions. Any Participant desiring to transfer an
Award as permitted under Sections 10(a)(i), 10(a)(ii) or 10(a)(iii) shall make application therefor in the manner and time specified by the Committee and shall comply with such other requirements as the Committee may require to assure compliance
with all applicable securities laws. The Committee shall not give permission for such a transfer if (A) it would give rise to short swing liability under section 16(b) of the Exchange Act or (B) it may not be made in compliance with all
applicable federal, state and foreign securities laws. 
 (vi) Registration. To the extent the issuance to any Permitted
Transferee of any shares of Stock issuable pursuant to Awards transferred as permitted in this Section 10(a) is not registered pursuant to the effective registration statement of the Company generally covering the shares to be issued pursuant
to this Plan to initial holders of Awards, the Company shall not have any obligation to register the issuance of any such shares of Stock to any such transferee. 
 (b) Taxes. The Company and any of its Subsidiaries are authorized to withhold from any Award granted, or any payment relating to an Award under this Plan, including from a distribution of Stock,
amounts of withholding and other taxes due or potentially payable in connection with any transaction involving an Award, and to take such other action as the Committee may deem advisable to enable the Company and Participants to satisfy obligations
for the payment of withholding taxes and other tax obligations relating to any Award. This authority shall include authority to withhold or receive Stock or other property and to make cash payments in respect thereof in satisfaction of a
Participant’s tax obligations, either on a mandatory or elective basis in the discretion of the Committee. 

  
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 (c) Changes to this Plan and Awards. The Board may amend, alter, suspend,
discontinue or terminate this Plan or the Committee’s authority to grant Awards under this Plan without the consent of stockholders or Participants, except that any amendment or alteration to this Plan, including any increase in any share
limitation, shall be subject to the approval of the Company’s stockholders not later than the annual meeting next following such Board action if such stockholder approval is required by any federal or state law or regulation or the rules of any
stock exchange or automated quotation system on which the Stock may then be listed or quoted, and the Board may otherwise, in its discretion, determine to submit other such changes to this Plan to stockholders for approval; provided, that,
without the consent of an affected Participant, no such Board action may materially and adversely affect the rights of such Participant under any previously granted and outstanding Award. The Committee may waive any conditions or rights under, or
amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate any Award theretofore granted and any Award agreement relating thereto, except as otherwise provided in this Plan; provided, however, that, without the consent of an affected Participant,
no such Committee action may materially and adversely affect the rights of such Participant under such Award. For purposes of clarity, any adjustments made to Awards pursuant to Section 9 will be deemed not to materially and adversely
affect the rights of any Participant under any previously granted and outstanding Award and therefore may be made without the consent of affected Participants. 
 (d) Limitation on Rights Conferred under Plan. Neither this Plan nor any action taken hereunder shall be construed as (i) giving any Eligible Person or Participant the right to continue as an
Eligible Person or Participant or in the employ or service of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) interfering in any way with the right of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to terminate any Eligible Person’s or
Participant’s employment or service relationship at any time, (iii) giving an Eligible Person or Participant any claim to be granted any Award under this Plan or to be treated uniformly with other Participants and/or employees and/or other
service providers, or (iv) conferring on a Participant any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company unless and until the Participant is duly issued or transferred shares of Stock in accordance with the terms of an Award. 

(e) Unfunded Status of Awards. This Plan is intended to constitute an “unfunded” plan for certain incentive awards.

 (f) Nonexclusivity of this Plan. The adoption of this Plan by the Board shall not be construed as creating any
limitations on the power of the Board or a committee thereof to adopt such other incentive arrangements as it may deem desirable, including incentive arrangements and awards which do not qualify under section 162(m) of the Code. Nothing contained in
this Plan shall be construed to prevent the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from taking any corporate action which is deemed by the Company or such Subsidiary to be appropriate or in its best interest, whether or not such action would have an
adverse effect on this Plan or any Award made under this Plan. No employee, beneficiary or other person shall have any claim against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as a result of any such action. 

  
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 (g) Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of Stock shall be issued or delivered
pursuant to this Plan or any Award. The Committee shall determine whether cash, other Awards or other property shall be issued or paid in lieu of such fractional shares or whether such fractional shares or any rights thereto shall be forfeited or
otherwise eliminated. 
 (h) Severability. If any provision of this Plan is held to be illegal or invalid for any reason,
the illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining provisions hereof, but such provision shall be fully severable and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had never been included herein. If any of
the terms or provisions of this Plan or any Award agreement conflict with the requirements of Rule 16b-3 (as those terms or provisions are applied to Eligible Persons who are subject to section 16(b) of the Exchange Act), then those conflicting
terms or provisions shall be deemed inoperative to the extent they so conflict with the requirements of Rule 16b-3 (unless the Board or the Committee, as appropriate, has expressly determined that the Plan or such Award should not comply with Rule
16b-3). 
 (i) Governing Law. All questions arising with respect to the provisions of the Plan and Awards shall be
determined by application of the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any conflict of law provisions thereof, except to the extent Delaware law is preempted by federal law. The obligation of the Company to sell and deliver Stock
hereunder is subject to applicable federal and state laws and to the approval of any governmental authority required in connection with the authorization, issuance, sale, or delivery of such Stock. 

(j) Conditions to Delivery of Stock. Nothing herein or in any Award granted hereunder or any Award agreement shall require the
Company to issue any shares with respect to any Award if that issuance would, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, constitute a violation of the Securities Act or any similar or superseding statute or statutes, any other applicable statute or
regulation, or the rules of any applicable securities exchange or securities association, as then in effect. At the time of any exercise of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right, or at the time of any grant of a Restricted Stock Award, Restricted
Stock Unit, or other Award the Company may, as a condition precedent to the exercise of such Option or Stock Appreciation Right or settlement of any Restricted Stock Award, Restricted Stock Unit or other Award, require from the Participant (or in
the event of his or her death, his or her legal representatives, heirs, legatees, or distributees) such written representations, if any, concerning the holder’s intentions with regard to the retention or disposition of the shares of Stock being
acquired pursuant to the Award and such written covenants and agreements, if any, as to the manner of disposal of such shares as, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, may be necessary to ensure that any disposition by that holder (or in the
event of the holder’s death, his or her legal representatives, heirs, legatees, or distributees) will not involve a violation of the Securities Act or any similar or superseding statute or statutes, any other applicable state or federal statute
or regulation, or any rule of any applicable securities exchange or securities association, as then in effect. No Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercisable and no settlement of any Restricted Stock Award or Restricted Stock Unit shall
occur with respect to a Participant unless and until the holder thereof shall have paid cash or property to, or performed services for, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that the Committee believes is equal to or greater in value than the par
value of the Stock subject to such Award. 

  
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 (k) Section 409A of the Code. In the event that any Award granted pursuant to
this Plan provides for a deferral of compensation within the meaning of the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules, it is the general intention, but not the obligation, of the Company to design such Award to comply with the Nonqualified Deferred
Compensation Rules and such Award should be interpreted accordingly. 
 (l) Clawback. To the extent required by
(i) applicable law, including, without limitation, the requirements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, any Securities Exchange Commission rule or any applicable securities exchange listing standards and/or
(ii) any policy that may be adopted by the Board, Awards and amounts paid or payable pursuant to or with respect to Awards shall be subject to clawback to the extent necessary to comply with such law(s) and/or policy, which clawback may include
forfeiture, repurchase and/or recoupment of Awards and amounts paid or payable pursuant to or with respect to Awards. 
 (m)
Plan Effective Date and Term. This Plan was adopted by the Board of Managers of Upstream Holdings on May         , 2012, to be effective on the Effective Date. No Awards may be granted under this Plan
on and after the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date. 

  
 25Form of Indemnification Agreement

 Exhibit 10.9 
 INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT 
 This Indemnification Agreement (this
“Agreement”) is entered into as of [•], 2012 (the “Effective Date”) by and between Ute Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and [•] (the
“Indemnitee”). 
 RECITALS 
 WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) has determined that the inability to attract and retain qualified persons as directors and officers is detrimental to the best
interests of the Company’s stockholders and that the Company should act to assure such persons that there shall be adequate certainty of protection through insurance and indemnification against risks of claims and actions against them arising
out of their service to and activities on behalf of the Company; 
 WHEREAS, the Company has adopted provisions in its
Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate”) and Bylaws (the “Bylaws”) providing for indemnification and advancement of expenses of its directors and officers to the fullest extent authorized by the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (the “DGCL”), and the Company wishes to clarify and enhance the rights and obligations of the Company and the Indemnitee with respect to
indemnification and advancement of expenses; 
 WHEREAS, in order to induce and encourage highly experienced and capable persons
such as the Indemnitee to serve and continue to serve as directors and officers of the Company and in any other capacity with respect to the Company as the Company may request, and to otherwise promote the desirable end that such persons shall
resist what they consider unjustified lawsuits and claims made against them in connection with the good faith performance of their duties to the Company, with the knowledge that certain costs, judgments, penalties, fines, liabilities, and expenses
incurred by them in their defense of such litigation are to be borne by the Company and they shall receive the maximum protection against such risks and liabilities as may be afforded by applicable law, the Board has determined that the following
Agreement is reasonable and prudent to promote and ensure the best interests of the Company and its stockholders; and 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to have the Indemnitee continue to serve as a director or officer of the Company and in any other capacity
with respect to the Company as the Company may request, as the case may be, free from undue concern for unpredictable, inappropriate, or unreasonable legal risks and personal liabilities by reason of the Indemnitee acting in good faith in the
performance of the Indemnitee’s duty to the Company; and the Indemnitee desires to continue so to serve the Company, provided, and on the express condition, that he or she is furnished with the indemnity set forth hereinafter.

 AGREEMENT 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the Indemnitee’s continued service as a director or officer of the Company, the parties hereto agree as follows: 

 1. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement: 

(a) “Corporate Status” means the status of a person who is or was a director, officer, employee, agent or trustee of
(i) the Company or (ii) any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership or joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise which such person is or was serving at the request of the Company. 

(b) “Disinterested Director” means a director of the Company who is not or was not a party to the Proceeding in respect
of which indemnification is being sought by the Indemnitee. 
 (c) “Enterprise” shall mean the Company and any
other corporation, limited liability company, partnership or joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise of which Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, agent or trustee.

 (d) “Expenses” includes, without limitation, expenses incurred in connection with the defense or settlement
of any Proceeding including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, witness fees and expenses, including legal fees and expenses for Proceedings enforcing Indemnitee’s rights granted pursuant to this Agreement, fees and expenses of
accountants and other advisors, travel expenses, retainers and disbursements and advances thereon, the premium, security for, and other costs relating to any bond (including cost bonds, appraisal bonds, or their equivalents), printing and binding
costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, and any expenses of establishing a right to indemnification or advancement under Sections 10, 12, 14, and 17 hereof, but shall not include the amount of judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes,
or penalties actually levied against the Indemnitee, or any amounts paid in settlement by or on behalf of the Indemnitee. 
 (e)
“Independent Counsel” means a law firm or a member of a law firm that neither is presently nor in the past five years has been retained to represent (i) the Company or the Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party
(other than with respect to matters concerning the Indemnitee under this Agreement or other indemnitees under similar agreements) or (ii) any other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a request for indemnification hereunder. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the term “Independent Counsel” shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company or the Indemnitee
in an action to determine the Indemnitee’s right to indemnification under this Agreement. 
 (f)
“Proceeding” means any threatened, pending or completed action, claim, suit, arbitration, alternative dispute mechanism, inquiry, formal or informal judicial, administrative, or legislative hearing, investigation, or any other
threatened, pending, or completed judicial, administrative or arbitration proceeding, whether brought by or in the right of the Company or otherwise, including any and all appeals, whether of a civil, criminal, administrative, legislative,
investigative, including internal investigations, subpoenas or other information requests whether judicial or brought by a third party, or other nature, to which the Indemnitee was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party, witness or is
otherwise involved in by reason of the Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, or by reason of anything done or not done by the Indemnitee in any such capacity, whether or not the Indemnitee maintains such Corporate Status at the time any expense,
liability, or loss is incurred for which indemnification or advancement can be provided under this Agreement. 

  
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 2. Service by the Indemnitee. The Indemnitee shall serve and/or continue to serve as
a director or officer of the Company faithfully and to the best of the Indemnitee’s ability so long as the Indemnitee is duly elected or appointed in accordance with the Certificate, the Bylaws and the DGCL and until such time as the
Indemnitee’s successor is elected and qualified or the Indemnitee is removed as permitted by applicable law or tenders a resignation in writing in which event this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect after such resignation.
Additionally, this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect after the death, retirement or removal of the Indemnitee. 

3. Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Indemnitee, and shall pay to the
Indemnitee in advance of the final disposition of any Proceeding all Expenses incurred by the Indemnitee in defending any such Proceeding, to the fullest extent authorized by the DGCL, all on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
Without diminishing the scope of the rights provided by this Section, the rights of the Indemnitee to indemnification and advancement of Expenses provided hereunder shall include but shall not be limited to those rights hereinafter set forth, except
that no indemnification or advancement of Expenses shall be paid to the Indemnitee: 
 (a) to the extent expressly prohibited by
applicable law or the Certificate and Bylaws of the Company; 
 (b) for and to the extent that payment is actually made to the
Indemnitee under a valid and collectible insurance policy or under a valid and enforceable indemnity clause, provision of the Certificate or Bylaws, or agreement of the Company or any other company or other enterprise where the Indemnitee is or was
serving at the request of the Company (and the Indemnitee shall reimburse the Company for any amounts paid by the Company and subsequently so recovered by the Indemnitee) and the Company shall make no further payments such that would duplicate
previously made payments; or 
 (c) in connection with an action, suit, or proceeding, or part thereof initiated by the
Indemnitee (including claims and counterclaims, whether such counterclaims are asserted by (i) the Indemnitee, or (ii) the Company in an action, suit, or proceeding initiated by the Indemnitee), except a judicial proceeding or arbitration
pursuant to Section 12 to enforce rights under this Agreement, unless the action, suit, or proceeding, or part thereof, was authorized or ratified by the Board. 
 4. Action or Proceedings Other than an Action by or in the Right of the Company. Except as limited by Section 3 above, the Indemnitee shall be entitled to the indemnification rights provided
in this Section if the Indemnitee was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to, or was or is otherwise involved in, any Proceeding (other than an action by or in the right of the Company), or any claim, issue or matter therein, by reason
of the Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, or by reason of anything done or not done by the Indemnitee in any such capacity. Pursuant to this Section, the Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all expense,

  
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liability, and loss (including judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties, amounts paid in settlement by or on behalf of the Indemnitee, and Expenses) actually and reasonably incurred by
the Indemnitee in connection with such Proceeding (including, but not limited to, the investigation, defense or appeal thereof), if the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner the Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
best interests of the Company, and with respect to any criminal Proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. 
 5. Indemnity in Proceedings by or in the Right of the Company. The Indemnitee shall be entitled to the indemnification rights provided in this Section if the Indemnitee was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to, or was or is otherwise involved in, any Proceeding brought by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, or by reason of anything done or
not done by the Indemnitee in any such capacity. Pursuant to this Section, the Indemnitee shall be indemnified, to the fullest extent permitted by law, against all expense, liability, and loss (including judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or
penalties, amounts paid in settlement by or on behalf of the Indemnitee, and Expenses) actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with such Proceeding (including, but not limited to, the investigation defense or appeal thereof)
if the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner the Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company; provided, however, that no such indemnification shall be made in respect of any
claim, issue, or matter as to which the DGCL expressly prohibits such indemnification by reason of any adjudication of liability of the Indemnitee to the Company, unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or
the court in which such Proceeding was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification for such expense, liability,
and loss as such court shall deem proper. 
 6. Indemnification for Costs, Charges, and Expenses of Successful Party.
Notwithstanding any limitations of Sections 3(a), 3(b), 3(c), 4, and 5 above, and without limiting the rights of Indemnitee under any other provision hereof, to the extent that the Indemnitee has been successful, on the merits or otherwise, in whole
or in part, in defense of any Proceeding, or in defense of any claim, issue, or matter therein, including, without limitation, the dismissal of any action without prejudice, or if it is ultimately determined, by final judicial decision of a court of
competent jurisdiction from which there is no further right to appeal, that the Indemnitee is otherwise entitled to be indemnified against Expenses, the Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the
Indemnitee in connection therewith. For purposes of this Section and without limitation, the termination of any claim, issue or matter in such a Proceeding described herein (a) by dismissal, summary judgment, judgment on the pleading, or final
judgment, with or without prejudice, or (b) by agreement without payment or assumption or admission of liability by the Indemnitee, shall be deemed a successful determination or result as to such claim, issue or matter. 

7. Vesting of Indemnitee’s Right to Indemnification or Advancement of Expenses. Indemnitee’s right to indemnification or
advancement of expenses under the Company’s bylaws or certificate of incorporation vests at the time of the act or omission that is the subject of the indemnification or advancement of expenses. Indemitee’s right to indemnification or
advancement of expenses shall not be eliminated or impaired by any amendments to the bylaws or certificate of incorporation after the occurrence of the act or omission for which indemnification or advancement of expenses is sought. 

  
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 8. Partial Indemnification. If the Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of
this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a portion of the expense, liability, and loss (including judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties, amounts paid in settlement by or on behalf of the Indemnitee, and Expenses)
actually and reasonably incurred in connection with any Proceeding, claim, issue or matter, or in connection with any judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to Section 12 to enforce rights under this Agreement, but not, however, for all of
the total amount thereof, the Company shall nevertheless indemnify the Indemnitee for the portion of such expense, liability, and loss actually and reasonably incurred to which the Indemnitee is entitled. 

9. Indemnification for Expenses of a Witness. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the maximum extent
permitted by the DGCL, the Indemnitee shall be entitled to indemnification against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee or on the Indemnitee’s behalf if the Indemnitee appears as a witness or otherwise incurs legal
expenses as a result of or related to the Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, in any Proceeding, to which the Indemnitee neither is, nor is threatened to be made, a party. 
 10. Determination of Entitlement to Indemnification. To receive indemnification under this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall submit a written request to the Secretary of the Company. Such request
shall include documentation or information that is necessary for such determination and is reasonably available to the Indemnitee. Upon receipt by the Secretary of the Company of a written request by the Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to
Sections 4, 5, 6, 8 or 9, the entitlement of the Indemnitee to indemnification, to the extent not provided pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, shall be determined by the following person or persons who shall be empowered to make such
determination: (a) by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Board; (b) by a committee of Disinterested Directors designated by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less
than a quorum of the Board; (c) if there are no Disinterested Directors, or if the Disinterested Directors so direct, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee; or (d) if
so directed by the Board, the stockholders of the Company. Such Independent Counsel shall be selected by the Board and approved by the Indemnitee. Upon failure of the Board so to select such Independent Counsel or upon failure of the Indemnitee so
to approve, such Independent Counsel shall be selected upon application to a court of competent jurisdiction. The determination of entitlement to indemnification shall be made and, unless a contrary determination is made, such indemnification shall
be paid in full by the Company not later than 60 calendar days after receipt by the Secretary of the Company of a written request for indemnification. If the person making such determination shall determine that the Indemnitee is entitled to
indemnification as to part (but not all) of the application for indemnification, such person shall reasonably prorate such partial indemnification among the claims, issues, or matters at issue at the time of the determination. 

  
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 11. Presumptions and Effect of Certain Proceedings. 

(a) The Secretary of the Company shall, promptly upon receipt of the Indemnitee’s written request for indemnification, advise in
writing the Board or such other person or persons empowered to make the determination as provided in Section 10 that the Indemnitee has made such request for indemnification. Upon making such request for indemnification, the Indemnitee shall be
presumed to be entitled to indemnification hereunder and the Company shall have the burden of proof in making any determination contrary to such presumption. If the person or persons so empowered to make such determination shall have failed to make
the requested determination with respect to indemnification within 60 calendar days after receipt by the Secretary of the Company of such request, a requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and the
Indemnitee shall be absolutely entitled to such indemnification, absent actual fraud in the request for indemnification. The termination of any Proceeding described in Sections 4 or 5 by judgment, order, settlement, or conviction, or upon a plea of
nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself (a) create a presumption that the Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner the Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
Company, or with respect to any criminal Proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful or (b) otherwise adversely affect the rights of the Indemnitee to indemnification except as may be provided herein. 

(b) For purposes of any determination of good faith, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith if Indemnitee’s action
is based on the records or books of account of the Enterprise, including financial statements, or on information supplied to Indemnitee by the officers of the Enterprise in the course of their duties, or on the advice of legal counsel for the
Enterprise or on information or records given or reports made to the Enterprise by an independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser or other expert selected with the reasonable care by the Enterprise. The provisions of this
Section 11(b) shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the other circumstances in which Indemnitee may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in this Agreement. 

12. Remedies of the Indemnitee in Cases of Determination Not to Indemnify or to Advance Expenses; Right to Bring Suit. In the
event that a determination is made that the Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification hereunder or if payment is not timely made following a determination of entitlement to indemnification pursuant to Sections 10 and 11, or if an advancement of
Expenses is not timely made pursuant to Section 17, the Indemnitee may at any time thereafter bring suit against the Company in a court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Delaware seeking an adjudication of entitlement to such
indemnification or advancement of Expenses. Alternatively, the Indemnitee at the Indemnitee’s option may seek an award in an arbitration to be conducted by a single arbitrator in the State of Delaware pursuant to the rules of the American
Arbitration Association, such award to be made within 60 calendar days following the filing of the demand for arbitration. The Company shall not oppose the Indemnitee’s right to seek any such adjudication or award in arbitration. In any suit or
arbitration brought by the Indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification hereunder (but not in a suit or arbitration brought by the Indemnitee to enforce a right to an advancement of Expenses), it shall be a defense that the Indemnitee did not
act in good faith and in a manner the Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company and, with respect to any 

  
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criminal Proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. Further, in any suit brought by the Company to recover an advancement of Expenses pursuant to the terms of
an undertaking, the Company shall be entitled to recover such Expenses upon a final judicial decision of a court of competent jurisdiction from which there is no further right to appeal that the Indemnitee has not met the standard of conduct
described above. Neither the failure of the Company (including the Disinterested Directors, a committee of Disinterested Directors, Independent Counsel, or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such suit or
arbitration that indemnification of the Indemnitee is proper in the circumstances because the Indemnitee has met the standard of conduct described above, nor an actual determination by the Company (including the Disinterested Directors, a committee
of Disinterested Directors, Independent Counsel, or its stockholders) that the Indemnitee has not met the standard of conduct described above shall create a presumption that the Indemnitee has not met the standard of conduct described above, or, in
the case of such a suit brought by the Indemnitee, be a defense to such suit. In any suit brought by the Indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification or to an advancement of Expenses hereunder, or brought by the Corporation to recover an
advancement of Expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the burden of proving that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified, or to such advancement of expenses, under this Section 12 or otherwise shall be on the Company. If a
determination is made or deemed to have been made pursuant to the terms of Section 10 or 11 that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Company shall be bound by such determination and is precluded from asserting that such
determination has not been made or that the procedure by which such determination was made is not valid, binding, and enforceable. The Company further agrees to stipulate in any court or before any arbitrator pursuant to this Section 12 that
the Company is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement and is precluded from making any assertions to the contrary. If the court or arbitrator shall determine that the Indemnitee is entitled to any indemnification or advancement of Expenses
hereunder, the Company shall pay all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with such adjudication or award in arbitration (including, but not limited to, any appellate proceedings) to the fullest extent permitted
by law, and in any suit brought by the Company to recover an advancement of Expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the Company shall pay all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with such suit to the
extent the Indemnitee has been successful, on the merits or otherwise, in whole or in part, in defense of such suit, to the fullest extent permitted by law. 
 13. Non-Exclusivity of Rights; Priority. 
 (a) The rights to indemnification
and to the advancement of Expenses provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other right that the Indemnitee may now or hereafter acquire under any applicable law, agreement, vote of stockholders or Disinterested Directors,
provisions of the Certificate or Bylaws, or otherwise, except as provided in paragraph (b) hereof. 
 (b) Notwithstanding
paragraph (a) hereof, any rights granted to the Indemnitee by any of Ute Energy Holdings, LLC,QEP Ute LLC and QR Ute Partners (each a “Sponsor,” and collectively, the “Sponsors”) or their respective affiliates
(other than the Company), successors or any other controlling person from time to time, or any of the direct or indirect partners (including general partners), shareholders, members (including managing

  
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members), controlling persons, subsidiaries, directors, officers, fiduciaries, employees or agents of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Sponsor Related Persons”), in
respect of indemnification and advancement of Expenses are secondary to any rights granted to the Indemnitee by the Company. The Indemnitee shall first seek to exhaust recovery for indemnification and payment of Expenses arising from any Proceeding
pursuant to rights that the Company has granted to the Indemnitee, whether under the Certificate, Bylaws, or any other governing documents of the Company, this Agreement, any vote of the Board or stockholders as a matter of law or equity, any
insurance policy maintained by the Company or otherwise, before seeking to recover for such matters from any Sponsor or any Sponsor Related Person. 
 (c) To the extent that the Company maintains an insurance policy or policies providing liability insurance for directors, officers, employees, or agents of the Company or of any other corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise which such person serves at the request of the Company, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies in accordance with its or their terms to the maximum extent
of the coverage available for any such director, officer, employee or agent under such policy or policies and such policies shall provide for and recognize that the insurance policies are primary to any rights to indemnification, advancement or
insurance proceeds to which Indemnitee may be entitled from one or more Persons with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated (including, without limitation, the Sponsors or any Sponsor Related Persons) to the same extent as the Company’s
indemnification and advancement obligations set forth in this Agreement. If, at the time of the receipt of a notice of a claim pursuant to the terms hereof, the Company has director and officer liability insurance in effect, the Company shall give
prompt notice of the commencement of such proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the respective policies. The Company shall thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf
of Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies. 
 14.
Expenses to Enforce Agreement. In the event that the Indemnitee is subject to or intervenes in any action, suit, or proceeding in which the validity or enforceability of this Agreement is at issue or seeks an adjudication or award in
arbitration to enforce the Indemnitee’s rights under, or to recover damages for breach of, this Agreement, the Indemnitee, if the Indemnitee prevails in whole or in part in such action, suit, or proceeding, shall be entitled to recover from the
Company and shall be indemnified by the Company against any Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee in connection therewith. 
 15. Continuation of Indemnity. All agreements and obligations of the Company contained herein shall continue during the period the Indemnitee is a director, officer, employee, agent, or trustee of
the Company or while a director, officer, employee, agent, or trustee is serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, agent, or trustee of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise,
including service with respect to an employee benefit plan, and shall continue thereafter with respect to any possible claims based on the fact that the Indemnitee was a director, officer, employee, agent, or trustee of the Company or was serving at
the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, agent, or trustee of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan. This Agreement shall be
binding upon all successors and assigns of the Company (including any transferee of all or substantially all of its assets and any successor by merger or operation of law) and shall inure to the benefit of the Indemnitee’s heirs, executors, and
administrators. 

  
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 16. Notification and Defense of Proceeding. Promptly after receipt by the Indemnitee
of notice of any Proceeding, the Indemnitee shall, if a request for indemnification or an advancement of Expenses in respect thereof is to be made against the Company under this Agreement, notify the Company in writing of the commencement thereof;
but the omission so to notify the Company shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have to the Indemnitee. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, with respect to any such Proceeding of which the Indemnitee notifies the
Company: 
 (a) The Company shall be entitled to participate therein at its own expense; 

(b) Except as otherwise provided in this Section 16(b), to the extent that it may wish, the Company, jointly with any other
indemnifying party similarly notified, shall be entitled to assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to the Indemnitee. After notice from the Company to the Indemnitee of its election so to assume the defense thereof, the Company shall
not be liable to the Indemnitee under this Agreement for any expenses of counsel subsequently incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with the defense thereof except as otherwise provided below. The Indemnitee shall have the right to employ the
Indemnitee’s own counsel in such Proceeding, but the fees and expenses of such counsel incurred after notice from the Company of its assumption of the defense thereof shall be at the expense of the Indemnitee unless (i) the employment of
counsel by the Indemnitee has been authorized by the Company, (ii) the Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that there may be a conflict of interest between the Company and the Indemnitee in the conduct of the defense of such Proceeding,
or (iii) the Company shall not within 60 calendar days of receipt of notice from the Indemnitee in fact have employed counsel to assume the defense of the Proceeding, in each of which cases the fees and expenses of the Indemnitee’s counsel
shall be at the expense of the Company. The Company shall not be entitled to assume the defense of any Proceeding brought by or on behalf of the Company or as to which the Indemnitee shall have made the conclusion provided for in (ii) above;
and 
 (c) The Company shall not be liable to indemnify the Indemnitee under this Agreement for any amounts paid in settlement
of any Proceeding effected without the Company’s written consent, or for any judicial or arbitral award if the Company was not given an opportunity, in accordance with this Section 16, to participate in the defense of such Proceeding. The
Company shall not settle any Proceeding in any manner that would impose any penalty or limitation on or disclosure obligation with respect to the Indemnitee without the Indemnitee’s written consent. Neither the Company nor the Indemnitee shall
unreasonably withhold its consent to any proposed settlement. 
 (d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Section 16, the Company acknowledges and agrees that the provisions of this Section 16 shall not apply to any claim that is paid, defended or settled by any Sponsor or any Sponsor Related Person or to any amounts paid to or on behalf of
the Indemnitee in connection therewith. 

  
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 17. Advancement of Expenses. All Expenses incurred by the Indemnitee in defending
any Proceeding described in Section 4 or 5 shall be paid by the Company in advance of the final disposition of such Proceeding at the request of the Indemnitee. To receive an advancement of Expenses under this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall
submit a written request to the Secretary of the Company. Such request shall reasonably evidence the Expenses incurred by the Indemnitee and shall include or be accompanied by an undertaking, by or on behalf of the Indemnitee, to repay all amounts
so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined, by final judicial decision of a court of competent jurisdiction from which there is no further right to appeal, that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified for such Expenses by the Company
as provided by this Agreement or otherwise. The Indemnitee’s undertaking to repay any such amounts is not required to be secured. Each such advancement of Expenses shall be made within 20 calendar days after the receipt by the Secretary of the
Company of such written request. The Indemnitee’s entitlement to Expenses under this Agreement shall include those incurred in connection with any action, suit, or proceeding by the Indemnitee seeking an adjudication or award in arbitration
pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement (including the enforcement of this provision) to the extent the court or arbitrator shall determine that the Indemnitee is entitled to an advancement of Expenses hereunder. 

18. Severability. If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any
reason whatsoever, (a) the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, all portions of any paragraphs of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid,
illegal, or unenforceable, that are not by themselves invalid, illegal, or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby, and (b) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without
limitation, all portions of any paragraph of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, that are not themselves invalid, illegal, or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the
intent of the parties that the Company provide protection to the Indemnitee to the fullest enforceable extent. 
 19.
Headings; References; Pronouns. The headings of the sections of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction thereof. References herein to section
numbers are to sections of this Agreement. All pronouns and any variations thereof shall be deemed to refer to the singular or plural as appropriate. 
 20. Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if (a) delivered by hand and receipted
for by the party to whom said notice or other communication shall have been directed, (b) mailed by certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, on the third business day after the date on which it is so mailed, (c) mailed by
reputable overnight courier and receipted for by the party to whom said notice or other communication shall have been directed or (d) sent by facsimile transmission, with receipt of oral confirmation that such transmission has been received:

 (a) If to Indemnitee, at the address indicated on the signature page of this Agreement, or such other address as Indemnitee
shall provide to the Company. 

  
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	 	(b)	If to the Company to: 

 Ute
Energy Corporation 
 1875 Lawrence Street, Suite 200 
 Denver, Colorado 80202 
 Attention: Board of Directors 

or to any other address as may have been furnished to Indemnitee by the Company. 

21. Other Provisions. 
 (a) This Agreement and all disputes or controversies arising out of or related to this Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without
regard to the laws of any other jurisdiction that might be applied because of conflicts of laws principles of the State of Delaware. 
 (b) This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same instrument and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by
each of the parties and delivered to the other party. 
 (c) This Agreement shall not be deemed an employment contract between
the Company and any Indemnitee who is an officer of the Company, and, if the Indemnitee is an officer of the Company, the Indemnitee specifically acknowledges that the Indemnitee may be discharged at any time for any reason, with or without cause,
and with or without severance compensation, except as may be otherwise provided in a separate written contract between the Indemnitee and the Company. 
 (d) In the event of payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of the Indemnitee, who shall execute all papers required
and shall do everything that may be necessary to secure such rights, including the execution of such documents necessary to enable the Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights. 

(e) This Agreement may not be amended, modified, or supplemented in any manner, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, except by an
instrument in writing specifically designated as an amendment hereto, signed on behalf of each party. No failure or delay of either party in exercising any right or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, and no single or partial
exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such right or power, or any course of conduct, shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power.

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Indemnitee have caused this Agreement to be
executed as of the date first written above. 
 UTE ENERGY CORPORATION 

By:                   
                                         
                                         
                                   

Name: 
 Title: 
  
                                  
                                         
                                         
                             

Indemnitee 
 SIGNATURE PAGE TO 

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

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