SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2016-02-19

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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 10.6</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">February&nbsp;15, 2016</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Wayne Whitener</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">508 West Wall, Suite&nbsp;800</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Midland, Texas 79701</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mr.&nbsp;Whitener:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Reference is made to the Employment Agreement between Dawson Geophysical Company, a Texas corporation (formerly known as TGC Industries,&nbsp;Inc.) (the &#147;<b>Company</b>&#148;), and you (the &#147;<b>Executive</b>&#148; or &#147;<b>you</b>&#148;), dated as of October&nbsp;8, 2014 and with an Effective Date of February&nbsp;11, 2015 (the &#147;<b>Employment Agreement</b>&#148;).&#160; Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Employment Agreement, as amended hereby.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This letter agreement (this &#147;<b>Letter Agreement</b>&#148;) sets forth the Executive&#146;s and the Company&#146;s agreement concerning the amendment, effective as of February&nbsp;11, 2016, of certain provisions of the Employment Agreement as follows:</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.3in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(1)</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The Executive and the Company agree that the current &#147;Term&#148; of the Employment Agreement extends through February&nbsp;11, 2019 (the &#147;<b>Current Term</b>&#148;), subject to the other provisions of the Employment Agreement.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.3in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(2)</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The Executive and the Company agree that, commencing as of February&nbsp;11, 2016 and continuing during the Current Term for each of the annual periods noted below, the Executive&#146;s Base Salary payable under the Employment Agreement shall be paid in the following respective percentages, to the extent earned and payable in accordance with the Company&#146;s usual payroll practices and subject to annual review by the Company and adjustment in the Board&#146;s sole discretion:</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">February&nbsp;11, 2016 - February&nbsp;10, 2017:</font></p> </td>
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