Document:

Exhibit 10.9  

FORM OF CO-INVESTMENT SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT  

        This Co-Investment Securities Purchase Agreement (this "Agreement"), dated as
of            ,
2007, is made and entered into by and between Hicks Acquisition Company I, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and Thomas O. Hicks
("Buyer"). Buyer and the Company are collectively referred to herein as the "Parties." 

RECITALS:  

        WHEREAS, Buyer wishes to purchase from the Company 2,000,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock, par value
$0.0001 per share (the "Shares") and warrants, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, to
purchase 2,000,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock (the "Warrants" and, together with the Shares, the
"Securities"); and 

        WHEREAS, Buyer wishes to purchase the Securities from the Company and the Company wishes to sell the Securities to Buyer on the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement. 

AGREEMENT:  

        NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, representations,
warranties and the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt, sufficiency and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties
hereto agree as follows: 

ARTICLE I.

DEFINITIONS  

        The terms defined in this ARTICLE I shall have for all purposes of this Agreement the respective meanings set
forth below: 

        "Business Combination" means a business combination with one or more target businesses that have an aggregate fair market value of at
least 80% of the initial amount held in the Trust Account (excluding the amount held in the Trust Account representing the underwriters' deferred commission). 

        "Buyer" has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement. 

        "Closing" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3 of this Agreement. 

        "Closing Date" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3 of this Agreement. 

        "Common Stock" means the common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, of the Company. 

        "Company" has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement. 

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        "Consent" means any consent, approval, notification, waiver, or other similar action that is necessary or convenient. 

        "Governmental Body" means any legislature, agency, bureau, branch, department, division, commission, court, tribunal or other similar
reorganized organization or body of any federal, state, county, municipal, local or foreign government or other similar recognized organization or body exercising similar powers or authority. 

        "Law" means any law (statutory, common or otherwise), constitution, ordinance, rule, regulation, executive order or other similar
authority enacted, adopted, promulgated or applied by any Governmental Body. 

        "Lien" means a mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, encumbrance, charge, restriction, lien (statutory or otherwise,
including, without limitation, any lien for taxes), security interest, preference, participation interest, priority or security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever,
including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing and the filing of any
document under the law of any applicable jurisdiction to evidence any of the foregoing, other than (i) statutory, mechanics' or other Liens incurred in the Company's ordinary course of business
or (ii) Liens for taxes incurred but not yet due. 

        "Order" means an order, ruling, decision, award, judgment, injunction or other similar determination or finding by, before or under the
supervision of any Governmental Body or arbitrator. 

        "Parties" has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement. 

        "Permit" means a permit, license, certificate, waiver, notice or similar authorization to which Buyer is a party or by which Buyer is
bound or any of its assets are subject. 

        "Purchase Price" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2 of this Agreement. 

        "Registration Rights Agreement" means the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of            , 2007, among the Company, Buyer,
Sponsor, William H. Cunningham, William A. Montgomery, Brian Mulroney and William F. Quinn. 

        "SEC" means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. 

        "Securities Act" means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor federal statute, and the applicable rules
and regulations promulgated and in effect from time to time thereunder. 

        "Securities" has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement. 

        "Shares" has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement. 

        "Sponsor" means HH-HACI, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership. 

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        "Trust Account" means the trust account into which a portion of the net proceeds of the Company's initial public offering, pursuant to a
Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 143747, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, will be deposited. 

        "Warrant" shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement. 

ARTICLE II

PURCHASE OF SECURITIES  

        Section 2.1    Purchase and Sale of Securities.    Subject to the terms and conditions hereof and in reliance
upon the representations and warranties of the parties contained or incorporated by reference herein, on the Closing Date, the Company shall sell and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase from
the Company, the Securities, in consideration of the payment of the Purchase Price noted herein. 

        Section 2.2    Purchase Price.    As payment in full for the Securities being purchased under this Agreement
and against delivery of the certificates therefor, on the Closing Date, Buyer shall pay $20,000,000 to the Company by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account specified by the
Company to Buyer at least one business day prior to the Closing Date or by such other method as may be reasonably acceptable to the Company, (the "Purchase
Price"). 

        Section 2.3    Closing.    The closing of the purchase and sale of the Securities (the
"Closing") shall be held at the offices of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, 1700 Pacific Avenue, Suite 4100, Dallas, Texas 75201, or such
other place as may be agreed upon by the parties hereto, immediately prior to the closing of a Business Combination on the day on which the Business Combination closes (the
"Closing Date"). 

        Section 2.4    Closing Deliveries.    All actions taken at the Closing shall be deemed to have been taken
simultaneously. 

        (a)    Buyer Deliveries.    At the Closing Buyer shall deliver to the Company the Purchase Price and counterpart
signature pages to this Agreement executed by any Permitted Transferees pursuant to Section 5.1 hereof. 

        (b)    Company Deliveries.    At the Closing, the Company shall deliver to Buyer the certificates representing the
Securities. 

        Section 2.5    Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of Buyer and the Company.    (a)    Each of
Buyer's and the Company's obligation to consummate the Closing is subject to (i) the Company having entered into a definitive agreement relating to a Business Combination, (ii) the
Business Combination is approved by a majority of votes cast by the Company's stockholders at a duly held stockholders meeting, (iii) an amendment to the Company's amended and restated
certificate of incorporation to provide for the Company's perpetual existence must have been approved by the holders of a majority of the Company's outstanding shares of common stock, and
(iv) public stockholders of the Company owning no more than 30% (minus one share) of the Company's outstanding shares of common stock sold in the Company's initial public offering shall have
both voted against the business combination and exercised their conversion rights. 

        Section 2.6    Further Assurances.    The parties hereto shall execute and deliver such additional documents
and take such additional actions as any party reasonably may deem to be practical and necessary in order to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. 

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ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BUYER  

        Buyer represents and warrants to the Company that the statements contained in this ARTICLE III are correct and
complete as of the date of this Agreement. 

        Section 3.1    Investment Representations.    

        (a)   Buyer
is an "accredited investor" as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act. 

        (b)   Buyer
has received, has thoroughly read, is familiar with and understands the contents of this Agreement. 

        (c)   Buyer
hereby acknowledges that an investment in the Securities involves certain significant risks. Buyer acknowledges that there is a substantial risk that it will lose
all or a portion of its investment and it is financially capable of bearing the risk of such investment for an indefinite period of time. Buyer has no need for liquidity in its investment in the
Securities for the foreseeable future and is able to bear the risk of that investment for an indefinite period. Buyer understands that there presently is no public market for the Securities and none
is anticipated to develop in the foreseeable future. Buyer's present financial condition is such that Buyer is under no present or contemplated future need to dispose of any portion of the Securities
subscribed for hereby to satisfy any existing or contemplated undertaking, need or indebtedness. Buyer's overall commitment to investments which are not readily marketable is not disproportionate to
its net worth and the investment in the Company will not cause such overall commitment to become excessive. 

        (d)   Buyer
acknowledges that the Securities have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act, or any state securities act, and are being sold on the basis of
exemptions from registration under the Securities Act and applicable state securities acts, except those state securities acts that require registration of the Securities thereunder. Reliance on such
exemptions, where applicable, is predicated in part on the accuracy of the Buyer's representations and warranties set forth herein. Buyer acknowledges and hereby agrees that the Securities will not be
transferable under any circumstances unless Buyer either registers the Securities in accordance with federal and state securities laws or finds and complies with an exemption under such laws.
Accordingly, Buyer hereby acknowledges that there can be no assurance that it will be able to liquidate its investment in the Company. 

        (e)   There
are substantial risk factors pertaining to an investment in the Company. Buyer acknowledges that it has read the information set forth above regarding certain of
such risks and is familiar with the nature and scope of all such risks, including, without limitation, risks arising from the fact that the Company is an entity with limited operating history and
financial resources; and Buyer is fully able to bear the economic risks of such investment for an indefinite period, and can afford a complete loss thereof. 

        (f)    Buyer
has been given the opportunity to (i) ask questions of and receive answers from the Company and its designated representatives concerning the terms and
conditions of the offering, the Company and the business and financial condition of the 

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Company
and (ii) obtain any additional information that the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to assist Buyer in evaluating the
advisability of the purchase of the Securities and an investment in the Company. Buyer further represents and warrants that, prior to signing this Agreement, it has asked such questions, received such
answers and obtained such information as it has deemed necessary or advisable to evaluate the merits and risks of the purchase of the Securities and an investment in the Company. Buyer is not relying
on any oral representation made by any person as to the Company or its operations, financial condition or prospects. 

        (g)   Buyer
understands that no federal, state or other governmental authority has made any recommendation, findings or determination relating to the merits of an investment
in the Company. 

ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY  

        Section 4.1    Organization and Good Standing.    The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing, and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. 

        Section 4.2    Power and Authority; Enforceability.    This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid, and binding
obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms. The Company has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations
hereunder. The Company has taken all actions necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance of its obligations hereunder, and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed, and delivered by, and is enforceable against, the Company. 

        Section 4.3    No Violation; Necessary Approvals.    Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by
the Company, nor the consummation or performance by the Company of any of transactions contemplated hereby, will: (a) with or without notice or lapse of time, constitute, create or result in a
breach or violation of, default under, loss of benefit or right under or acceleration of performance of any obligation required under any Law, Order, Contract or Permit to which the Company is a party
or by which it is bound or any of its assets are subject, or any provision of the Company's organizational documents as in effect on the Closing Date, (b) result in the imposition of any lien,
claim or encumbrance upon any assets owned by the Company; (c) require any Consent under any Contract or organizational document to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound; or
(d) require any Permit under any Law or Order other than (i) required filings, if any, with the SEC and (ii) notifications or other filings with state or federal regulatory
agencies after the Closing that are necessary or convenient and do not require approval of the agency as a condition to the validity of the transactions
contemplated hereunder; or (e) trigger any rights of first refusal, preferential purchase or similar rights with respect to any of the Securities. 

        Section 4.4    Capitalization.    The Company's authorized capital stock consists of 225,000,000 shares of
Common Stock, of which 11,500,000 shares are issued and outstanding and no shares are held in treasury and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per 

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share,
none of which are issued and outstanding. All of the issued and outstanding Shares: (a) have been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable, (b) were
issued in compliance with all applicable state and federal securities Laws, (c) were not issued in breach or violation of, or did not cause as a result of the issuance thereof a default under,
any contract with or right granted to any other person. 

        Section 4.5    Authorization of the Securities.    The Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued in
accordance with this Agreement, the Shares will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock and will be free and clear of all Liens and claims, other
than restrictions on transfer imposed by the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. The shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants have been duly authorized and, when
issued in accordance with the terms of the Warrants, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock and will be free and clear of all Liens and
claims, other than restrictions on transfer imposed by the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. 

ARTICLE V

ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER  

        Section 5.1    Assignment by Buyer.    Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, from the date hereof
until the Closing Date, Buyer may assign to any of his controlled affiliates (collectively, the "Permitted Assignees"), the right to purchase any
portion of the Securities (the "Assigned Securities"). In the event of such an assignment, such Permitted Assignees will assume Buyer's obligations
under this Agreement in regards to the Assigned Securities. Each Permitted Assignee will pay to the Company at the Closing a pro rata portion of the Purchase Price in exchange for the Assigned
Securities and will be bound by the restrictions imposed on the Assigned Securities by this Agreement, including the restrictions set forth in  Section 5.2 hereof. Each Permitted Assignee will
execute a counterpart signature page to this
Agreement, agreeing to be bound by the provisions of this ARTICLE V. At the Closing, the Company will deliver to such Permitted Assignees the
certificates representing the Assigned Securities. 

        Section 5.2    Transfer Restrictions.    

        (a)   During
the period from the Closing Date until 180 days after the Company's completion of a Business Combination (the "Lock-Up
Period"), Buyer shall not (i) sell, offer to sell, contract or agree to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agree to
dispose of, directly or indirectly, or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder, with respect to the Shares, the Warrants or the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants
or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Shares or such Warrants or other rights to purchase Shares or any such securities, (ii) enter into any swap or other
arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Shares, the Warrants or the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants or any
securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Shares or such Warrants or other rights to purchase Shares or any such securities, whether any such transaction is to be settled by
delivery of Common Stock 

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or
such other securities, in cash or otherwise, or (iii) publicly announce any intention to effect any transaction specified in  Section 5.2(a)(i) or (ii). 

        (b)   Notwithstanding
the foregoing, Buyer or a Permitted Assignee may transfer any of the Securities (i) to the Company's officers or directors, any affiliates or
family members of any of the Company's officers or directors or any affiliates of the Sponsor; (ii) in the case of Buyer, by gift to a member of Buyer's immediate family or to a trust, the
beneficiary of which is a member of Buyer's immediate family, an affiliate of Buyer or a charitable organization; (iii) in the case of Buyer, by virtue of the laws of descent and distribution
upon death of Buyer; (iv) in the case of a Permitted Assignee, by virtue of the laws of the state of such Permitted Assignee's organization or such Permitted Assignee's organizational documents
upon dissolution of such Permitted Assignee; (v) in the case of Buyer, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order; or (vi) in the event of the consummation of a liquidation,
merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of the Company's stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of Common Stock for cash, securities or other property
subsequent to the Company's consummation of a Business Combination, provided, however, that the permissive transfers set forth above may be implemented
only upon the respective transferee's written agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement. During the applicable Lock-Up Period, Buyer shall not grant a security
interest in any portion of the Securities. 

        (c)   After
the Lock-Up Period has elapsed, the Securities shall only be transferable or saleable pursuant to a sale registered under the Securities Act or
pursuant to an available exemption from registration, other than Regulations S of the Securities Act. The Company and Buyer each acknowledge that pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, Buyer
may request a registration statement relating to the Sponsor Securities be filed with the SEC; provided that such registration statement does not become
effective prior to the end of the Lock-Up Period. 

ARTICLE VI

MISCELLANEOUS  

        Section 6.1    Failure to Purchase.    Each of Sponsor and the Company understands and agrees that in the event
that Buyer, or a Permitted Assignee of Buyer, fails to purchase the Securities in accordance with, and subject to, the terms of this Agreement, the Company will purchase, and the Sponsor will sell,
for an aggregate purchase price of $1000, all of the founder's units (as defined in the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-143747, relating to its initial public
offering) held by the Sponsor as of the date hereof (after giving effect to (i) a 1.5-for-1 stock split in July 2007, (ii) the transfer of an aggregate of
230,000 founder's units to certain director nominees of the Company, and (iii) any forfeiture of founder's units as a result of the failure of the underwriters in the Company's initial public
offering to exercise their over-allotment option). 

        Section 6.2    Entire Agreement.    This Agreement, together with the certificates, documents, instruments and
writings that are delivered pursuant hereto, constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of its subject matter and supersedes all prior understandings,
agreements, or representations by or among the parties hereto, written or oral, to the extent they relate in any way to the subject matter hereof or the transactions contemplated hereby. 

        Section 6.3    Successors.    All of the terms, agreements, covenants, representations, warranties, and
conditions of this Agreement are binding upon, and inure to the benefit of and are enforceable by, the parties hereto and their respective successors. 

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        Section 6.4    Assignments.    Except as otherwise provided herein, no party hereto may assign either this
Agreement or any of its rights, interests, or obligations hereunder without the prior written approval of the other party. Any purported assignment in violation of this  Section 6.4 shall be void
and ineffectual and shall not operate to transfer or assign any interest or title to the purported assignee.
 

        Section 6.5    Waiver of Jury Trial.    THE PARTIES HERETO EACH HEREBY AGREE TO WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS
TO JURY TRIAL OF ANY DISPUTE BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER AGREEMENTS RELATING HERETO OR ANY DEALINGS AMONG THEM RELATING TO THE TRANSACTIONS. THE SCOPE OF THIS WAIVER IS
INTENDED TO BE ALL ENCOMPASSING OF ANY AND ALL ACTIONS THAT MAY BE FILED IN ANY COURT AND THAT RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THE TRANSACTIONS, INCLUDING, CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY
CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY CLAIMS. THE PARTIES HERETO EACH ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS WAIVER IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT TO ENTER INTO A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP AND THAT THEY WILL CONTINUE
TO RELY ON THE WAIVER IN THEIR RELATED FUTURE DEALINGS. EACH PARTY HERETO FURTHER REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT IT HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL, AND THAT EACH KNOWINGLY AND
VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY HEREIN, THIS WAIVER IS IRREVOCABLE, MEANING THAT IT MAY NOT BE MODIFIED
ORALLY OR IN WRITING, AND THE WAIVER WILL APPLY TO ANY AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS AGREEMENT OR TO ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS OR AGREEMENTS RELATING HERETO. IN THE EVENT OF AN
ACTION, THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO TRIAL BY A COURT. 

        Section 6.6    Counterparts.    This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which will
be deemed an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. 

        Section 6.7    Headings.    The article and section headings contained in this Agreement are inserted for
convenience only and will not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. 

        Section 6.8    Governing Law.    This Agreement, the entire relationship of the parties hereto, and any
litigation between the parties (whether grounded in contract, tort, statute, law or equity) shall be governed by, construed in accordance with, and interpreted pursuant to the laws of the State of
Delaware, without giving effect to its choice of laws principles. 

        Section 6.9    Amendments.    This Agreement may not be amended, modified or waived as to any particular
provision, except by a written instrument executed by all parties hereto. 

        Section 6.10    Severability.    The provisions of this Agreement will be deemed severable and the invalidity
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enforceability
of the other provisions hereof; provided that if any provision of this Agreement, as applied to any party hereto or to any circumstance, is adjudged by a Governmental Body, arbitrator,
or mediator not to be enforceable in accordance with its terms, the parties hereto agree that the Governmental Body, arbitrator, or mediator making such determination will have the power to modify the
provision in a manner consistent with its objectives such that it is enforceable, and/or to delete specific words or phrases, and in its reduced form, such provision will then be enforceable and will
be enforced. 

        Section 6.11    Expenses.    Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, each party hereto will
bear its own costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, execution and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including all
fees and expenses of agents, representatives, financial advisors, legal counsel and accountants. 

        Section 6.12    Construction.    The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting
of this Agreement. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement will be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto and no presumption or burden of proof
will arise favoring or disfavoring any party hereto because of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement. Any reference to any federal, state, local, or foreign Law will be deemed also to
refer to Law as amended and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, unless the context requires otherwise. The words "include,"
"includes," and "including" will be deemed to be followed by "without
limitation." Pronouns in masculine, feminine, and neuter genders will be construed to include any other gender, and words in the singular form will be construed to include the
plural and vice versa, unless the context otherwise requires. The words "this Agreement," "herein,"
"hereof," "hereby," "hereunder," and words of similar
import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular subdivision unless expressly so limited. The parties hereto intend that each representation, warranty, and covenant contained herein
will have independent significance. If any party hereto has breached any representation, warranty, or covenant contained herein in any respect, the fact that there exists another representation,
warranty or covenant relating to the same subject matter (regardless of the relative levels of specificity) which such party hereto has not breached will not detract from or mitigate the fact that
such party hereto is in breach of the first representation, warranty, or covenant. 

        Section 6.13    Waiver.    No waiver by any party hereto of any default, misrepresentation, or breach of
warranty or covenant hereunder, whether intentional or not, may be deemed to extend to any prior or subsequent default, misrepresentation, or breach of warranty or covenant hereunder or affect in any
way any rights arising because of any prior or subsequent occurrence. 

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement to be effective as of the date first set forth above. 

	 	 	COMPANY:
	

 	
 	
HICKS ACQUISITION COMPANY I, INC.
	

 	
 	

By:	

    
 Joseph B. Armes

President, Chief Executive Officer and

Chief Financial Officer
	    	 	 	 
	

 	
 	
BUYER:
	

 	
 	

    
 Thomas O. Hicks

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, and solely for the purposes of Section 6.1 of this Agreement, the undersigned has executed this Agreement as of
the date first written above. 

	 	 	SPONSOR:
	

 	
 	
HH-HACI, L.P.
	

 	
 	

 	

By: HH-HACI GP, LLC,

its general partner
	

 	
 	

 	

 	
 	

By:	

    
 Thomas O. Hicks

Sole Member and Manager

   

   

   

   

   

Co-Investment Securities Purchase Agreement Signature PageExhibit 10.10  

FORM OF INDEMNITY AGREEMENT  

        THIS INDEMNITY AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made as of
                        , 2007, by and between Hicks Acquisition Company I, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and                        
("Indemnitee"). 

RECITALS  

        WHEREAS, highly competent persons have become more reluctant to serve publicly-held corporations as
directors or in other capacities unless they are provided with adequate protection through insurance or adequate indemnification against inordinate risks of claims and actions against them arising out
of their service to and activities on behalf of such corporations. 

        WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") has determined that, in order
to attract and retain qualified individuals, the Company will attempt to maintain on an ongoing basis, at its sole expense, liability insurance to protect persons serving the Company and its
subsidiaries from certain liabilities. Although the furnishing of such insurance has been a customary and widespread practice among United States-based corporations and other business enterprises, the
Company believes that, given current market conditions and trends, such insurance may be available to it in the future only at higher premiums and with more exclusions. At the same time, directors,
officers and other persons in service to corporations or business enterprises are being increasingly subjected to expensive and time-consuming litigation relating to, among other things,
matters that traditionally would have been brought only against the Company or business enterprise itself. The Certificate of Incorporation (the
"Charter") and Bylaws of the Company require indemnification of the officers and directors of the Company. Indemnitee may also be entitled to
indemnification pursuant to applicable provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law ("DGCL"). The Charter, Bylaws and the DGCL expressly provide
that the indemnification provisions set forth therein are not exclusive, and thereby contemplate that contracts may be entered into between the Company and members of the board of directors, officers
and other persons with respect to indemnification, hold harmless, exoneration, advancement and reimbursement rights. 

        WHEREAS, the uncertainties relating to such insurance and to indemnification have increased the difficulty of attracting and retaining
such persons. 

        WHEREAS, the Board has determined that the increased difficulty in attracting and retaining such persons is detrimental to the best
interests of the Company's stockholders and that the Company should act to assure such persons that there will be increased certainty of such protection in the future. 

        WHEREAS, it is reasonable, prudent and necessary for the Company contractually to obligate itself to indemnify, hold harmless, exonerate
and to advance expenses on behalf of, such persons to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law so that they will serve or continue to serve the Company free from undue concern that they will not
be so protected against liabilities. 

        WHEREAS, this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the Charter and Bylaws of the Company and any resolutions adopted
pursuant thereto, and shall not be deemed a substitute therefor, nor to diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder. 

        WHEREAS, Indemnitee may not be willing to serve as an officer or director without adequate protection, and the Company desires Indemnitee
to serve in such capacity. Indemnitee is willing to serve, continue to serve and to take on additional service for or on behalf of the Company on the condition that he be so indemnified. 

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        NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants contained herein, the Company and Indemnitee do hereby covenant and
agree as follows: 

TERMS AND CONDITIONS  

1.    SERVICES TO THE COMPANY.    Indemnitee will serve or continue to serve as an officer, director or key employee of the Company
for so long as Indemnitee is duly elected or appointed or until Indemnitee tenders his resignation. 

2.    DEFINITIONS.    As used in this Agreement: 

        (a)   References
to "agent" shall mean any person who is or was a director, officer or employee of the Company or a subsidiary
of the Company or other person authorized by the Company to act for the Company, to include such person serving in such capacity as a director, officer, employee, fiduciary or other official of
another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other enterprise at the request of, for the convenience of, or to represent the interests of the Company or a
subsidiary of the Company. 

        (b)   The
terms "Beneficial Owner" and "Beneficial Ownership" shall have the
meanings set forth in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act (as defined below) as in effect on the date hereof. 

        (c)   A
"Change in Control" shall be deemed to occur upon the earliest to occur after the date of this Agreement of any of the
following events: 

          (i)  Acquisition
of Stock by Third Party. Any Person (as defined below) is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing
fifteen percent (15%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, unless (1) the change in the
relative Beneficial Ownership of the Company's securities by any Person results solely from a reduction in the aggregate number of outstanding shares of securities entitled to vote generally in the
election of directors, or (2) such acquisition was approved in advance by the Continuing Directors (as defined below) and such acquisition would not constitute a Change in Control under
part (iii) of this definition; 

         (ii)  Change
in Board of Directors. Individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board, and any new director whose election by the Board or nomination for election
by the Company's stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two thirds of the directors then still in office who were directors on the date hereof or whose election for nomination for election
was previously so approved (collectively, the "Continuing Directors"), cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the members of the
Board; 

        (iii)  Corporate
Transactions. The effective date of a reorganization, merger or consolidation of the Company (a "Business
Combination"), in each case, unless, following such Business Combination: (1) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the Beneficial Owners of
securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 51% of the combined voting power
of the then outstanding securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, a corporation 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) in substantially the same proportions as their
ownership immediately prior to such Business Combination, of the securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors; (2) no Person (excluding any corporation resulting from such
Business Combination) is the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of 15% or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities entitled to vote generally 

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the election of directors of the surviving corporation except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination; and (3) at least a majority of the Board of
Directors of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination were Continuing Directors at the time of the execution of the initial agreement, or of the action of the Board of Directors,
providing for such Business Combination; 

        (iv)  Liquidation.
The approval by the stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement or series of agreements for the sale or
disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company's assets, other than factoring the Company's current receivables or escrows due (or, if such approval is not required, the
decision by the Board to proceed with such a liquidation, sale, or disposition in one transaction or a series of related transactions); or 

         (v)  Other
Events. There occurs any other event of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A (or
a response to any similar item on any similar schedule or form) promulgated under the Exchange Act (as defined below), whether or not the Company is then subject to such reporting requirement. 

        (d)   "Corporate Status" describes the status of a person who is or was a director, officer, trustee, general partner, managing
member, fiduciary, employee or agent of the Company or of any other Enterprise (as defined below) which such person is or was serving at the request of the Company. 

        (e)   "Delaware Court" shall mean the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware. 

        (f)    "Disinterested Director" shall mean a director of the Company who is not and was not a party to the Proceeding (as
defined below) in respect of which indemnification is sought by Indemnitee. 

        (g)   "Enterprise" shall mean the Company and any other corporation, constituent corporation (including any constituent of a
constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger to which the Company (or any of its wholly owned subsidiaries) is a party, limited liability company, partnership, 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, trustee, general partner, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent. 

        (h)   "Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 

        (i)    "Expenses" shall include all direct and indirect costs, fees and expenses of any type or nature whatsoever, including,
without limitation, all attorneys' fees and costs, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, fees of private investigators and professional advisors,
duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, fax transmission charges, secretarial services and all other disbursements, obligations or expenses in
connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in, settlement or appeal of, or otherwise participating in, a Proceeding (as
defined below), including reasonable compensation for time spent by the Indemnitee for which he or she is not otherwise compensated by the Company or any third party. Expenses also shall include
Expenses incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from any Proceeding (as defined below), including without limitation the principal, premium, security for, and other costs relating to any
cost bond, supersedeas bond, or other appeal bond or its equivalent. Expenses, however, shall not include amounts paid in settlement by Indemnitee or the amount of judgments or fines against
Indemnitee. 

        (j)    "Independent Counsel" shall mean a law firm or a member of a law firm with significant experience in matters of
corporation law and neither presently is, nor in the past five years has been, retained to represent: (i) the Company or Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party (other than with
respect to matters concerning the Indemnitee under this Agreement, or of other indemnitees under similar indemnification agreements); or (ii) any other party to the Proceeding (as 

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below) giving rise to a claim 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 Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee's rights under this Agreement. 

        (k)   References
to "fines" shall include any excise tax assessed on Indemnitee with respect to any employee benefit plan;
references to "serving at the request of the Company" shall include any service as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company which imposes duties on, or involves services by,
such director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee
reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in a manner "not opposed to the best
interests of the Company" as referred to in this Agreement. 

        (l)    The
term "Person" shall have the meaning as set forth in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act as in effect on the
date hereof; provided, however, that "Person" shall exclude: (i) the Company; (ii) any Subsidiaries (as defined below) of the Company; (iii) any employment benefit plan of the
Company or of a Subsidiary (as defined below) of the Company or of any corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their
ownership of stock of the Company; and (iv) any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or of a Subsidiary (as defined below) of the Company
or of a corporation owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company. 

        (m)  The
term "Proceeding" shall include any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, arbitration, mediation, alternate
dispute resolution mechanism, investigation, inquiry, administrative hearing or any other actual, threatened or completed proceeding, whether brought in the right of the Company or otherwise and
whether of a civil (including intentional or unintentional tort claims), criminal, administrative or investigative nature, in which Indemnitee was, is, will or might be involved as a party or
otherwise by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director or officer of the Company, by reason of any action (or failure to act) taken by him or of any action (or failure to act) on his
part while acting as a director or officer of the Company, or by reason of the fact that he is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, trustee, general partner, managing
member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any other Enterprise, in each case whether or not serving in such capacity at the time any liability or expense is incurred for which indemnification,
reimbursement, or advancement of expenses can be provided under this Agreement. 

        (n)   The
term "Subsidiary," with respect to any Person, shall mean 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 that Person. 

3.    INDEMNITY IN THIRD-PARTY PROCEEDINGS.    The Company shall indemnify, hold harmless and exonerate Indemnitee in accordance
with the provisions of this Section 3 if Indemnitee was, is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant (as a witness or otherwise) in any Proceeding, other than a Proceeding by
or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor. Pursuant to this Section 3, Indemnitee shall be indemnified, held harmless and exonerated against all Expenses, judgments,
liabilities, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement (including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of such Expenses, judgments, fines,
penalties and amounts paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on his behalf in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, if Indemnitee acted
in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company and, in the case of a criminal Proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his
conduct was unlawful. 

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4.    INDEMNITY IN PROCEEDINGS BY OR IN THE RIGHT OF THE COMPANY.    The Company shall indemnify, hold harmless and exonerate
Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4 if Indemnitee was, is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant (as a witness or otherwise) in any Proceeding by
or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor. Pursuant to this Section 4, Indemnitee shall be indemnified, held harmless and exonerated against all Expenses actually and
reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in
or not opposed to the best interests of the Company. No indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration for Expenses shall be made under this Section 4 in respect of any claim, issue or matter as
to which Indemnitee shall have been finally adjudged by a court to be liable to the Company, unless and only to the extent that any court in which the Proceeding was brought or the Delaware Court
shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification, to be
held harmless or to exoneration. 

5.    INDEMNIFICATION FOR EXPENSES OF A PARTY WHO IS WHOLLY OR PARTLY SUCCESSFUL.    Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee is a party to (or a participant in) and is successful, on the merits or otherwise, in any Proceeding or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, in
whole or in part, the Company shall indemnify, hold harmless and exonerate Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith. If Indemnitee is not wholly
successful in such Proceeding but is successful, on the merits or otherwise, as to one or more but less than all claims, issues or matters in such Proceeding, the Company shall indemnify, hold
harmless and exonerate Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf in connection with each successfully resolved claim, issue or matter. If the Indemnitee
is not wholly successful in such Proceeding, the Company also shall indemnify, hold harmless and exonerate Indemnitee against all Expenses reasonably incurred in connection with a claim, issue or
matter related to any claim, issue, or matter on which the Indemnitee was successful. For purposes of this Section and without limitation, the termination of any claim, issue or matter in such a
Proceeding by dismissal, with or without prejudice, shall be deemed to be a successful result as to such claim, issue or matter. 

6.    INDEMNIFICATION FOR EXPENSES OF A WITNESS.    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that
Indemnitee is, by reason of his Corporate Status, a witness in any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is not a party, he shall be indemnified, held harmless and exonerated against all Expenses actually
and reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf in connection therewith. 

7.    ADDITIONAL INDEMNIFICATION, HOLD HARMLESS AND EXONERATION RIGHTS.

        (a)   Notwithstanding
any limitation in Sections 3, 4, or 5, the Company shall indemnify, hold harmless and exonerate Indemnitee if Indemnitee is a party to or threatened to
be made a party to any Proceeding (including a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor) against all Expenses, judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in
settlement (including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of such Expenses, judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement)
actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the Proceeding. No indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration rights shall be available under this Section 7(a) on account
of Indemnitee's conduct which constitutes a breach of Indemnitee's duty of loyalty to the Company or its stockholders or is an act or omission not in good faith or which involves intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of the law. 

        (b)   Notwithstanding
any limitation in Sections 3, 4, 5 or 7(a), the Company shall indemnify, hold harmless and exonerate Indemnitee if Indemnitee is a party to or threatened
to be made a party to any Proceeding (including a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor) against all Expenses, judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in
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interest,
assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of such Expenses, judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred
by Indemnitee in connection with the Proceeding. 

8.    CONTRIBUTION IN THE EVENT OF JOINT LIABILITY.

        (a)   To
the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, if the indemnification, hold harmless and/or exoneration rights provided for in this Agreement are unavailable to
Indemnitee in whole or in part for any reason whatsoever, the Company, in lieu of indemnifying, holding harmless or exonerating Indemnitee, shall pay, in the first instance, the entire amount incurred
by Indemnitee, whether for judgments, liabilities, fines, penalties, amounts paid or to be paid in settlement and/or for Expenses, in connection with any Proceeding without requiring Indemnitee to
contribute to such payment, and the Company hereby waives and relinquishes any right of contribution it may have at any time against Indemnitee. 

        (b)   The
Company shall not enter into any settlement of any Proceeding in which the Company is jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such Proceeding)
unless such settlement provides for a full and final release of all claims asserted against Indemnitee. 

        (c)   The
Company hereby agrees to fully indemnify, hold harmless and exonerate Indemnitee from any claims for contribution which may be brought by officers, directors or
employees of the Company other than Indemnitee who may be jointly liable with Indemnitee. 

9.    EXCLUSIONS.    Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement, the Company shall not be obligated under this Agreement to
make any indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration payment in connection with any claim made against Indemnitee: 

        (a)   for
which payment has actually been received by or on behalf of Indemnitee under any insurance policy or other indemnity provision, except with respect to any excess
beyond the amount actually received under any insurance policy, contract, agreement, other indemnity provision or otherwise; 

        (b)   for
an accounting of profits made from the purchase and sale (or sale and purchase) by Indemnitee of securities of the Company within the meaning of Section 16(b)
of the Exchange Act or similar provisions of state statutory law or common law; or 

        (c)   except
as otherwise provided in Sections 14(e)-(f) hereof, prior to a Change in Control, in connection with any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by
Indemnitee, including any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee against the Company or its directors, officers, employees or other indemnitees, unless (i) the Board
authorized the Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) prior to its initiation or (ii) the Company provides the indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration payment, in its sole discretion,
pursuant to the powers vested in the Company under applicable law. 

10.    ADVANCES OF EXPENSES; DEFENSE OF CLAIM.    

        (a)   Notwithstanding
any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Company shall advance the Expenses incurred
by Indemnitee (or reasonably expected by Indemnitee to be incurred by Indemnitee within three months) in connection with any Proceeding within ten (10) days after the receipt by the Company of
a statement or statements requesting such advances from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of any Proceeding. Advances shall be unsecured and interest free. Advances shall be
made without regard to Indemnitee's ability to repay the Expenses and without regard to Indemnitee's ultimate entitlement to be indemnified, held harmless or exonerated under the other provisions of
this Agreement. Advances shall include any and all reasonable Expenses incurred pursuing a Proceeding to enforce this right of advancement, including Expenses incurred preparing and forwarding
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to support the advances claimed. The Indemnitee shall qualify for advances, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, solely upon the execution and delivery to the Company of an
undertaking providing that the Indemnitee undertakes to repay the advance to the extent that it is ultimately determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company under the
provisions of this Agreement, the Charter, the Bylaws of the Company, applicable law or otherwise. This Section 10(a) shall not apply to any claim made by Indemnitee for which an
indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration payment is excluded pursuant to Section 9. 

        (b)   The
Company will be entitled to participate in the Proceeding at its own expense. 

        (c)   The
Company shall not settle any action, claim or Proceeding (in whole or in part) which would impose any Expense, judgment, fine, penalty or limitation on the
Indemnitee without the Indemnitee's prior written consent. 

11.    PROCEDURE FOR NOTIFICATION AND APPLICATION FOR INDEMNIFICATION.

        (a)   Indemnitee
agrees to notify promptly the Company in writing upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other document
relating to any Proceeding or matter which may be subject to indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration rights, or advancement of Expenses covered hereunder. The failure of Indemnitee to so notify
the Company shall not relieve the Company of any obligation which it may have to the Indemnitee under this Agreement, or otherwise. 

        (b)   Indemnitee
may deliver to the Company a written application to indemnify, hold harmless or exonerate Indemnitee in accordance with this Agreement. Such application(s)
may be delivered from time to time and at such time(s) as Indemnitee deems appropriate in his or her sole discretion. Following such a written application for indemnification by Indemnitee, the
Indemnitee's entitlement to indemnification shall be determined according to Section 12(a) of this Agreement. 

12.    PROCEDURE UPON APPLICATION FOR INDEMNIFICATION.

        (a)   A
determination, if required by applicable law, with respect to Indemnitee's entitlement to indemnification shall be made in the specific case by one of the following
methods, which shall be at the election of Indemnitee: (i) by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Board or (ii) by Independent Counsel
in a written opinion to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee. The Company promptly will advise Indemnitee in writing with respect to any determination that Indemnitee is or is
not entitled to indemnification, including a description of any reason or basis for which indemnification has been denied. If it is so determined that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification,
payment to Indemnitee shall be made within ten (10) days after such determination. Indemnitee shall reasonably cooperate with the person, persons or entity making such determination with
respect to Indemnitee's entitlement to indemnification, including providing to such person, persons or entity upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged
or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any costs or Expenses (including attorneys' fees and
disbursements) incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the person, persons or entity making such determination shall be borne by the Company (irrespective of the determination as to Indemnitee's
entitlement to indemnification) and the Company hereby indemnifies and agrees to hold Indemnitee harmless therefrom. 

        (b)   In
the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 12(a) hereof, the Independent Counsel
shall be selected as provided in this Section 12(b). The Independent Counsel shall be selected by Indemnitee (unless Indemnitee shall request that such selection be made by the Board), and
Indemnitee shall give written notice to the Company advising it of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected and certifying that the Independent Counsel so selected meets the requirements of
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Section 2 of this Agreement. If the Independent Counsel is selected by the Board, the Company shall give written notice to Indemnitee advising him of the identity of the Independent Counsel
so selected and certifying that the Independent Counsel so selected meets the requirements of "Independent Counsel" as defined in Section 2 of this Agreement. In either event, Indemnitee or the
Company, as the case may be, may, within ten (10) days after such written notice of selection shall have been received, deliver to the Company or to Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written
objection to such selection; provided, however, that such objection may be asserted only on the ground that the Independent Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of "Independent Counsel"
as defined in Section 2 of this Agreement, and the objection shall set forth with particularity the factual basis of such assertion. Absent a proper and timely objection, the person so selected
shall act as Independent Counsel. If such written objection is so made and substantiated, the Independent Counsel so selected may not serve as Independent Counsel unless and until such objection is
withdrawn or a court of competent jurisdiction has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within twenty (20) days after submission by Indemnitee of a written request for
indemnification pursuant to Section 11(a) hereof, no Independent Counsel shall have been selected and not objected to, either the Company or Indemnitee may petition the Delaware Court for
resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Company or Indemnitee to the other's selection of Independent Counsel and/or for the appointment as Independent Counsel of a person
selected by the Delaware Court, and the person with respect to whom all objections are so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Independent Counsel under Section 12(a) hereof. Upon
the due commencement of any judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to Section 14(a) of this Agreement, Independent Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in
such capacity (subject to the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing). 

        (c)   The
Company agrees to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of Independent Counsel and to fully indemnify and hold harmless such Independent Counsel against any and all
Expenses, claims, liabilities and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its engagement pursuant hereto. 

13.    PRESUMPTIONS AND EFFECT OF CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS.

        (a)   In
making a determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification hereunder, the person, persons or entity making such determination shall presume that Indemnitee
is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement if Indemnitee has submitted a request for indemnification in accordance with Section 11(b) of this Agreement, and the Company shall have the
burden of proof to overcome that presumption in connection with the making by any person, persons or entity of any determination contrary to that presumption. Neither the failure of the Company
(including by its directors or Independent Counsel) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of any action pursuant to this Agreement that indemnification is proper in the circumstances
because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct, nor an actual determination by the Company (including by its directors or Independent Counsel) that Indemnitee has not met such
applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct. 

        (b)   If
the person, persons or entity empowered or selected under Section 12 of this Agreement to determine whether Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not
have made a determination within thirty (30) days after receipt by the Company of the request therefor, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have
been made and Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee's
statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a final judicial determination that any or all such indemnification is expressly prohibited
under applicable law; provided, however, that such 30-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional fifteen (15) days, if the person, persons or
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such additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto. 

        (c)   The
termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter therein, by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its
equivalent, shall not (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement) of itself adversely affect the right of Indemnitee to indemnification or create a presumption that Indemnitee did not
act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company or, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, that Indemnitee had reasonable
cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful. 

        (d)   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 directors or officers of the Enterprise in the course of their duties, or on the advice of
legal counsel for the Enterprise, its Board, any committee of the Board or any director, or on information or records given or reports made to the Enterprise, its Board, any committee of the Board or
any director, by an independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser or other expert selected by the Enterprise, its Board, any committee of the Board or any director. The provisions of this
Section 13(d) shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the other circumstances in which the Indemnitee may be deemed or found to have met the applicable standard of conduct
set forth in this Agreement. 

        (e)   The
knowledge and/or actions, or failure to act, of any other director, officer, trustee, partner, managing member, fiduciary, agent or employee of the Enterprise shall
not be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining the right to indemnification under this Agreement. 

14.    REMEDIES OF INDEMNITEE.

        (a)   In
the event that (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this
Agreement, (ii) advancement of Expenses, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, is not timely made pursuant to Section 10 of this Agreement, (iii) no determination of
entitlement to indemnification shall have been made pursuant to Section 12(a) of this Agreement within thirty (30) days after receipt by the Company of the request for indemnification,
(iv) payment of indemnification is not made pursuant to Section 5, 6, 7 or the last sentence of Section 12(a) of this Agreement within ten (10) days after receipt by the
Company of a written request therefor, (v) a contribution payment is not made in a timely manner pursuant to Section 8 of this Agreement, (vi) payment of indemnification pursuant
to Section 3 or 4 of this Agreement is not made within ten (10) days after a determination has been made that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, or (vii) payment to
Indemnitee pursuant to any hold harmless or exoneration rights under this Agreement or otherwise is not made within ten (10) days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor,
Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication by the Delaware Court to such indemnification, hold harmless, exoneration, contribution or advancement rights. Alternatively, Indemnitee, at his option,
may seek an award in arbitration to be conducted by a single arbitrator pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. Except as set forth herein, the provisions
of Delaware law (without regard to its conflict of laws rules) shall apply to any such arbitration. The Company shall not oppose Indemnitee's right to seek any such adjudication or award in
arbitration. 

        (b)   In
the event that a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 12(a) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, any
judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 14 shall be conducted in all respects as a de novo trial, or arbitration, on the merits and Indemnitee shall not be
prejudiced by reason of that adverse determination. In any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 14, Indemnitee shall be presumed to be entitled to be
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of Expenses under this Agreement and the Company shall have the burden of proving Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified, held harmless, exonerated and to receive advances of Expenses,
as the case may be, and the Company may not refer to or introduce into evidence any determination pursuant to Section 12(a) of this Agreement adverse to Indemnitee for any purpose. If
Indemnitee commences a judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to this Section 14, Indemnitee shall not be required to reimburse the Company for any advances pursuant to Section 10
until a final determination is made with respect to Indemnitee's entitlement to indemnification (as to which all rights of appeal have been exhausted or lapsed). 

        (c)   If
a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 12(a) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Company shall be bound by
such determination in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 14, absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a
material fact necessary to make Indemnitee's statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under
applicable law. 

        (d)   The
Company shall be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 14 that the procedures and presumptions
of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court or before any such arbitrator that the Company is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement. 

        (e)   The
Company shall indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by law against all Expenses and, if requested by Indemnitee, shall (within ten
(10) days after the Company's receipt of such written request) pay to Indemnitee, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, such Expenses which are incurred by Indemnitee in connection
with any judicial proceeding or arbitration brought by Indemnitee (i) to enforce his rights under, or to recover damages for breach of, this Agreement or any other indemnification, hold
harmless, exoneration, advancement or contribution agreement or provision of the Charter, or the Company's Bylaws now or hereafter in effect; or (ii) for recovery or advances under any
insurance policy maintained by any person for the benefit of Indemnitee, regardless of the outcome and whether Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled to such indemnification, hold harmless
or exoneration right, advancement, contribution or insurance recovery, as the case may be (unless such judicial proceeding or arbitration was not brought by Indemnitee in good faith). 

        (f)    Interest
shall be paid by the Company to Indemnitee at the legal rate under Delaware law for amounts which the Company indemnifies, holds harmless or exonerates, or is
obliged to indemnify, hold harmless or exonerate for the period commencing with the date on which Indemnitee requests indemnification, to be held harmless, exonerated, contribution, reimbursement or
advancement of any Expenses and ending with the date on which such payment is made to Indemnitee by the Company. 

15.    SECURITY.    Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, to the extent requested by the Indemnitee and approved by the
Board, the Company may at any time and from time to time provide security to the Indemnitee for the Company's obligations hereunder through an irrevocable bank line of credit, funded trust or other
collateral. Any such security, once provided to the Indemnitee, may not be revoked or released without the prior written consent of the Indemnitee. 

16.    NON-EXCLUSIVITY; SURVIVAL OF RIGHTS; INSURANCE; SUBROGATION.

        (a)   The
rights of Indemnitee as provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under applicable
law, the Charter, the Company's Bylaws, any agreement, a vote of stockholders or a resolution of directors, or otherwise. No amendment, alteration or repeal of this Agreement or of any provision
hereof shall limit or restrict any right of Indemnitee under this Agreement in respect of any action taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in his Corporate Status prior to such amendment, alteration or
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in applicable law, whether by statute or judicial decision, permits greater indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration rights or advancement of Expenses than would be afforded currently
under the Charter, the Company's Bylaws or this Agreement, it is the intent of the parties hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits so afforded by such change. No
right or remedy herein conferred is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every other right and remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given
hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or
employment of any other right or remedy. 

        (b)   The
DGCL, the Charter and the Company's Bylaws permit the Company to purchase and maintain insurance or furnish similar protection or make other arrangements including,
but not limited to, providing a trust fund, letter of credit, or surety bond ("Indemnification Arrangements") on behalf of Indemnitee against any
liability asserted against him or incurred by or on behalf of him or in such capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the
Company would have the power to indemnify him against such liability under the provisions of this Agreement or under the DGCL, as it may then be in effect. The purchase, establishment, and maintenance
of any such Indemnification Arrangement shall not in any way limit or affect the rights and obligations of the Company or of the Indemnitee under this Agreement except as expressly provided herein,
and the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the Indemnitee shall not in any way limit or affect the rights and obligations of the Company or the other party or parties thereto
under any such Indemnification Arrangement. 

        (c)   To
the extent that the Company maintains an insurance policy or policies providing liability insurance for directors, officers, trustees, partners, managing members,
fiduciaries, employees, or agents of the Company or of any 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, trustee, partner, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent under such policy or policies.
If, at the time the Company receives notice from any source of a Proceeding as to which Indemnitee is a party or a participant (as a witness or otherwise), the Company has director and officer
liability insurance in effect, the Company shall give prompt notice 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 the Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such Proceeding in accordance with the terms of such
policies. 

        (d)   In
the event of any payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, who shall
execute all papers required and take all action necessary to secure such rights, including execution of such documents as are necessary to enable the Company to bring suit to enforce such rights. 

        (e)   The
Company's obligation to indemnify, hold harmless, exonerate or advance Expenses hereunder to Indemnitee who is or was serving at the request of the Company as a
director, officer, trustee, partner, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any other Enterprise shall be reduced by any amount Indemnitee has actually received as indemnification, hold
harmless or exoneration payments or advancement of expenses from such Enterprise. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, (i) Indemnitee shall have no obligation
to reduce, offset, allocate, pursue or apportion any indemnification, hold harmless, exoneration, advancement, contribution or insurance coverage among multiple parties possessing such duties to
Indemnitee prior to the Company's satisfaction and performance of all its obligations under this Agreement, and (ii) the Company shall perform fully its obligations under this Agreement without
regard to whether Indemnitee holds, may pursue or has pursued any indemnification, advancement, hold harmless, 

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exoneration,
contribution or insurance coverage rights against any person or entity other than the Company. 

17.    DURATION OF AGREEMENT.    All agreements and obligations of the Company contained herein shall continue during the period
Indemnitee serves as a director or officer of the Company or as a director, officer, trustee, partner, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any other corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other Enterprise which Indemnitee serves at the request of the Company and shall continue thereafter so long as Indemnitee shall be subject to any possible
Proceeding (including any rights of appeal thereto and any Proceeding commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 14 of this Agreement) by reason of his Corporate Status, whether or not he is
acting in any such capacity at the time any liability or expense is incurred for which indemnification can be provided under this Agreement. 

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, each portion of any Section, paragraph or
sentence of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or
impaired thereby and shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law; (b) such provision or provisions shall be deemed reformed to the extent necessary to conform to applicable
law and to give the maximum effect to the intent of the parties hereto; and (c) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of
any Section, paragraph or sentence of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be
construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested thereby. 

19.    ENFORCEMENT AND BINDING EFFECT.

        (a)   The
Company expressly confirms and agrees that it has entered into this Agreement and assumed the obligations imposed on it hereby in order to induce Indemnitee to serve
as a director, officer or key employee of the Company, and the Company acknowledges that Indemnitee is relying upon this Agreement in serving as a director, officer or key employee of the Company. 

        (b)   Without
limiting any of the rights of Indemnitee under the Charter or Bylaws of the Company as they may be amended from time to time, this Agreement constitutes the
entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral, written and implied, between the parties hereto with
respect to the subject matter hereof. 

        (c)   The
indemnification, hold harmless, exoneration and advancement of expenses rights provided by or granted pursuant to this Agreement shall be binding upon and be
enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns (including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of
the business or assets of the Company), shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or of any other Enterprise at the Company's
request, and shall inure to the benefit of Indemnitee and his or her spouse, assigns, heirs, devisees, executors and administrators and other legal representatives. 

        (d)   The
Company shall require and cause any successor (whether direct or indirect by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all, substantially all or a substantial
part, of the business and/or assets of the Company, by written agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Indemnitee, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same
manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place. 

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        (e)   The
Company and Indemnitee agree herein that a monetary remedy for breach of this Agreement, at some later date, may be inadequate, impracticable and difficult of proof,
and further agree that such breach may cause Indemnitee irreparable harm. Accordingly, the parties hereto agree that Indemnitee may enforce this Agreement by seeking, among other things, injunctive
relief and/or specific performance hereof, without any necessity of showing actual damage or irreparable harm and that by seeking injunctive relief and/or specific performance, Indemnitee shall not be
precluded from seeking or obtaining any other relief to which he may be entitled. The Company and Indemnitee further agree that Indemnitee shall be entitled to such specific performance and injunctive
relief, including temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions and permanent injunctions, without the necessity of posting bonds or other undertaking in connection therewith. The Company
acknowledges that in the absence of a waiver, a bond or undertaking may be required of Indemnitee by the Court, and the Company hereby waives any such requirement of such a bond or undertaking. 

20.    MODIFICATION AND WAIVER.    No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in
writing by the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions of this Agreement nor shall any waiver
constitute a continuing waiver. 

21.    NOTICES.    All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be
deemed to have been duly given (i) if delivered by hand and receipted for by the party to whom said notice or other communication shall have been directed, or (ii) mailed by certified or
registered mail with postage prepaid, on the third (3rd) business day after the date on which it is so mailed: 

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

        (b)   If
to the Company, to: 

Hicks
Acquisition Company I, Inc.

100 Crescent Court, Suite 1200

Dallas, Texas 75201 

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

22.    APPLICABLE LAW AND CONSENT TO JURISDICTION.    This Agreement and the legal relations among the parties shall be governed by,
and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of laws rules. Except with respect to any arbitration commenced by Indemnitee pursuant
to Section 14(a) of this Agreement, the Company and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably and unconditionally: (a) agree that any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this
Agreement shall be brought only in the Delaware Court and not in any other state or federal court in the United States of America or any court in any other country; (b) consent to submit to the
exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Court for purposes of any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement; (c) waive any objection to the laying of venue of any
such action or proceeding in the Delaware Court; and (d) waive, and agree not to plead or to make, any claim that any such action or proceeding brought in the Delaware Court has been brought in
an improper or inconvenient forum, or is subject (in whole or in part) to a jury trial. 

23.    IDENTICAL COUNTERPARTS.    This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes
be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. Only one such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforceability is sought needs to be
produced to evidence the existence of this Agreement. 

24.    MISCELLANEOUS.    Use of the masculine pronoun shall be deemed to include usage of the feminine pronoun where appropriate.
The headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted 

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for
convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction thereof. 

25.    PERIOD OF LIMITATIONS.    No legal action shall be brought and no cause of action shall be asserted by or in the right of the
Company against Indemnitee, Indemnitee's spouse, heirs, executors or personal or legal representatives after the expiration of two years from the date of accrual of such cause of action, and any claim
or cause of action of the Company shall be extinguished and deemed released unless asserted by the timely filing of a legal action within such two-year period; provided, however, that if
any shorter period of limitations is otherwise applicable to any such cause of action such shorter period shall govern. 

26.    ADDITIONAL ACTS.    If for the validation of any of the provisions in this Agreement any act, resolution, approval or other
procedure is required, the Company undertakes to cause such act, resolution, approval or other procedure to be affected or adopted in a manner that will enable the Company to fulfill its obligations
under this Agreement. 

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indemnity Agreement to be signed as of the day and year first above written. 

	 
	 	 
	 	 

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