UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

FORM 8-K
 
 
 
 
 
 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)
of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 3, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

KEANE GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Delaware
 
001-37988
 
38-4016639
(State or other jurisdiction
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
of incorporation)
 
 
 
Identification Number)
 
2121 Sage Road, Houston, Texas
 
77056
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
(713) 960-0381
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 

  Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
As previously reported, on May 18, 2017, Keane Group, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with RockPile Energy Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Principal Seller”), RockPile Management NewCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with the Principal Seller, the “Seller Parties”), and RockPile Energy Services, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company, on behalf of itself and its subsidiaries (“RockPile”), providing for the purchase of 100% of the outstanding equity interests of RockPile from the Seller Parties (the “Purchase”).

On July 3, 2017 (the “Closing Date”), the Company completed its acquisition of RockPile for (i) approximately $115,194,000 in cash, including approximately $4,355,000 in respect of deposits previously paid by Seller Parties for 30,000 previously ordered hydraulic fracturing horsepower, and (ii) 8,684,210 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Acquisition Shares”). The cash portion of the purchase price was determined based on a $135 million base cash purchase price, which is subject to closing and post-closing adjustments as provided in the Purchase Agreement (including (i) reductions for the payment of RockPile’s indebtedness and transaction expenses at closing, (ii) increases for certain capital expenditures by RockPile made prior to the Closing Date and (iii) customary adjustment for the amount of working capital of RockPile delivered at closing against a normalized working capital target). In addition, subject to the terms and conditions of the Keane Group Contingent Value Rights Agreement (the “CVR Agreement”) which was entered on the Closing Date, the Principal Seller and the Permitted Holders (as defined in the CVR Agreement, and together with the Principal Sellers, the “CVR Holders”) received one non-transferable contingent value right for each Acquisition Share, which collectively entitle the CVR Holders to receive an aggregate payment (the “Aggregate CVR Payment Amount”) equal to the CVR Payment Amount (as defined herein) multiplied by the number of Acquisition Shares held by the CVR Holders on the CVR Payment Date (as defined herein), provided that the Twenty-Day VWAP (as defined herein) is less than $19.00. The date of such payment (the “CVR Payment Date”) shall occur on April 10, 2018, the fifth business day following the date that is nine months after the Closing Date (such date, the “Maturity Date”). The “CVR Payment Amount” will be equal to the difference between (a) $19.00 and (b) the arithmetic average of the dollar volume weighted average price of the Company’s common stock on each trading day for twenty (20) trading days randomly selected by the Company during the thirty (30) trading day period immediately preceding the last business day prior to the Maturity Date (the “Twenty-Day VWAP”), provided that the CVR Payment Amount shall not exceed $2.30. The Aggregate CVR Payment Amount shall be reduced on a dollar for dollar basis if (i) the aggregate gross proceeds received in connection with the resale of any Acquisition Shares plus (ii) the product of the number of Acquisition Shares held by the CVR Holders on the CVR Payment Date and the Twenty-Day VWAP plus (iii) the Aggregate CVR Payment Amount exceeds $165 million. The foregoing description of the CVR Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the CVR Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto, and is incorporated into this report, by reference.

In addition, pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into lockup agreements on the Closing Date with each of the Principal Seller and the Permitted Holders which, subject to certain exceptions, restrict the ability of the Principal Seller and the Permitted Holders to dispose of the Acquisition Shares (i) for a period from the Closing Date until July 18, 2017 without the prior written consent of each of the Company and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (as representatives of the several underwriters party to the Company’s Underwriting Agreement, dated January 19, 2017) and (ii) for a period from the Closing Date until six months after the Closing Date without the prior written consent of the Company. The foregoing description of the lockup agreements does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the form of lockup agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.2 hereto, and is incorporated into this report, by reference.

In addition, pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Stockholders’ Agreement, dated as of July 3, 2017, by and among the Company, the Principal Seller, WDE RockPile Aggregate, LLC and Keane Investor Holdings LLC (“Keane Investor”) (the “Amended and Restated Stockholders’ Agreement”), primarily to provide (i) that the Company will be obligated to register for resale, under certain conditions, the Acquisition Shares and (ii) that the Principal Seller will be entitled to designate, subject to certain conditions, one (1) observer to the Company’s Board of Directors. The remainder of the terms of the Amended and Restated Stockholders’ Agreement are substantially similar to the terms and conditions of the Stockholders’ Agreement, dated as of January 20, 2017, by and between the Company and Keane Investor, which is described in Item 13, “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions-Stockholders’ Agreement,” of the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 21, 2017. The Amended and Restated Stockholders’ Agreement is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.3 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Purchase Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 18, 2017 and is incorporated herein by reference.






Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

The disclosure set forth under Item 1.01 above is incorporated in this Item 2.01 by reference.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation of a Registrant.

The disclosure set forth under Item 1.01 above is incorporated in this Item 2.03 by reference. In connection with the Purchase, Keane Group Holdings, LLC (“KGH LLC”), Keane Frac, LP and KS Drilling, LLC, as borrowers, the Company, KGH Intermediate Holdco I, LLC, KGH Intermediate Holdco II, LLC and Keane Frac GP, LLC, as guarantors, each of the incremental lenders party thereto, each of the existing lenders party thereto, and Owl Rock Capital Corporation (“Owl Rock”), as administrative agent and collateral agent, entered into the Incremental Facility Agreement and Amendment No. 1, dated as of the Closing Date (the “Term Loan Amendment”) to the existing Term Loan Agreement, dated as of March 15, 2017 (the “Existing Term Loan Agreement”), among the Company, as the parent guarantor, KGH LLC, as the lead borrower, the other borrowers and guarantors party thereto, the existing lenders, and Owl Rock, as administrative agent and collateral agent to provide for an additional $135,000,000 incremental term loan (the “Additional Financing”). The Additional Financing will be used (x) to fund the cash consideration in connection with the Purchase and any other payments required under the Purchase Agreement, (y) to pay fees and expenses related to the foregoing and (z) to fund general corporate purposes. The terms and conditions contained in the Term Loan Amendment will be substantially similar to the terms and conditions contained in the Existing Term Loan Agreement. The foregoing description of the Term Loan Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Term Loan Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10.4 hereto, and is incorporated into this report, by reference.

Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
The disclosure set forth under Item 1.01 above is incorporated in this Item 3.02 by reference. On the Closing Date, in connection with the completion of the Purchase, the Company issued 8,684,210 shares of common stock to the Principal Seller and the Permitted Holders as described above. The issuance of common stock in the Purchase was not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). These shares were issued in a private placement exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, in reliance on the exemptions set forth in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

The information set forth above under Item 2.01 is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety in this Item 3.02.

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On the Closing Date, the Company's Board of Directors appointed R. Curt Dacar, age 58, as Chief Commercial Officer of the Company, effective immediately.

Prior to joining Keane, Mr. Dacar served as Chief Executive Officer of RockPile, which he co-founded in 2011. His career began with Dowell, a division of Dow Chemical, and continued with Schlumberger Technology Corporation. His diverse, 38-year oilfield services career has included executive management, sales and marketing, engineering and operational roles throughout the United States. Curt earned a B.S. in Business Management from Regis University in Denver, Colorado.

Mr. Dacar is subject to a written employment agreement with the Company, dated as of May 18, 2017, which became effective upon the Closing Date (the “Dacar Agreement”). The Dacar Agreement provides for an initial term that will expire on the third anniversary of the Closing Date, and thereafter automatically renew for additional one-year periods unless either party provides written notice at least 90 days prior to the end of the then-current term. Pursuant to the Dacar Agreement, Mr. Dacar is entitled to receive an annual base salary of $440,000 and is eligible for an annual performance bonus targeted at 100% of his base salary. The Dacar Agreement also provides that Mr. Dacar is entitled to receive awards under the Company’s Equity and Incentive Award Plan comprised of 35,088 restricted share units and 35,088 non-qualified stock options. Pursuant to the Dacar Agreement, in the event of a termination of Mr. Dacar’s employment by the Company without Cause (as such term is defined in the Dacar Agreement) or due to the Company’s non-renewal of the Dacar Agreement, or by Mr. Dacar for Good Reason (as such term is defined in the Dacar Agreement), subject to his execution of a release, Mr. Dacar will be entitled to (a) severance payments equal to two years of his base salary payable in equal monthly installments over a period of two years following the termination date, and (b) reimbursement of the cost of continuation coverage of group health coverage for up to 12 months. The foregoing summary of the Dacar Agreement is qualified in its entirety by the copy of such agreement filed hereto as Exhibit 10.4 and is incorporated herein by reference.






There is no arrangement or understanding with any person pursuant to which Mr. Dacar is being appointed Chief Commercial Officer of the Company. There are no family relationships between Mr. Dacar and any director or executive officer of the Company, and he is not a party to any transaction requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

In addition to the compensation that Mr. Dacar will receive pursuant to the Dacar Agreement, Mr. Dacar has entered into the Company's standard form of indemnification agreement. A form of the indemnification agreement was previously filed by the Company as Exhibit 10.9 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-215079), as originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 14, 2016, as subsequently amended.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On the Closing Date, the Company and RockPile issued a joint press release announcing the completion of the purchase. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.

In accordance with Item 9.01(a)(4) of Form 8-K, the financial statements required by Item 9.01(a) of Form 8-K will be filed by amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K not later than 71 calendar days from the required filing date for this Current Report on Form 8-K.
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.

In accordance with Item 9.01(b)(2) of Form 8-K, the pro forma financial statements required by Item 9.01(b) of Form 8-K will be filed by amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K not later than 71 calendar days from the required filing date for this Current Report on Form 8-K.
(d) Exhibits.
 
 
 
Exhibit
No.
  
Description
 
 
10.1
 
Contingent Value Rights Agreement, dated July 3, 2017, by and among the Company, RockPile Energy Holdings, LLC and the Permitted Holders.
 
 
 
10.2
 
Form of Lockup Agreement.
 
 
 
10.3
 
Amended and Restated Stockholders’ Agreement, dated July 3, 2017, by and among the Company, Keane Investor Holdings LLC, RockPile Energy Holdings, LLC and WDE RockPile Aggregate, LLC.
 
 
 
10.4
 
Incremental Facility Agreement and Amendment No. 1, dated as of July 3, 2017, by and among Keane Group Holdings, LLC (“KGH LLC”), Keane Frac, LP and KS Drilling, LLC, as borrowers, the Company, KGH Intermediate Holdco I, LLC, KGH Intermediate Holdco II, LLC and Keane Frac GP, LLC, as guarantors, each of the incremental lenders party thereto, each of the existing lenders party thereto, and Owl Rock Capital Corporation (“Owl Rock”), as administrative agent and collateral agent, to the Term Loan Agreement, dated as of March 15, 2017, among the Company, as the parent guarantor, KGH LLC, as the lead borrower, the other borrowers and guarantors party thereto, the existing lenders, and Owl Rock, as administrative agent and collateral agent.
 
 
 
10.5
 
Employment Agreement, dated as of May 18, 2017, and effective as of July 3, 2017, by and between Keane Group, Inc. and R. Curt Dacar.
 
 
 
99.1
 
Press release dated July 3, 2017.







SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
KEANE GROUP, INC.
 
 
 
 
Date: July 3, 2017
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Kevin M. McDonald
 
 
 
 
Name:
 
Kevin M. McDonald
 
 
 
 
Title:
 
Executive Vice President, General Counsel
 
 
 
 
 
 
and Secretary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 








EXHIBIT INDEX

 
 
 
Exhibit
No.
  
Description
 
 
10.1
 
Contingent Value Rights Agreement, dated July 3, 2017, by and among the Company, RockPile Energy Holdings, LLC and the Permitted Holders.
 
 
 
10.2
 
Form of Lockup Agreement.
 
 
 
10.3
 
Amended and Restated Stockholders’ Agreement, dated July 3, 2017, by and among the Company, Keane Investor Holdings LLC, RockPile Energy Holdings, LLC and WDE RockPile Aggregate, LLC.
 
 
 
10.4
 
Incremental Facility Agreement and Amendment No. 1, dated as of July 3, 2017, by and among Keane Group Holdings, LLC (“KGH LLC”), Keane Frac, LP and KS Drilling, LLC, as borrowers, the Company, KGH Intermediate Holdco I, LLC, KGH Intermediate Holdco II, LLC and Keane Frac GP, LLC, as guarantors, each of the incremental lenders party thereto, each of the existing lenders party thereto, and Owl Rock Capital Corporation (“Owl Rock”), as administrative agent and collateral agent, to the Term Loan Agreement, dated as of March 15, 2017, among the Company, as the parent guarantor, KGH LLC, as the lead borrower, the other borrowers and guarantors party thereto, the existing lenders, and Owl Rock, as administrative agent and collateral agent.
 
 
 
10.5
 
Employment Agreement, dated as of May 18, 2017, and effective as of July 3, 2017, by and between Keane Group, Inc. and R. Curt Dacar.
 
 
 
99.1
 
Press release dated July 3, 2017.




Exhibit 10.1
Execution Version






KEANE GROUP CONTINGENT VALUE RIGHTS AGREEMENT

BY AND AMONG


KEANE GROUP INC.
ROCKPILE ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC
AND
THE OTHER PERMITTED HOLDERS PARTY HERETO












DATED AS OF July 3, 2017




 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
Page
 
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS
1

 
Section 1.1
Definitions
1

ARTICLE II CONTINGENT VALUE RIGHTS
4

 
Section 2.1
CVRs
4

 
Section 2.2
Nontransferable
4

 
Section 2.3
No Certificate
4

 
Section 2.4
CVR Payment Amount
4

 
Section 2.5
Payment Procedures
5

 
Section 2.6
Adjustments
5

 
Section 2.7
No Voting, Dividends or Interest; No Equity or Ownership Interest in the Company
5

ARTICLE III COVENANTS
6

 
Section 3.1
Payment of Amounts, if any, to the Holders
6

 
Section 3.2
Certain Purchases and Sales
6

ARTICLE IV AMENDMENTS
6

 
Section 4.1
Amendments and Modification
6

 
Section 4.2
Effect of Amendments
6

ARTICLE V CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, SALE OR CONVEYANCE
7

 
Section 5.1
Company Consolidation, Merger, Sale or Conveyance
7

 
Section 5.2
Successor Substituted
8

ARTICLE VI OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION
8

 
Section 6.1
Notices to the Company and the Holders
8

 
Section 6.2
Counterparts; Headings
9

 
Section 6.3
Assignment; Successors
10

 
Section 6.4
Benefits of Agreement
10

 
Section 6.5
Governing Law
10


 
 
 
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Section 6.6
Waiver of Jury Trial
10

 
Section 6.7
Remedies
11

 
Section 6.8
Severability Clause
11

 
Section 6.9
Termination
12

 
Section 6.10
Entire Agreement
12







 
 
 
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KEANE GROUP CONTINGENT VALUE RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS KEANE GROUP CONTINGENT VALUE RIGHTS AGREEMENT , dated as of July 3, 2017 (this "Agreement"), is entered into by and among Keane Group Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), RockPile Energy Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "Principal Seller") and the Permitted Holders (as defined herein).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company, the Principal Seller, RockPile Management NewCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and RockPile Energy Services, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company, on behalf of itself and its subsidiaries, have entered into an Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 18, 2017 (as amended, the "Purchase Agreement"),
WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement, the Seller Parties desire to sell, and the Company desires to purchase, the Acquired Interests (as defined in Purchase Agreement) in exchange for the consideration specified in the Purchase Agreement, including certain rights to the CVR Payment Amount (as defined below) if and when payable pursuant to this Agreement, and
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the agreements contained herein and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, it is mutually covenanted and agreed as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1      Definitions .
(a)      For all purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:
(i)      the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article, and include the plural as well as the singular;
(ii)      the words "herein," "hereof" and "hereunder" and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision;
(iii)      unless the context otherwise requires, words describing the singular number shall include the plural and vice versa, words denoting any gender shall include

 
 
 
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all genders and words denoting natural Persons shall include corporations, partnerships and other Persons and vice versa;
(iv)      all references to "including" shall be deemed to mean including without limitation; and
(v)      to the extent permitted by the terms of this Agreement, references to any Person include such Person's successors and permitted assigns.
(b)      Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Purchase Agreement. The following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them as follows:
"Agreement" has the meaning given to such term in the Preamble.
"Aggregate CVR Payment Amount" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4 .
"Acquisition Shares" means the 8,684,210 Shares initially acquired by the Principal Seller as part of the consideration as set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
"Acquisition Share Value Amount" is the amount equal to the (i) aggregate gross proceeds received in connection with the resale of any Acquisition Shares during the term of this Agreement plus (ii) product of the Outstanding Acquisition Shares and the Twenty-Day VWAP plus (iii) Aggregate CVR Payment Amount.
"Board of Directors" means the board of directors of the Company.
"Board Resolution" means a copy of a resolution certified by the secretary or an assistant secretary of the Company to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors.
"Company" has the meaning given to such term in the Preamble.
"Company Common Stock" or "Shares" refer to the Company's common stock, par value $0.01 per share.
"CVR" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1 .
"CVR Payment Amount" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4 .
"CVR Strike Price" means $19.00.
"Early Termination Date" means (I)(A) the fifteenth consecutive trading day from the Lock-up Period Termination Date for which the Weighted Average Price of the Company's

 
 
 
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Common Stock is above the CVR Strike Price and (B) the Acquisition Shares (i) have been registered under the Securities Act or (ii) are not subject to the re-sale limitations set forth in Rule 144 of the Securities Act or (II) the date on which all of the Acquisition Shares have been sold, transferred, disposed of or otherwise canceled.
“Holder” means the Principal Seller and the Permitted Holders, as applicable.
"Lock-up Period Termination Date" means the earlier of (i) January 3, 2018 and (ii) the date on which Keane Investor Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, consummates a sale of any or all of its Shares.
"Maturity Date" means April 3, 2018.
"Officer's Certificate" means a certificate signed by the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, any vice president, the controller, the treasurer or the secretary of the Company, in his or her capacity as such an officer.
"Outstanding" when used with respect to (i) the CVRs and/or (ii) Acquisition Shares, means, as of the date of determination, an amount equal to the Acquisition Shares that are then held by the Holders which has not been sold, transferred, disposed of or otherwise canceled.
"Permitted Holders" means the persons listed on signature pages hereto as "Permitted Holders".
"Principal Market" means the New York Stock Exchange, or if the Company Common Stock is not traded on the New York Stock Exchange, then the principal securities exchange or trading market for the Common Stock.
"Principal Seller " has the meaning given to such term in the Preamble.
"Principal Seller Change of Ownership" means one or more the members of the Principal Seller as of the Closing Date fail at any time to own 100% of the interests (both economic and voting) of the Principal Seller.
"Purchase Agreement" has the meaning given to such term in the Recitals
"Surviving Person" has the meaning given to such term in Section 5.1(a)(i) .
"Twenty-Day VWAP" means the arithmetic average of the Weighted Average Price of the Company's Common Stock on each trading day during twenty (20) trading days randomly selected by the Company during the thirty (30) trading day period immediately preceding the last Business Day prior to the Maturity Date.

 
 
 
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"Value Cap" has the meaning given to such term in Section 2.4 .
"Weighted Average Price" means, for any security as of any date, the dollar volume weighted average price for such security on the Principal Market during the period beginning at 9:30 a.m., New York City Time, and ending at 4:00 p.m., New York City Time, as Reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets, or any successor thereto ("Bloomberg"), through its "Volume at Price" functions or, if the foregoing does not apply, the dollar volume weighted average price of such security in the over the counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security during the period beginning at 9:30 a.m., New York City time, and ending at 4:00 p.m., New York City Time, as reported by Bloomberg. If the Weighted Average Price cannot be calculated for such security on such date on any of the foregoing bases, the Weighted Average Price of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually agreed upon by Company and the Principal Seller. All such determinations to be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split or other similar transaction during such period.
ARTICLE II
CONTINGENT VALUE RIGHTS
Section 2.1      CVRs .
The Company agrees that this Agreement shall entitle the Holders to one contingent value right ("CVR") at the Closing Date (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) in connection with each Acquisition Share. Each CVR shall represent the contractual right of the Holders to receive the CVR Payment Amount if and when payable pursuant to this Agreement. The administration of the CVRs shall be handled pursuant to this Agreement in the manner set forth in this Agreement.
Section 2.2      Nontransferable .
The CVRs or any interest therein shall not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, encumbered or in any other manner transferred or disposed of, in whole or in part.
Section 2.3      No Certificate .
The CVRs shall not be evidenced by a certificate or other instrument.
Section 2.4      CVR Payment Amount .
(a)      Subject to Section 2.4(b), if the Twenty-Day VWAP is less than the CVR Strike Price, the Holders, in respect of their then Outstanding CVRs, shall be entitled to and shall receive an aggregate cash amount equal to the product of (I) the CVR Strike Price

 
 
 
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minus the Twenty-Day VWAP (such amount, the "CVR Payment Amount") multiplied by the then Outstanding CVRs (such amount, the "Aggregate CVR Payment Amount"); provided that the CVR Payment Amount shall not exceed $2.30.
(b)      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Purchase Agreement or this Agreement, if the Acquisition Share Value Amount exceeds $165 million (the "Value Cap"), the Aggregate CVR Payment Amount, if applicable, shall be reduced on a dollar for dollar basis such that the Acquisition Share Value Amount does not exceed the Value Cap.
Section 2.5      Payment Procedures
To the extent required pursuant to Section 2.4 , the Company shall make the Aggregate CVR Payment Amount to the Holders the fifth Business Day following the Maturity Date. Such payment shall be made to the Holders in accordance with the instructions set forth on Annex A hereto and shall be made by wire transfer.
Section 2.6      Adjustments
If at any time during the period between the date of this Agreement and the Maturity Date, any change in the outstanding Shares shall occur as a result of any reclassification, recapitalization, stock-split (including a reverse stock split) or combination, exchange or readjustment of Shares, or any stock dividend or stock distribution (other than a quarterly dividend) with a record date during such period, the CVR Strike Price and the CVR Payment Amount, in each case, shall be equitably adjusted. All calculations and determinations of this Section 2.6 shall be mutually agreed upon by the Company and the Principal Seller in good faith.
Section 2.7      No Voting, Dividends or Interest; No Equity or Ownership Interest in the Company .
(a)      The CVRs shall not have any voting or dividend rights, and interest shall not accrue on any amounts payable on the CVRs to the Holders.
(b)      The CVRs shall not represent any equity or ownership interest in Company or any of their Affiliates.


 
 
 
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ARTICLE III
COVENANTS
Section 3.1      Payment of Amounts, if any, to the Holders .
The Company will duly and punctually pay the Aggregate CVR Payment Amount, if any, in the manner provided in Section 2.5 .
Section 3.2      Certain Purchases and Sales .
Unless consented to by the Company, the Holders will not, and will not permit any of its members or their respective Affiliates, (1) offer to purchase, purchase, contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, grant any option, right or warrant to sell, or otherwise acquire or purchase, directly or indirectly, any Shares or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Shares, or (2) enter into any swap or other arrangement that acquires from another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Shares, whether any such transaction described in clause (1) or (2) above is to be settled by delivery of Shares or such other securities, in cash or otherwise. The foregoing restrictions are expressly agreed to preclude the Holders and their respective Affiliates during the applicable periods from engaging in any hedging or other transaction which is designed to or reasonably expected to lead to or result in a purchase or acquisition of Shares even if such Shares would be acquired by someone other than the Holders or their Affiliates. Such prohibited hedging or other transactions would include without limitation any purchase or any purchase, sale or grant of any right (including without limitation any put option or put equivalent position or call option or call equivalent position) with respect to any of the Shares or with respect to any security that includes, relates to, or derives any significant part of its value from such Shares.
ARTICLE IV
AMENDMENTS
Section 4.1      Amendments and Modification .
(a)      Subject to Section 4.1(b) , this Agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented only by written agreement of the Company and the Principal Seller.
(b)      Without the consent of the Principal Seller, the Company (when authorized by a Board Resolution), at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more amendments hereto for the following purposes:

 
 
 
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(i)      subject to Section 5.1 , to evidence the succession of another Person to the Company and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Company herein;
(ii)      to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision herein, or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement; provided , that, in each case, such provisions shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders; or
(iii)      as may be necessary to ensure that the CVRs are not subject to registration under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.
(c)      Promptly after the execution by the Company, of any amendment pursuant to the provisions of this Section 4.1 , the Company will provide the Principal Seller a summary of such amendment.
Section 4.2      Effect of Amendments .
Upon the execution of any amendment permitted under this ARTICLE IV , this Agreement shall be modified in accordance therewith, such amendment shall form a part of this Agreement for all purposes and the Holders and the Company shall be bound thereby.
ARTICLE V
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, SALE OR CONVEYANCE
Section 5.1      Company Consolidation, Merger, Sale or Conveyance .
(a)      From and after the date hereof until such time as all of the Company's payment obligations shall have been discharged, the Company shall not consolidate with or merge into any other Person or convey, assign, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any Person, unless:
(i)      in the case that the Company shall consolidate with or merge into any other Person or convey, assign, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any Person, the Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or the Person that acquires by conveyance or transfer, or that leases, the properties and assets of the Company substantially as an entirety (the "Surviving Person") shall expressly assume payment of amounts on all the CVRs and the performance of every duty and covenant of this Agreement on the part of the Company to be performed or observed; and

 
 
 
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(ii)      prior to such transaction, the Company has delivered to the Principal Seller an Officer's Certificate stating that such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease complies with this ARTICLE V and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have been complied with.
(b)      For purposes of this Section 5.1 , "convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety" shall mean properties and assets contributing in the aggregate of at least 66.66% of the Company's and its subsidiaries' total consolidated revenues as reported in the last available periodic financial report (quarterly or annual, as the case may be).
(c)      In the event the Company conveys, transfers or leases its properties and assets substantially as an entirety in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Section 5.1 , the Company and the Surviving Person shall be jointly and severally liable for the payment of the Aggregate CVR Payment Amount, if any, and the performance of every duty and covenant of this Agreement on the part of the Company to be performed or observed.
Section 5.2      Successor Substituted .
Upon any consolidation of or merger by the Company with or into any other Person, or any conveyance, transfer or lease of the properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any Person in accordance with Section 5.1 , the Surviving Person shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Agreement with the same effect as if the Surviving Person had been named as the Company herein; provided , that notwithstanding any such transaction, if the Company is a surviving entity in the transaction, the Company shall also remain liable for the performance by the Company hereunder.
ARTICLE VI
OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION
Section 6.1      Notices to the Company and the Holders .
All communications, notices and disclosures required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and will be deemed to have been given when delivered by first class mail or one (1) Business Day after having been dispatched for next-day delivery by a nationally recognized overnight courier service to the appropriate party at the address specified below:

 
 
 
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If to the Company, to:
    
Keane Group, Inc.
2121 Sage Road, Suite 370
Houston, TX 77056
Attn: General Counsel

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
    
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
919 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Attention: Stuart D. Freedman and Antonio L. Diaz-Albertini
Email: Stuart.Freedman@srz.com and Antonio.Diaz-Albertini@srz.com
Facsimile: (212) 593-5955

If to the Holders, to:
RockPile Energy Holdings, LLC
700 Louisiana, Suite 4770
Houston, Texas 77002
Attention: General Counsel
Facsimile: (713) 581-6901

With copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Vinson & Elkins LLP
666 Fifth Avenue, 26th Floor
New York, NY 10103
Attention: Robert Seber, Esq.
Email: rseber@velaw.com
Facsimile: (917) 849-5340

Section 6.2      Counterparts; Headings .
This Agreement may be executed in one or several counterparts (whether by facsimile, pdf or otherwise), each of which shall be deemed an original, but such counterparts shall

 
 
 
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together constitute but one and the same Agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties (including by facsimile or other electronic image scan transmission). The Article and Section headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part hereof.
Section 6.3      Assignment; Successors .
Subject to Section 5.1 , neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations under this Agreement may be assigned by any of the parties (whether by operation of Law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other parties. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by all of the parties and their respective successors and assigns.
Section 6.4      Benefits of Agreement .
Nothing in this Agreement, is intended to or be deemed to confer upon any Person other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns any rights or remedies hereunder.
Section 6.5      Governing Law .
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to Laws that may be applicable under conflicts of laws principles (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the Laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware. Each of the parties agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law. Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 6.1 . Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any Party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by Law.
Section 6.6      Waiver of Jury Trial .
EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE IT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY OF THE AGREEMENTS DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. EACH PARTY

 
 
 
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CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (I) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE EITHER OF SUCH WAIVERS, (II) IT UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF SUCH WAIVERS, (III) IT MAKES SUCH WAIVERS VOLUNTARILY, AND (IV) IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 6.6
Section 6.7      Remedies .
The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that the parties hereto do not perform their obligations under the provisions of this Agreement (including failing to take such actions as are required of them hereunder) in accordance with its specified terms or otherwise breach such provisions. The parties acknowledge and agree that prior to the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 6.9 , (a) the Parties shall be entitled to an injunction, specific performance, or other equitable relief, to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof without proof of damages or the posting of any collateral, bond or other security, this being in addition to any other remedy available at law, in equity, under this Agreement or otherwise and (b) the right of injunctive relief, specific enforcement and other equitable relief is an integral part of this Agreement and transactions related hereto. The parties also agree that the non-prevailing party (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, non-appealable order) in any litigation relating to the enforcement of this Agreement shall reimburse the prevailing party for all costs incurred by the prevailing party (including reasonable legal fees in connection with any litigation).
Section 6.8      Severability Clause .
If any term or other provision of this Agreement is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of Law or public policy, all other terms, provisions and conditions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law in an acceptable manner to the end that the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement and this Agreement are fulfilled to the extent possible.

 
 
 
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Section 6.9      Termination .
This Agreement and each CVR shall be terminated and of no further force or effect, and the parties hereto shall have no liability hereunder, upon the earliest of (i) the Early Termination Date, (ii) the Maturity Date, (iii) the date on which a Principal Seller Change of Ownership occurs and (iv) the date on which there is a written agreement between the Company and the Principal Seller to terminate this Agreement.
Section 6.10      Entire Agreement .
This Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, all documents and instruments referenced herein and therein, and the annex attached to the foregoing, constitute the entire agreement of the parties and supersede all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. If and to the extent that any provision of this Agreement is inconsistent or conflicts with the Purchase Agreement, this Agreement shall govern and be controlling.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this Agreement to be executed on its behalf by its duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

 
COMPANY:
 
 
 
KEANE GROUP, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Gregory L. Powell
 
Name:
Gregory L. Powell
 
Title:
President and Chief Financial Officer



[ Signature Page to Keane Group Contingent Value Rights Agreement ]


 

 
PRINCIPAL SELLER:
 
 
 
ROCKPILE ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Dustin M. Nygard
 
Name:
Dustin M. Nygard
 
Title:
General Counsel
 
PERMITTED HOLDERS:
 
 
 
WDE RockPile Aggregate, LLC
 
 
 
By: Edelman & Guill Energy L.P. II, its Manager

 
By: Edelman & Guill Energy Ltd., its General
 
Partner
 
 
 
By:
/s/ James K. McNeely III
 
Name:
James K. McNeely III
 
Title:
Authorized Representative
 
Address:
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 4770
 
 
 
Houston, Texas 77002
 
/s/ Paul J. Able, Jr.
 
Name:
Paul J. Able, Jr.
 
Address:
6735 Olympus Drive
 
 
 
Evergreen, Colorado 80439
 
/s/ Robert Curt Dacar
 
Name:
Robert Curt Dacar
 
Address:
20042 Ridgefield Loop
 
 
Spearfish, South Dakota 57783
 
/s/ Paul George
 
Name:
Paul George
 
Address:
915 S. Milwaukee Way
 
 
Denver, Colorado 80209
 
/s/ Howard Rough
 
Name:
Howard Rough
 
Address:
1662 Montane Drive East
 
 
Golden, Colorado 80401
 
/s/ David Sobernheim
 
Name:
David Sobernheim
 
Address:
5575 S. Forest Lane
 
 
Greenwood Village, Colorado 80121

[ Signature Page to Keane Group Contingent Value Rights Agreement ]


 

Annex A

Payment Instructions

[To Be Provided Under Separate Cover]


Exhibit 10.2
Execution Version

Keane Group, Inc.
Issuance of Common Stock
July 3, 2017
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
388 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10013
and

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
1585 Broadway
New York, New York 10036

As Representatives of the several Underwriters,
and
Keane Group, Inc.
2121 Sage Road, Suite 370
Houston, Texas 77056

Ladies and Gentlemen:
This letter is being delivered to you pursuant to (i) a Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 18, 2017, by and among Keane Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the undersigned, RockPile Management Newco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, RockPile Energy Services, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company (“RockPile”) and its subsidiaries (the “Purchase Agreement”) and (ii) Section 5(g) of that certain Underwriting Agreement, dated January 19, 2017 (the “Underwriting Agreement”), by and among the Company, the Selling Shareholder, Keane Group Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC as representatives (the “Representatives”) of the several Underwriters named therein, relating to an underwritten public offering of Common Stock, $0.01 par value (the “Common Stock”), of the Company (the “Offering”). Unless otherwise indicated, capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Underwriting Agreement and the Purchase Agreement, as applicable.
In connection with the consummation of the Company’s purchase of 100% of the outstanding equity interests in RockPile, pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company issued [●] shares of Common Stock to the undersigned. The undersigned will not offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of, (or enter into any transaction which is designed to, or might reasonably be expected to, result in the disposition (whether by actual disposition or effective economic disposition due to cash settlement or otherwise) by the undersigned or any affiliate of the undersigned or any person in privity with the undersigned or any affiliate of the undersigned), directly or indirectly, including the filing (or participation in the filing) of a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of, 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 Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder with respect to, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any securities convertible into, or exercisable or




exchangeable for such capital stock, or publicly announce an intention to effect any such transaction, (i) for a period from the date hereof until July 18, 2017 without the prior written consent of each of the Company and the Representatives and (ii) for a period from the date hereof until January 3, 2018 without the prior written consent of the Company; provided that the written consent of the Company shall not be required if the Company has consummated, or is concurrently consummating, (x) a Company Public Sale (as such term is defined in the Amended and Restated Stockholders’ Agreement, July 3, 2017, by and among the Company and the holders of the Company’s Common Stock party thereto) in which Keane Investor Holdings LLC has requested to include shares of its Common Stock or (y) a secondary underwritten public offering of Common Stock of the Company for the account of Keane Investor Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (such period, the “RockPile Lockup Period”).
 
Yours very truly,
 
 
 
[●]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Authorized Signatory
 
Address:
 
 
 
 
ACKNOWLEDGED:
 
KEANE GROUP, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 




Exhibit 10.3
Execution Version








AMENDED AND RESTATED
STOCKHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT
BY AND AMONG
KEANE GROUP, INC.
AND
HOLDERS OF STOCK OF KEANE GROUP, INC. SIGNATORY HERETO


Dated as of July 3, 2017











TABLE OF CONTENTS

 
 
Page
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1
 
Section 1.01
Defined Terms
1
 
Section 1.02
Other Interpretive Provisions
10
 
ARTICLE II
HOLDERS' RIGHTS
11
 
Section 2.01
Board Representation
11
 
Section 2.02
Voting
14
 
Section 2.03
Investor Holdco Sell-Downs; Distributions of Investor Holdco Company Shares
15
 
ARTICLE III
REGISTRATION RIGHTS
16
 
Section 3.01
Demand Registration
16
 
Section 3.02
Shelf Registration
20
 
Section 3.03
Piggyback Registration
24
 
Section 3.04
Black-out Periods
27
 
Section 3.05
Registration Procedures
29
 
Section 3.06
Underwritten Offerings
35
 
Section 3.07
No Inconsistent Agreements; Additional Rights
37
 
Section 3.08
Registration Expenses
37
 
Section 3.09
Indemnification
39
 
Section 3.10
Rules 144 and 144A and Regulations S
43
 
Section 3.11
Limitation on Registrations and Underwritten Offerings
43
 
Section 3.12
Clear Market
44
 
Section 3.13
In-Kind Distributions
44
 
ARTICLE IV
MISCELLANEOUS
45
 
Section 4.01
Term
45
 
Section 4.02
Contribution of Trican Units
45
 
Section 4.03
Injunctive Relief
46
 
Section 4.04
Attorneys' Fees
46
Section 4.05
Notices
46
Section 4.06
Publicity and Confidentiality
47
Section 4.07
Amendment
48
Section 4.08
Successors, Assigns and Transferees
48
Section 4.09
Binding Effect
49
Section 4.10
Third Party Beneficiaries
49
Section 4.11
Governing Law; Jurisdiction
49
Section 4.12
Waiver of Jury Trial
50
Section 4.13
Severability
50
Section 4.14
Counterparts
50
Section 4.15
Headings
50
Section 4.16
Joinder
50
Section 4.17
Other Activities
50





AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCKHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT
This Amended and Restated Stockholders’ Agreement (the “ Agreement ”) is made, dated as of July 3, 2017 (the “ Effective Date ”), by and between Keane Investor Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Investor Holdco ”), RockPile Holdco, the White Deer Holder (as defined herein) and Keane Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (including any of its successors by merger, acquisition, reorganization, conversion or otherwise) (the “ Company ”).
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, Investor Holdco and RockPile Holdco own Registrable Securities of the Company; and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to set forth certain rights of Investor Holdco, RockPile Holdco and the White Deer Holder with respect to the Company.
WHEREAS, the parties hereto now wish to amend and restate the Agreement in its entirety to reflect RockPile Holdco (and the other RockPile Holders) as shareholders in the Company and for certain other reasons.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual promises, covenants and agreements of the parties hereto, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01     Defined Terms . As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
Adverse Disclosure ” means public disclosure of material non-public information that, in the Board of Directors’ good faith judgment, after consultation with independent outside counsel to the Company, would be required to be made in any Registration Statement filed with the SEC by the Company so that such Registration Statement would not be materially misleading and would not be required to be made at such time but for the filing of such Registration Statement, but which information the Company has a bona fide business purpose for not disclosing publicly.
Affiliate ” shall mean any Person or entity, directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person or entity, including (i) a general

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partner, limited partner, or retired partner affiliated with such Person or entity, (ii) a fund, partnership, limited liability company or other entity affiliated with such Person or entity, (iii) a director, officer, stockholder, partner or member (or retired partner or member) affiliated with such Person or entity, or (iv) the estate of any such partner or member (or retired partner or member) affiliated with such Person or entity; provided that neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of the Holders.
Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Board of Directors ” means the board of directors of the Company.
Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which commercial banks located in New York, New York are required or authorized by law or executive order to be closed.
Change of Control ” means the occurrence of any of the following: (i) the sale, lease or transfer, in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any one Person or (ii) the acquisition by any Person or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act, or any successor provision) (other than the Equity Investors), including any group acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of securities (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act, or any successor provision), in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions, by way of merger, consolidation or other business combination or purchase of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, or any successor provision) of 50% or more of the total voting power of the Company or any of its direct or indirect parent companies holding directly or indirectly 100% of the total voting power of the Company.
Cerberus Representative ” means Cerberus Capital Management, L.P., in its capacity as representative of the Cerberus Funds.
Cerberus Funds ” means, including any successors and permitted assigns, Cerberus International II Master Fund, L.P., Cerberus Institutional Partners, L.P. – Series Four, Cerberus Institutional Partners V, L.P., Cerberus CP Partners, L.P., Cerberus MG Fund, L.P., CIP VI Overseas Feeder, Ltd. and CIP VI Institutional Feeder, L.P.
Cerberus Holder ” means any Cerberus Fund that is a Holder.
Class A Units ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.02(a) .
Company ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

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Company Public Sale ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.03(a) .
Company Share Equivalent ” means securities exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into, Company Shares.
Company Shares ” means the shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company, any Equity Securities into which such shares of common stock shall have been changed, or any Equity Securities resulting from any reclassification, recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, conversion, stock or other equity split or dividend or similar transactions with respect to such shares of common stock or such other Equity Securities.
Conversion Event ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.08(b) .
Conversion Securities ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.08(b) .
Conversion Securities Issuer ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.08(b) .
Defaulted Payment Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.02(a) .
Demand Company Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(c) .
Demand Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(a) .
Demand Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(a) .
Demand Registration ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(a) .
Demand Registration Statement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(a) .
Demand Suspension ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(d) .
Director Requirements ” means with respect to an individual, that such individual must be qualified and suitable to serve as a member of the Board of Directors under all applicable corporate governance policies and guidelines of the Company and the Board of Directors and subject to any employment agreement or other agreement with an employee, and all applicable legal, regulatory and stock exchange requirements (other than any requirements contained in the Section 303A of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual regarding director independence).
Effective Date ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Eligibility Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(a) .

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Equity Investors ” means (i) the Sponsors, and any other funds or managed accounts advised or managed by any Sponsor or one of a Sponsor’s Affiliates, (ii) any Person that has no material assets other than the capital stock of the Company or a direct or indirect parent of the Company, and of which no other Person or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act, or any successor provision), other than any Equity Investor specified in clause (i) above, holds more than 50% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock thereof, and (iii) any group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act, or any successor provision) the members of which include any Equity Investor specified in clause (i) above and that, directly or indirectly, hold or acquire beneficial ownership of the Voting Stock of the Company (a “ Permitted Group ”), so long as (1) each member of the Permitted Group has voting rights proportional to the percentage of ownership interests held or acquired by such member and (2) no Person or other “group” (other than an Equity Investor specified in clause (i) above) beneficially owns more than 50% on a fully diluted basis of the Voting Stock held by the Permitted Group.
Equity Securities ” means, as applicable, (i) any capital stock, membership interests or other equity interest of any Person; (ii) any securities directly or indirectly convertible into or exchangeable for any capital stock, membership interests or other equity interest of any Person; or (iii) any rights or options directly or indirectly to subscribe for or to purchase any capital stock, membership interests or other equity interest of any Person or to subscribe for or to purchase any securities directly or indirectly convertible into or exchangeable for any capital stock, membership interests or other equity interest of any Person.
Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any successor thereto, and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.
Excluded Company Shares ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(a) .
Family Member ” means, with respect to any specified natural person (including any entities or trusts formed for estate or family planning purposes by such specified natural person), (i) any parent, child, descendant or sibling of such natural person or of such natural person’s spouse (including relationships resulting from adoption) or (ii) the spouse of such natural person or of any person covered by clause (i).
Final Payment Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.02(a) .
FINRA ” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
Form S-1 ” means a registration statement on Form S-1 under the Securities Act, or any comparable or successor form or forms thereto.

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Form S-3 ” means a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act, or any comparable or successor form or forms thereto.
Governmental Entity ” means any federal, state, local or foreign governmental, administrative, judicial or regulatory agency, commission, court, body, entity or authority.
Holder ” means any holder of Registrable Securities that is a party hereto and/or any Permitted Assignee that succeeds to rights hereunder pursuant to Section 4.08 .
Implied Default Valuation ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.02(a) .
Initial S-3 Holder ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(a) .
Initiating Shelf Take-Down Holder ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(e)(i) .
Investor Holdco ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
IPO ” means the initial public offering of Company Shares on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-215079) under the Securities Act consummated on January 25, 2017.
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus ” means an issuer free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 433 under the Securities Act, relating to an offer of Registrable Securities.
Keane Party ” or “ Keane Parties ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “ Sponsor ”.
Keane Representative ” means S&K Management Services, LLC as representative of the Keane Parties.
Law ” means foreign or domestic law, statute, code, ordinance, rule, regulation, order, judgment, writ, stipulation, award, injunction, decree or arbitration award or finding of any Governmental Entity.
Lockup Period ” means the period beginning on the date hereof until July 18, 2017.
Long-Form Registration ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(a) .
Loss ” or “ Losses ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.09(a) .
Majority Holders ” means the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities as determined from time to time.

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Market Area ” means the United States of America and its territorial waters.
Marketed Underwritten Offering ” means any Underwritten Offering (including a Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down, but, for the avoidance of doubt, not including any Shelf Take-Down that is not a Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down) that involves a customary “road show” (including an “electronic road show”) or other substantial marketing effort by the Company and the underwriters over a period of at least 48 hours.
Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(e)(iii) .
Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(e)(iii) .
Non-Participating Holder ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(a) .
Observer ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(h) .
Observer Termination Event ” means (i) RockPile Holdco’s, White Deer’s or any of their respective Affiliate’s acquisition of or agreement to acquire a controlling interest in any Person or business or (ii) entry into or engagement by any Person in which RockPile Holdco, White Deer or any of their respective Affiliates has a controlling interest in any business, in either case that competes directly with the Company, RockPile Energy Holdings, LLC or any of their respective Subsidiaries in the hydraulic fracturing business in the Market Area, provided , for the avoidance of doubt, there shall be no Observer Termination Event as a result of any controlling interest held by RockPile Holdco, White Deer or any of their respective Affiliates in O-Tex Holdings, Inc. or Patriot Well Solutions LLC to the extent such interest was acquired prior to the Effective Date.
Other Selling Holders ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(a) .
Participating Holder ” means, with respect to any Registration, any Holder of Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement.
Participating Majority ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.04(b) .
Permitted Assignee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.08 .
Permitted Distribution has the meaning set forth in the RockPile Purchase Agreement.

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Permitted Group ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Equity Investors”.
Person ” means any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, unincorporated organization, trust or joint venture, or a governmental agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity.
Piggyback Registration ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.03(a) .
Purchase Price ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.02(a) .
Pro Rata Percentage ” means, as of any date, with respect to a Holder, a number of Registrable Securities equal to (i) the number of Registrable Securities held by such Holder as of such date divided by (ii) the number of Registrable Securities held by all Holders requesting to include Registrable Securities in a Registration Statement.
Prospectus ” means the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, all amendments and supplements to such prospectus, including pre- and post-effective amendments to such Registration Statement, and all other material incorporated by reference in such prospectus.
Registrable Securities ” means any Company Shares now owned or hereafter acquired by a Holder; provided , however , that any such Company Shares shall cease to be Registrable Securities to the extent (i) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such Company Shares has been declared effective under the Securities Act and such Company Shares have been disposed of in accordance with the plan of distribution set forth in such Registration Statement, (ii) such Company Shares have been sold to the public through a broker, dealer or market maker in compliance with Rule 144 or Rule 145 of the Securities Act (or any successor rule), or (iii) such Company Shares cease to be outstanding. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood that, with respect to any Registrable Securities for which a Holder holds vested but unexercised options or other Company Share Equivalents at such time exercisable for, convertible into or exchangeable for Company Shares, to the extent that such Registrable Securities are to be sold pursuant to this Agreement, such Holder must exercise the relevant option or exercise, convert or exchange such other relevant Company Share Equivalent and transfer the underlying Registrable Securities (in each case, net of any amounts required to be withheld by the Company in connection with such exercise).
Registration ” means a registration with the SEC of the Company’s securities for offer and sale to the public under a Registration Statement. The terms “ Register ” and “ Registered ” shall have correlative meanings.

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Registration Expenses ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.08 .
Registration Statement ” means any registration statement of the Company that covers Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement filed with, or to be filed with, the SEC under the rules and regulations promulgated under the Securities Act, including the related Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including pre- and post-effective amendments, and all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference in such registration statement.
Representatives ” means, with respect to any Person, any of such Person’s officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys, accountants, actuaries, consultants, equity financing partners or financial advisors or other Person associated with, or acting on behalf of, such Person.
RockPile Holdco ” means RockPile Energy Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
RockPile Holders ” means, collectively, RockPile Holdco, the White Deer Holder and the other Seller Parties, in each case, if such Person holds Registrable Securities received in connection with a Permitted Distribution, have delivered a joinder to the RockPile Purchase Agreement in the form set forth thereto and have delivered a lock-up agreement in the form set forth in the RockPile Purchase Agreement.
RockPile Lockup Period ” has the meaning set forth in the letter, dated the date hereof, delivered by RockPile Energy Holdings, LLC to Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters, and Keane Group, Inc.
RockPile Purchase Agreement ” means the Purchase Agreement, dated May 18, 2017, by and among the Company, RockPile Holdco and RockPile Management Newco, LLC, RockPile Energy Services, LLC.
Rule 144 ” means Rule 144 (or any successor provisions) under the Securities Act.
S-3 Eligibility Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(a) .
S-3 Shelf Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(a) .
SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any successor thereto, and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.
Sell-Down ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(a) .
Sell-Down Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(a).
Seller Parties ” has the meaning set forth the RockPile Purchase Agreement.
Shelf Holder ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(c) .
Shelf Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(c) .
Shelf Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(b) .
Shelf Registration ” means a Registration effected pursuant to Section 3.02 .
Shelf Registration Statement ” means a Registration Statement of the Company filed with the SEC on either (i) Form S-3 or (ii) if the Company is not permitted to file a Registration Statement on Form S-3, an evergreen Registration Statement on Form S-1, in each case for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act (or any successor provision) covering all or any portion of the Registrable Securities, as applicable.
Shelf Suspension ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(d) .
Shelf Take-Down ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(e)(i) .
Short-Form Registration ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(a) .
Special Registration ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.12 .
Sponsor ” means individually and collectively, (a) the Cerberus Funds taken as a group (b) Trican, and (c) SJK Family Limited Partnership, LP (“ SJK ”), KCK Family Limited Partnership, LP (“ KCK ”), Tim Keane (“ TK ”), Brian Keane (“ BK ”), SJ Keane Family Trust (“ SK ”), Jacquelyn Keane (“ JK ”), Cindy Keane (“ CK ”) and KC Family Trust (“ KK ” and, together with SJK, KCK, TK, BK, SK, JK and CK, each, a “ Keane Party ” and collectively, the “ Keane Parties ”) taken as a group.
Subsidiary ” of a Person means any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust and other entity, whether incorporated or unincorporated, with respect to which such Person, directly or indirectly, legally or beneficially, owns (i) a right to a majority of the

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profits of such entity; or (ii) securities having the power to elect a majority of the board of directors or similar body governing the affairs of such entity.
Transaction Transfer Restrictions ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(a) .
Trican ” means Trican Well Service, L.P.
Trican Parent ” means Trican Well Service Ltd. and such other successors thereto as the ultimate parent entity of Trican from time to time.
“Trican Purchase Agreement ” means that certain Asset Purchase Agreement, dated January 25, 2016, by and among the Keane Group Holdings, LLC, Trican, Trican Parent, TriLib Management LLC, Trican LLC and Keane Frac, LP, pursuant to which, among other things, Keane Group Holdings, LLC and/or Keane Frac, LP purchased certain assets of Trican in exchange for cash and certain equity interests in Keane Group Holdings, LLC on the terms and conditions set forth therein.
Underwritten Offering ” means a Registration in which securities of the Company are sold to an underwriter or underwriters on a firm commitment basis for reoffering to the public.
Underwritten Shelf Take-Down Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(e)(ii) .
Voting Stock ” of any Person as of any date means the capital stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote in the election of the board of directors of such Person.
White Deer ” means White Deer Management LLC.
White Deer Holder ” means WDE RockPile Aggregate, LLC.
Section 1.02     Other Interpretive Provisions .
(a)      In this Agreement, except as otherwise provided:
(i)      A reference to an Article, Section, Schedule or Exhibit is a reference to an Article or Section of, or Schedule or Exhibit to, this Agreement, and references to this Agreement include any recital in or Schedule or Exhibit to this Agreement.
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(iii)      Headings and the Table of Contents are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.
(iv)      Unless the context otherwise requires, words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa, words importing the masculine include the feminine and vice versa, and words importing persons include corporations, associations, partnerships, joint ventures and limited liability companies and vice versa.
(v)      Unless the context otherwise requires, the words “hereof” and “herein”, and words of similar meaning refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or clause. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.”
(vi)      A reference to any legislation or to any provision of any legislation shall include any amendment, modification or re-enactment thereof and any legislative provision substituted therefor.
(vii)      All determinations to be made by any Holder hereunder may be made by such Holder in its sole discretion, and such Holder may determine, in its sole discretion, whether or not to take actions that are permitted, but not required, by this Agreement to be taken by such Holder, including the giving of consents required hereunder.
(b)      The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intention or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provisions of this Agreement.
ARTICLE II

HOLDERS’ RIGHTS
Section 2.01.      Board Representation .
(a)      For so long Investor Holdco has beneficial ownership of less than 50% but at least 35% of the aggregate number of Company Shares then outstanding, Investor Holdco shall have the right to designate to the Board of Directors a number of individuals who satisfy the Director Requirements equal to one director fewer than 50% of the size of the Board of Directors at any time (rounded up to the next whole number).

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(b)      For so long as any Holder has beneficial ownership of less than 35% but at least 20% of the aggregate number of Company Shares then outstanding, such Holder shall have the right to designate to the Board of Directors a number of individuals who satisfy the Director Requirements equal to the greater of (A) three or (B) 25% of the size of the Board of Directors at any time (rounded up to the next whole number).
(c)      For so long as any Holder has beneficial ownership of less than 20% but at least 15% of the aggregate number of Company Shares then outstanding, such Holder shall have the right to designate to the Board of Directors a number of individuals who satisfy the Director Requirements equal to the greater of (A) two or (B) 15% of the size of the Board of Directors at any time (rounded up to the next whole number).
(d)      For so long as any Holder has beneficial ownership of less than 15% but at least 10% of the aggregate number of Company Shares then outstanding, such Holder shall have the right to designate to the Board of Directors one individual who satisfies the Director Requirements.
(e)      For so long as a Holder is entitled to designate any individuals to the Board of Directors pursuant to this Section 2.01 , the Company shall take all action reasonably available to it to cause such individual(s) (or any replacement designated by such Holder) to be included in the slate of nominees recommended by the Board of Directors to the Company’s stockholders for election as directors at each annual meeting of the stockholders of the Company (and/or in connection with any election by written consent) and the Company shall use the same efforts to cause the election of such nominee(s) as it uses to cause other nominees recommended by the Board of Directors to be elected, including soliciting proxies in favor of the election of such nominee(s).
(f)      Until immediately prior to the time at which Investor Holdco ceases to collectively have beneficial ownership of at least 50% of the aggregate number of Company Shares then outstanding, Investor Holdco shall vote its Company Shares to set the size of the Board of Directors at 11 individuals. For so long as Investor Holdco has beneficial ownership of less than 50% but at least 35% of the aggregate number of Company Shares then outstanding, Investor Holdco shall, unless otherwise determined by the management board of Investor Holdco in accordance with the operating agreement of Investor Holdco, cause its individuals designated to the Board of Directors to vote in favor of maintaining the size of the Board of Directors at 11 individuals.
(g)      In the event that a vacancy is created at any time by the death, disability, retirement, resignation or removal (with or without cause) of a director nominated or designated pursuant to this Section 2.01 , or in the event of the failure of any such nominee to be elected, the

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Holder who nominated or designated such director shall have the right to designate a replacement who satisfies the Director Requirements to fill such vacancy. The Company shall take all action reasonably available to it to cause such vacancy to be filled by the replacement so designated, and, to the extent permitted under the Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws of the Company then in effect, the Board of Directors shall promptly elect such designee to the Board of Directors.
(h)      As of and after the Effective Date, each of the Cerberus Representative, Trican and the Keane Representative, acting on behalf of the Keane Parties beneficially owning (directly or through Investor Holdco) in excess of 50% of the Company Shares then beneficially owned (directly or through Investor Holdco) by the Keane Parties, respectively, shall be entitled to, at its option, designate up to two individuals in the capacity of non-voting observers (each, an “ Observer ”) to the Board of Directors. As of and after the Effective Date, RockPile Holdco shall be entitled to at its option (i) designate one individual in the capacity of Observer to the Board of Directors or (ii) assign its right to designate an Observer to the Board of Directors to the White Deer Holder in connection with a distribution of Company Shares by RockPile Holdco to the White Deer Holder. The appointment and removal of any Observer shall be by written notice to the Board of Directors.
(i)      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, following the Effective Date: (A) if the Keane Parties as a group, directly or indirectly though Investor Holdco, cease to beneficially own at least 50% of the Company Shares beneficially owned by the Keane Parties as of the Effective Date, the Keane Parties shall no longer have any right to appoint Observers under Section 2.01(h) and shall cause such individuals designated by them to immediately resign; (B) if Trican, directly or indirectly though Investor Holdco, ceases to beneficially own at least 25% of the Company Shares beneficially owned by Trican as of the Effective Date, Trican shall no longer have any right to appoint Observers under Section 2.01(h) and shall cause such individuals designated by them to immediately resign; and (C) upon the earlier of (i) the RockPile Holders ceasing to beneficially own at least 50% of the Company Shares beneficially owned by RockPile Holders as of the Effective Date and (ii) an Observer Termination Event, RockPile Holdco or the White Deer Holder, as applicable, shall no longer have any right to appoint Observers under Section 2.01(g) and shall cause such individuals designated by them to immediately resign. RockPile Holdco or the White Deer Holder, as applicable, shall provide prior written notice to the Company of any event that constitutes, or would reasonably be expected to constitute, an Observer Termination Event.
(j)      An Observer may attend any meeting of the Board of Directors, provided , that no Observer shall have the right to vote or otherwise participate in the Board of Directors meeting in any way other than to observe any applicable meeting of the Board of Directors.

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Observers shall be provided advance notice of each meeting of the Board of Directors in the same manner and at the same time as the other members of the Board of Directors and shall be given copies of all documents, materials and other information as and when given to other members of the Board of Directors, provided that the Observer shall have executed a non-disclosure and confidentiality agreement and such other acknowledgments and agreements reasonably satisfactory to the Board of Directors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Observer shall be excluded from attending any meeting of the Board of Directors or receiving any materials to the extent necessary to preserve attorney-client privilege, to safeguard highly proprietary or classified information, in the case of any conflict of interest involving such Observer or as otherwise deemed necessary or advisable by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors or any committee thereof shall have the right to exclude an Observer from any meeting or portion thereof in the sole discretion of a majority of the members in attendance at such meeting. Each Observer shall be a natural person.
Section 2.02.      Voting .
(a)      Prior to the distribution by Investor Holdco of all (but not less than all) of its Registrable Securities to its members, each member of Investor Holdco and their respective Permitted Assignees (including recipients of Registrable Securities from Investor Holdco pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.03 ) agrees, with respect to all of such Person’s Company Shares held by any of such members as of the date hereof, to vote such Person’s Company Shares as instructed by Investor Holdco. Each member of Investor Holdco (other than Investor Holdco) and each of their respective Permitted Assignees, shall take all other necessary or desirable actions within such Person’s control (including, without limitation, attending meetings in person or by proxy for purposes of obtaining a quorum and execution of written consents in lieu of meetings) to effect the voting of such Person’s Company Shares in accordance with this provision.
(b)      To secure each member of Investor Holdco’s (and their respective Permitted Assignees) obligations to vote their respective Company Shares in accordance with Section 2.02(a) of this Agreement, each such Person hereby appoints an officer of Investor Holdco designated by the management board of Investor Holdco, as such Person’s true and lawful proxy and attorney, with the power to act alone and with full power of substitution, to vote all of such Person’s Company Shares as set forth in this Agreement and to execute all appropriate instruments consistent with this Agreement on behalf of such Person if, and only if, such Person fails to vote all of such Person’s Company Shares or execute such other instruments in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement within five days of Investor Holdco’s written request for such Person’s written consent or signature. The proxy and power granted by each Person pursuant to this Section 2.02(b) are coupled with an interest and are given to secure

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the performance of such Person’s duties under this Agreement, provided, that the proxy and power set forth in this Section 2.02(b) shall not be used to affect an Other Selling Holder’s (as defined in Section 2.03(a) ) election to not participate in a Sell Down (as defined in Section 2.03(a) ). Each such member of Investor Holdco (and their respective Permitted Assignees) agrees to execute an irrevocable proxy in favor the designated individual as and when identified, if requested by Investor Holdco. Each such proxy and power will be irrevocable for the term hereof. The proxy and power, so long as any such Person is an individual, will survive the death, incompetency and disability of such party or any other individual holder of any Person’s Company Shares, as the case may be, and, so long as such Person is an entity, will survive the merger or reorganization of such party or any other entity holding any of a Person’s Company Shares.
Section 2.03.      Investor Holdco Sell-Downs; Distributions of Investor Holdco Company Shares . In the event Investor Holdco proposes to effect a private block sale or resale or to demand or participate in a registered offering of Company Shares held by Investor Holdco (which such sale shall be proportionate among members of Investor Holdco) (a “ Sell-Down ”), Investor Holdco shall promptly provide written notice to (i) each Holder other than the RockPile Holders and (ii) each equityholder of Investor Holdco (collectively, the “ Other Selling Holders ”), specifying the number and percentage of Company Shares then held by Investor Holdco to be sold in such Sell-Down, the number of Company Shares each Other Selling Holder shall be obligated to sell in such Sell Down (calculated on a pro rata basis based on such Other Selling Holder’s beneficial ownership of Company Shares) and all other material terms and conditions of the Sell-Down (the “ Sell-Down Notice ”). Each Other Selling Holder shall be obligated to participate in such Sell-Down, unless such Other Selling Holder delivers a written notice to Investor Holdco by the close of business on the date which is 10 Business Days after the Sell-Down Notice is delivered to such Other Selling Holder, which such notice shall include the number of Company Shares such Other Selling Holder elects to exclude from such Sell-Down (the “ Excluded Company Shares ”, and such notifying Other Selling Holder, the “ Non-Participating Holder ”). Any Other Selling Holder that does not deliver such notice shall be obligated to participate in the Sell Down with respect to the number of Company Shares set forth in the Sell-Down Notice. If any Other Selling Holder does not participate in such Sell-Down, Investor Holdco shall, unless prohibited by applicable Law, promptly distribute the Excluded Company Shares to the Non-Participating Holder, provided , that (i) the Non-Participating Holder complies with the provisions of Section 2.03(b) and (ii) the Excluded Company Shares shall be subject to the same restrictions on voting, transfer, market stand-off and lock-up provisions to which the Company Shares of Investor Holdco to be sold in the Sell-Down are subject in this Agreement and/or with respect to such Sell-Down (the “ Transaction Transfer Restrictions ”). Subject to compliance with applicable Law, the Excluded Company Shares may be sold or otherwise disposed of by a Non-Participating Holder so long as no Transaction Transfer

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Restriction period is in effect. Investor Holdco shall provide further notice to such Non-Participating Holder or its representatives of its intention to effect a Sell-Down not more than 30 calendar days prior to the intended date for the completion of such Sell-Down, in which event the Non-Participating Holder, after receiving notice of such Sell-Down, shall (notwithstanding its earlier election in respect of Excluded Company Shares) have the right to participate in such Sell-Down with Investor Holdco on the same terms and conditions as Investor Holdco pro rata based on the Non-Participating Holder’s beneficial ownership of Company Shares, and, if not participating in such Sell-Down, shall not sell or otherwise dispose of the Excluded Company Shares (or other Company Shares beneficially owned by such holder) during such 30 calendar day period following delivery of such notice and such longer transfer, market stand-off or lock up provision that Investor Holdco shall become subject to in connection with such Sell-Down.
(a)      Any Person who receives a distribution of Company Shares shall, to the extent not already a party hereto, execute and deliver a joinder agreement, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Company, agreeing to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement as if such Person were a party hereto, whereupon such Person will be treated as a Holder for all purposes of this Agreement, with the same benefits and obligations hereunder as the distributing Holder with respect to the distributed Registrable Securities.
ARTICLE III

REGISTRATION RIGHTS
Section 3.01.      Demand Registration .
(a)      Demand Rights . At any time (i) after the expiration of the Lockup Period, (A) any Holders (other than the RockPile Holders) that collectively and beneficially own at least 20% of the total issued and outstanding Registrable Securities, (B) any Holders (other than the RockPile Holders) that collectively and beneficially own at least 10% of the total issued and outstanding Registrable Securities, provided they beneficially own Registrable Securities equivalent to at least 50% of the Registrable Securities beneficially owned by them as of the Effective Date, or (ii) after the expiration of the RockPile Lockup Period, RockPile Holdco or the White Deer Holder (each such Holder in clause (i) or (ii), a “ Demand Party ”), may, subject to Section 3.11 , make a written request (a “ Demand Notice ”) to the Company for Registration of all or part of the Registrable Securities held by the Demand Party (or, with respect to a Demand Notice by RockPile Holdco or the White Deer Holder, all or part of the Registrable Securities held by the RockPile Holders) (i) on Form S-1 (a “ Long-Form Registration ”) or (ii) on Form S-3 (a “ Short-Form Registration ”) if the Company qualifies to use such short form (any such requested Long-Form Registration or Short-Form Registration, a “ Demand Registration ”). Each Demand Notice shall specify the aggregate amount of Registrable Securities held by the Demand

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Party to be registered and the intended methods of disposition thereof, provided that in the case of a Demand Notice from Investor Holdco, the aggregate amount of Registrable Securities shall include Registrable Securities from each member of Investor Holdco on a pro rata basis based on each such member’s beneficial ownership of Registrable Securities, unless such member otherwise directs Investor Holdco to include less than its pro rata share of Registrable Securities in accordance with Section 2.03 . Registrable Securities requested to be included on behalf of the RockPile Holders shall be included pro rata from each RockPile Holder based on each such Holders’ beneficial ownership of Registrable Securities unless all RockPile Holders have provided the Company with their written consent to such request. Subject to Section 3.11 , after delivery of such Demand Notice, the Company (x) shall file promptly (and, in any event, within (i) ninety (90) days in the case of a request for a Long-Form Registration or (ii) thirty (30) days in the case of a request for a Short-Form Registration, in each case, following delivery of such Demand Notice) with the SEC a Registration Statement relating to such Demand Registration (a “ Demand Registration Statement ”), and (y) shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Demand Registration Statement to promptly be declared effective under (x) the Securities Act and (y) the “Blue Sky” laws of such jurisdictions as any Participating Holder or any underwriter, if any, reasonably requests. Notwithstanding any provisions contained herein, including but not limited to Section 3.02(b) , the Company shall not be obligated to maintain a registration statement pursuant to a Demand Registration effective for more than (x) 360 days plus the length of any period in which either a Demand Suspension or Shelf Suspension is in effect instituted by the Company pursuant to Section 3.01(d) or Section 3.02(d), respectively, during such 360 day period or (y) such shorter period when all of the Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement have been sold pursuant thereto.
(b)      Demand Withdrawal . The Demand Party may withdraw its Registrable Securities from a Demand Registration at any time prior to the effectiveness of the applicable Demand Registration Statement. Upon delivery of a notice by the Demand Party to such effect, the Company shall cease all efforts to secure effectiveness of the applicable Demand Registration Statement and promptly notify each other Participating Holder of such withdrawal. Subject to Section 3.08(c) , the Demand Holders shall reimburse the Company for all its reasonable out-of-pocket Registration Expenses incurred in connection with the attempted Demand Registration. If the Demand Holders reimburse the Company for its reasonable out-of-pocket Registration Expenses incurred in connection with the attempted Demand Registration, the attempted Demand Registration shall not count as a Demand Registration for purposes of Section 3.11 .
(c)      Demand Company Notice . Subject to Section 3.11 , promptly upon delivery of any Demand Notice (but in no event more than five (5) Business Days thereafter), the Company shall deliver a written notice (a “ Demand Company Notice ”) of any such Registration request to (i) all Holders (other than the Demand Party or the RockPile Holders) and (ii)

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RockPile Holdco and the White Deer Holder, and the Company shall include in such Demand Registration all such Registrable Securities of such Holders which the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein (including, with respect to RockPile Holdco and the White Deer Holder, all or part of the Registrable Securities held by the RockPile Holders)within ten (10) Business Days after the date that such Demand Company Notice has been delivered except for such Registrable Securities that are withdrawn from such Demand Registration by written notice of the Holder thereof at any time prior to the effectiveness of the applicable Demand Registration Statement. All requests made pursuant to this Section 3.01(c) shall specify the aggregate amount of Registrable Securities of such Holder to be registered. For the avoidance of doubt, in the event that a Demand Notice by a Demand Party (other than RockPile Holdco and the White Deer Holder) is delivered in accordance with this Section 3.01 prior to the expiration of the RockPile Lockup Period, each of the RockPile Holders shall be permitted to include any Registrable Securities held by such RockPile Holder in the applicable Demand Registration provided such securities requested to be included on behalf of the RockPile Holders shall be included pro rata from each RockPile Holder based on each such Holders’ beneficial ownership of Registrable Securities unless all RockPile Holders have provided the Company with their written consent to such request.
(d)      Delay in Filing; Suspension of Registration . If the Company shall furnish to the Participating Holders a certificate signed by the Chief Executive Officer or equivalent senior executive officer of the Company stating that the filing, effectiveness or continued use of a Demand Registration Statement would require the Company to make an Adverse Disclosure, then the Company may delay the filing (but not the preparation of) or initial effectiveness of, or suspend use of, the Demand Registration Statement (a “ Demand Suspension ”); provided , however , that the Company, unless otherwise approved in writing by the Holders of a majority of the Company Shares that elected to participate in the registration in respect of any Demand Suspension, shall not be permitted to exercise aggregate Demand Suspensions and Shelf Suspensions more than twice, or for more than an aggregate of 90 days, in each case, during any 12-month period; provided , further , that in the event of a Demand Suspension, such Demand Suspension shall terminate at such earlier time as the Company would no longer be required to make any Adverse Disclosure. Each Participating Holder shall keep confidential the fact that a Demand Suspension is in effect, the certificate referred to above and its contents unless and until otherwise notified by the Company, except (A) for disclosure to such Participating Holder’s employees, agents and professional advisers who reasonably need to know such information for purposes of assisting the Participating Holder with respect to its investment in the Company Shares and agree to keep it confidential, (B) for disclosures to the extent required in order to comply with reporting obligations to its limited partners or other direct or indirect investors who have agreed to keep such information confidential, (C) if and to the extent such matters are publicly disclosed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any other Person that, to the

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actual knowledge of such Participating Holder, was not subject to an obligation or duty of confidentiality to the Company and its Subsidiaries and (D) as required by law, rule or regulation. In the case of a Demand Suspension, the Participating Holders agree to suspend use of the applicable Prospectus and any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in connection with any sale or purchase of, or offer to sell or purchase, Registrable Securities, upon delivery of the notice referred to above. The Company shall immediately notify the Participating Holders upon the termination of any Demand Suspension, amend or supplement the Prospectus and any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, if necessary, so it does not contain any untrue statement or omission and furnish to the Participating Holders such numbers of copies of the Prospectus and any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus as so amended or supplemented as any Participating Holder may reasonably request. The Company agrees, if necessary, to supplement or make amendments to the Demand Registration Statement if required by the registration form used by the Company for the applicable Registration or by the instructions applicable to such registration form or by the Securities Act or the rules or regulations promulgated thereunder, or as may reasonably be requested by the Demand Party.
(e)      Underwritten Offering . If the Demand Party so requests, an offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Demand Registration shall be in the form of an Underwritten Offering, and the Demand Party shall have the right to select the managing underwriter or underwriters to administer the offering. If the Demand Party intends to sell the Registrable Securities covered by its demand by means of an Underwritten Offering, the Demand Party shall so advise the Company as part of its Demand Notice, and the Company shall include such information in the Demand Company Notice.
(f)      Priority of Securities Registered Pursuant to Demand Registrations . If the managing underwriter or underwriters of a proposed Underwritten Offering of the Registrable Securities included in a Demand Registration advise the Board of Directors in writing that, in its or their opinion, the number of securities requested to be included in such Demand Registration exceeds the number which can be sold in such offering without being likely to have a significant adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the securities offered or the market for the securities offered, the securities to be included in such Demand Registration (i) first , if RockPile Holdco or the White Deer Holder is the Demand Party, shall be allocated pro rata among the RockPile Holders based on each RockPile Holder’s Pro Rata Percentage unless all RockPile Holders have provided the Company with their written consent to such request, (ii) second , and only if all the securities referred to in clause (i) have been included in such Registration, shall be allocated pro rata among the Holders that have requested to participate in such Demand Registration based on each Holder’s Pro Rata Percentage ( provided that any securities thereby allocated to a Holder that exceed such Holder’s request shall be reallocated among the remaining requesting Holders in like manner), (iii) third , and only if all the securities referred to in clause

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(ii) have been included in such Registration, the number of securities that the Company proposes to include in such Registration that, in the opinion of the managing underwriter or underwriters, can be sold without having such adverse effect and (iv) fourth , and only if all of the securities referred to in clause (iii) have been included in such Registration, any other securities eligible for inclusion in such Registration that, in the opinion of the managing underwriter or underwriters, can be sold without having such adverse effect.
Section 3.02.      Shelf Registration .
(a)      Filing . Following the IPO, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to qualify for Registration on Form S-3 for secondary sales. Promptly following the date on which the Company becomes eligible to Register on Form S-3 (the “ S-3 Eligibility Date ”), the Company shall notify, in writing, Investor Holdco, or if Investor Holdco is no longer a Holder of Registrable Securities, then the Holders, of such eligibility and its intention to file and maintain a Shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering the Registrable Securities held by Investor Holdco, or if Investor Holdco is no longer a Holder of Registrable Securities, then the Holders, (the “ Eligibility Notice ”). Promptly following receipt of such Eligibility Notice (but in no event more than ten (10) days after receipt of such Eligibility Notice), each of (i) the RockPile Holders and (ii) Investor Holdco, or if Investor Holdco is no longer a Holder of Registrable Securities, then the Majority Holders (the RockPile Holders, Investor Holdco or the Majority Holders, as applicable, in such capacity, the “ Initial S-3 Holder ”), shall deliver a written notice to the Company, which notice shall specify the aggregate amount of Registrable Securities held by the Initial S-3 Holder to be covered by such Shelf Registration Statement and the intended methods of distribution thereof (the “ S-3 Shelf Notice ”). An S-3 Shelf Notice delivered by Investor Holdco, or, if Investor Holdco is no longer a Holder of Registrable Securities, then the Majority Holders shall include, with respect to Registrable Securities to be registered on behalf of the Sponsors, Registrable Securities pro rata from each Sponsor based on each such Holders’ beneficial ownership of Registrable Securities, unless such Holder otherwise directs the Demand Party to include less than its pro rata share of Registrable Securities in accordance with Section 2.03 . An S-3 Shelf Notice delivered by RockPile Holdco or the White Deer Holder, with respect to Registrable Securities to be registered on behalf of the RockPile Holders, shall include Registrable Securities pro rata from each RockPile Holder based on each such Holders’ beneficial ownership of Registrable Securities unless all RockPile Holders have provided the Company with their written consent to such request. Following delivery of the S-3 Shelf Notices, the Company (x) shall file promptly (and, in any event, within the earlier of (i) thirty (30) days of receipt of the S-3 Shelf Notices and (ii) forty (40) days after delivery of the Eligibility Notice) with the SEC such Shelf Registration Statement (which shall be an automatic Shelf Registration Statement if the Company qualifies at such time to file such a Shelf Registration Statement) relating to the offer and sale of all Registrable Securities requested for inclusion therein by the

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Initial S-3 Holder and, to the extent requested under Section 3.02(c) , the other Holders from time to time in accordance with the methods of distribution elected by such Holders (to the extent permitted in this Section 3.02 ) and set forth in the Shelf Registration Statement and (y) shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Shelf Registration Statement to be promptly declared effective under the Securities Act (including upon the filing thereof if the Company qualifies to file an automatic Shelf Registration Statement); provided , however , that if the Initial S-3 Holder reasonably believes that the Company will become S-3 eligible and delivers a S-3 Shelf Notice following the IPO but prior to the S-3 Eligibility Date, the Company shall not be obligated to file (but shall be obligated to prepare) such Shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3.
(b)      Continued Effectiveness . Subject to Section 3.01(a) , the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep any Shelf Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 3.02(a) continuously effective under the Securities Act in order to permit the Prospectus forming a part thereof to be usable by Shelf Holders until the earliest of (i) the date as of which all Registrable Securities have been sold pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement or another Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act (but in no event prior to the applicable period referred to in Section 4(3) of the Securities Act and Rule 174 thereunder), (ii) the date as of which each of the Shelf Holders is permitted to sell its Registrable Securities without Registration pursuant to Rule 144 without volume limitation or other restrictions on transfer thereunder, (iii) such shorter period as (x) RockPile Holdco or the White Deer Holder, provided the RockPile Holders are holding a majority of the Registrable Securities subject to the Shelf Registration Statement, or (y) Investor Holdco, or, if Investor Holdco is no longer a Holder of Registrable Securities, then Shelf Holders holding a majority of the Registrable Securities subject to the Shelf Registration Statement, shall agree in writing (such period of effectiveness, the “ Shelf Period ”). Subject to Section 3.02(d) , the Company shall not be deemed to have used its reasonable best efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement effective during the Shelf Period if the Company voluntarily takes any action or omits to take any action that would result in Shelf Holders not being able to offer and sell any Registrable Securities pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement during the Shelf Period, unless such action or omission is (x) a Shelf Suspension permitted pursuant to Section 3.02(d) or (y) required by applicable law, rule or regulation.
(c)      Company Notices . Promptly upon delivery of any S-3 Shelf Notice pursuant to Section 3.02(a) (each, a “ Shelf Notice ”) (but in no event more than five (5) Business Days thereafter), the Company shall deliver a written notice of such Shelf Notice to (i) the Holders (other than the Initial S-3 Holder and the RockPile Holders) and (ii) RockPile Holdco and the White Deer Holder and the Company shall include in such Shelf Registration all such Registrable Securities of such other Holders which the Company has received a written request for inclusion therein (including, with respect to RockPile Holdco and the White Deer Holder, all

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or part of the Registrable Securities held by the RockPile Holders) within five (5) Business Days after such written notice is delivered to such other Holders (each such Holder delivering such a request together with the Initial S-3 Holder, if applicable, a “ Shelf Holder ”); provided , that , except in connection with an Underwritten Shelf Takedown the Company shall not include in such Shelf Registration Registrable Securities of any Holder in an amount in excess of such Holder’s Pro Rata Percentage. If the Company is permitted by applicable law, rule or regulation to add selling stockholders to a Shelf Registration Statement without filing a post-effective amendment, a Holder may request the inclusion of an amount of such Holder’s Registrable Securities not to exceed such Holder’s Pro Rata Percentage in such Shelf Registration Statement at any time or from time to time after the filing of a Shelf Registration Statement, and the Company shall add such Registrable Securities to the Shelf Registration Statement as promptly as reasonably practicable, and such Holder shall be deemed a Shelf Holder. Registrable Securities requested to be included on behalf of the RockPile Holders shall be included pro rata from each RockPile Holder based on each such Holders’ beneficial ownership of Registrable Securities unless all RockPile Holders have provided the Company with their written consent to such request.
(d)      Suspension of Registration . If the Company shall furnish to the Shelf Holders a certificate signed by the Chief Executive Officer or equivalent senior executive officer of the Company stating that the continued use of a Shelf Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 3.02(a) would require the Company to make an Adverse Disclosure, then the Company may suspend use of the Shelf Registration Statement (a “ Shelf Suspension ”); provided , however , that the Company unless otherwise approved in writing the Holders of a majority of the Company Shares that demanded the registration, in respect of any Demand Suspension, shall not be permitted to exercise aggregate Demand Suspensions and Shelf Suspensions more than twice, or for more than an aggregate of 90 days, in each case, during any 12-month period; provided further that in the event of a Shelf Suspension, such Shelf Suspension shall terminate at such earlier time as the Company would no longer be required to make any Adverse Disclosure. Each Shelf Holder shall keep confidential the fact that a Shelf Suspension is in effect, the certificate referred to above and its contents unless and until otherwise notified by the Company, except (A) for disclosure to such Shelf Holder’s employees, agents and professional advisers who reasonably need to know such information for purposes of assisting the Holder with respect to its investment in the Company Shares and agree to keep it confidential, (B) for disclosures to the extent required in order to comply with reporting obligations to its limited partners or other direct or indirect investors who have agreed to keep such information confidential, (C) if and to the extent such matters are publicly disclosed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any other Person that, to the actual knowledge of such Shelf Holder, was not subject to an obligation or duty of confidentiality to the Company and its Subsidiaries and (D) as required by law, rule or regulation. In the case of a Shelf Suspension, the Holders agree to suspend use of the applicable

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Prospectus and any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in connection with any sale or purchase of, or offer to sell or purchase, Registrable Securities, upon delivery of the notice referred to above. The Company shall immediately notify the Shelf Holders upon the termination of any Shelf Suspension, amend or supplement the Prospectus and any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, if necessary, so it does not contain any untrue statement or omission and furnish to the Shelf Holders such numbers of copies of the Prospectus and any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus as so amended or supplemented as any Shelf Holder may reasonably request. The Company agrees, if necessary, to supplement or make amendments to the Shelf Registration Statement if required by the registration form used by the Company for the applicable Registration or by the instructions applicable to such registration form or by the Securities Act or the rules or regulations promulgated thereunder, or as may reasonably be requested by the Initial S-3 Holder.
(e)      Shelf Take-Downs .
(i)      An offering or sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement (each, a “ Shelf Take-Down ”) may be initiated by RockPile Holdco, the White Deer Holder, Investor Holdco, or if Investor Holdco is no longer a Holder of Registrable Securities, by any Shelf Holder (in such capacity, the “ Initiating Shelf Take-Down Holder ”) in respect of such Initiating Shelf Take-Down Holder’s Registrable Securities included in such Shelf Registration Statement. Except as set forth in Section 3.02(e)(iii) with respect to Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Downs, the Initiating Shelf Take-Down Holder shall not be required to permit the offer and sale of Registrable Securities by other Shelf Holders in connection with any such Shelf Take-Down initiated by such Initiating Shelf Take-Down Holder.
(ii)      Subject to Section 3.11 , if the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities included in the Shelf Registration Statement elect by written request to the Company, a Shelf Take-Down shall be in the form of an Underwritten Offering (an “ Underwritten Shelf Take-Down Notice ”) and the Company shall amend or supplement the Shelf Registration Statement for such purpose as soon as practicable. Such Holders shall have the right to select the managing underwriter or underwriters to administer such offering. The provisions of Section 3.01(f) shall apply to any Underwritten Offering pursuant to this Section 3.02(e) .
(iii)      If the plan of distribution set forth in any Underwritten Shelf Take-Down Notice includes a customary “road show” (including an “electronic road show”) or other substantial marketing effort by the Company and the underwriters over a period expected to exceed 48 hours (a “ Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down ”), promptly upon delivery of such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down Notice (but in no event more than three (3) Business Days thereafter), the Company shall deliver a written notice (a “ Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down Notice ”) of such Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down to all Shelf Holders (other than the Initiating Shelf Take-Down Holder), and the Company shall include in such Marketed

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Underwritten Shelf Take-Down all such Registrable Securities of such Shelf Holders that are Registered on such Shelf Registration Statement for which the Company has received written requests, which requests must specify the aggregate amount of such Registrable Securities of such Holder to be offered and sold pursuant to such Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down, for inclusion therein within three (3) Business Days after the date that such Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down Notice has been delivered.
(iv)      For so long as no black-out period as described in and subject to the terms of Section 3.04 with respect to a Marketed Underwritten Offering is then in effect, a Shelf Holder may initiate a Shelf Take-Down with respect to the Registrable Securities of such Shelf Holder so long as such Shelf Take-Down is not in the form of an Underwritten Offering.
Section 3.03.      Piggyback Registration .
(a)      Participation . If the Company at any time after the IPO proposes to file a Registration Statement with respect to any offering of Company Shares for its own account or for the account of any other Persons (other than (i) a Registration under Section 3.01 or Section 3.02 , it being understood that this clause (i) does not limit the rights of Holders to make written requests pursuant to Section 3.01 or Section 3.02 or otherwise limit the applicability thereof, (ii) a Registration Statement on Form S-4 or S-8 (or such other similar successor forms then in effect under the Securities Act), (iii) a registration of securities solely relating to an offering and sale to employees, directors or consultants of the Company or its Subsidiaries pursuant to any employee stock plan or other employee benefit plan arrangement, (iv) a registration not otherwise covered by clause (iii) above pursuant to which the Company is offering to exchange its own securities for other securities or (v) a Registration Statement relating solely to dividend reinvestment or similar plans) (a “ Company Public Sale ”), then, (A) as soon as practicable (but in no event less than 60 days prior to the proposed date of filing of such Registration Statement), the Company shall give written notice of such proposed filing to Investor Holdco, RockPile Holdco, the White Deer Holder and all Demand Parties and shall offer Investor Holdco, RockPile Holdco, the White Deer Holder and all Demand Parties the opportunity to Register under such Registration Statement such number of Registrable Securities as Investor Holdco, RockPile Holdco, the White Deer Holder and such Demand Parties may request in writing (provided (i) that the number of Registrable Securities Registered by Investor Holdco pursuant to this section Section 3.03(a) shall be pro rata among members of Investor Holdco based on the Registrable Securities beneficially owned by each such member of Investor Holdco, unless such member of Investor Holdco otherwise directs Investor Holdco to include less than its pro rata share of Registrable Securities in accordance with Section 2.03 , (ii) the number of Registrable Securities requested to be included by RockPile Holdco and the White Deer Holder pursuant to this section Section 3.03(a) shall be pro rata from each RockPile Holder based on each such Holders’ beneficial

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ownership of Registrable Securities unless all RockPile Holders have provided the Company with written consent to such request) delivered to the Company within ten (10) days of delivery of such written notice by the Company, and (B) subject to Section 3.03(c) , as soon as practicable after the expiration of such 10-day period (but in no event less than fifteen (15) days prior to the proposed date of filing of such Registration Statement), the Company shall give written notice of such proposed filing to the remaining Holders, and such notice shall offer each such Holder the opportunity to Register under such Registration Statement such number of Registrable Securities as such Holder may request in writing within ten (10) days of delivery of such written notice by the Company. Subject to Section 3.03(b) and (c) , the Company shall include in such Registration Statement all such Registrable Securities that are requested by Holders to be included therein in compliance with the immediately foregoing sentence (a “ Piggyback Registration ”); provided that if at any time after giving written notice of its intention to Register any equity securities and prior to the effective date of the Registration Statement filed in connection with such Piggyback Registration, the Company shall determine for any reason not to Register or to delay Registration of the equity securities covered by such Piggyback Registration, the Company shall give written notice of such determination to each Holder that had requested to Register its, his or her Registrable Securities in such Registration Statement and, thereupon, (1) in the case of a determination not to Register, shall be relieved of its obligation to Register any Registrable Securities in connection with such Registration, without prejudice, however, to the rights of a Demand Party, to request that such Registration be effected as a Demand Registration under Section 3.01 , and (2) in the case of a determination to delay Registering, in the absence of a request by a Demand Party, that such Registration be effected as a Demand Registration under Section 3.01 , shall be permitted to delay Registering any Registrable Securities, for the same period as the delay in Registering the other equity securities covered by such Piggyback Registration. If the offering pursuant to such Registration Statement is to be underwritten, the Company shall so advise the Holders as a part of the written notice given pursuant this Section 3.03(a) , and each Holder making a request for a Piggyback Registration pursuant to this Section 3.03(a) must, and the Company shall make such arrangements with the managing underwriter or underwriters so that each such Holder may, participate in such Underwritten Offering, subject to the conditions of Section 3.03(b) and (c) . If the offering pursuant to such Registration Statement is to be on any other basis, the Company shall so advise the Holders as part of the written notice given pursuant to this Section 3.03(a) , and each Holder making a request for a Piggyback Registration pursuant to this Section 3.03(a) must, and the Company shall make such arrangements so that each such Holder may, participate in such offering on such basis, subject to the conditions of Section 3.03(b) and (c) . Each Holder shall be permitted to withdraw all or part of its Registrable Securities from a Piggyback Registration at any time prior to the effectiveness of such Registration Statement. For the avoidance of doubt, each of the RockPile Holders shall be permitted to participate in any Piggyback Registration in accordance with this Section 3.03

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prior to the expiration of the RockPile Lockup Period provided that Investor Holdco has requested its Registrable Securities be included in such offering.
(b)      Priority of Piggyback Registration . If the managing underwriter or underwriters of any proposed Underwritten Offering of Registrable Securities included in a Piggyback Registration informs the Company and the Holders that have requested to participate in such Piggyback Registration in writing that, in its or their opinion, the number of securities which such Holders and any other Persons intend to include in such offering exceeds the number which can be sold in such offering without being likely to have a significant adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the securities offered or the market for the securities offered, then the securities to be included in such Registration shall be (i)  first , the number of Registrable Securities that, in the opinion of such managing underwriter or underwriters, can be sold without having such adverse effect in such Registration, which such number shall be allocated pro rata among the Holders that have requested to participate in such Registration based on each Holder’s Pro Rata Percentage ( provided that any securities thereby allocated to a Holder that exceed such Holder’s request shall be reallocated among the remaining requesting Holders in like manner) and (ii)  second , and only if all of the Registrable Securities referred to in clause (i) have been included in such Registration, any other securities eligible for inclusion in such Registration that, in the opinion of the managing underwriter or underwriters, can be sold without having such adverse effect in such Registration.
(c)      Restrictions on Holders . Notwithstanding any provisions contained herein, (i) prior to the distribution by Investor Holdco of all its Registrable Securities held as of the date hereof to its members, Holders other than Investor Holdco, the RockPile Holders or a Demand Party may not request Piggyback Registration of Registrable Securities with respect to any offering of Company Shares for the Company’s account unless Investor Holdco, a RockPile Holder or a Demand Party requests such Piggyback Registration with respect to such offering and (ii) the RockPile Holders may not request Piggyback Registration of Registrable Securities with respect to any offering of Company Shares for the Company’s account unless Investor Holdco or any other Holder (other than the RockPile Holders) requests such Piggyback Registration with respect to such offering.
(d)      No Effect on Demand Registrations . No Registration of Registrable Securities effected pursuant to a request under this Section 3.03 shall be deemed to have been effected pursuant to Section 3.01 or Section 3.02 or shall relieve the Company of its obligations under Section 3.01 or Section 3.02.

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Section 3.04.      Black-out Periods .
(a)      Black-out Periods for Holders . In the event of a Company Public Sale of the Company’s equity securities in an Underwritten Offering, each of the Holders agrees, if requested by the managing underwriter or underwriters in such Underwritten Offering (and, with respect to a Company Public Sale other than the IPO, if and only if Investor Holdco, or, if Investor Holdco is no longer a Holder of Registrable Securities, then the Majority Holders, agrees to such request), not to (1) offer for sale, sell, pledge, or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction or device that is designed to, or could be expected to, result in the disposition by any Person at any time in the future of) any Company Shares (including Company Shares that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the undersigned in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC and Company Shares that may be issued upon exercise of any options or warrants) or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Company Shares, (2) enter into any swap or other derivatives transaction that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic benefits or risks of ownership of Company Shares, whether any such transaction described in clause (1) or (2) above is to be settled by delivery of Company Shares or other securities, in cash or otherwise, (3) make any demand for or exercise any right or cause to be filed a Registration Statement, including any amendments thereto, with respect to the registration of any Company Shares or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Company Shares or any other securities of the Company or (4) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing, in each case, during the period beginning seven (7) days before and ending 180 days (in the event of the IPO) or 90 days (in the event of any other Company Public Sale) (or, in each case, such other period as may be reasonably requested by the Company or the managing underwriter or underwriters to accommodate regulatory restrictions on (i) the publication or other distribution of research reports and (ii) analyst recommendations and opinions, including, but not limited to, the restrictions contained in the FINRA rules or any successor provisions or amendments thereto) after the date of the underwriting agreement entered into in connection with such Company Public Sale, to the extent timely notified in writing by the Company or the managing underwriter or underwriters; provided , that (i) no Holder shall be subject to any such black-out period of longer duration or other greater restriction than that applicable to (x) Investor Holdco, or, if Investor Holdco is no longer a Holder of Registrable Securities, then any of the Majority Holders or (y) any director or executive officer who holds Registrable Securities and (ii) if any Holder is released from any such lockup restrictions, all other Holders shall also be released from such lockup restrictions to the same extent. If requested by the managing underwriter or underwriters of any such Company Public Sale (and, with respect to any such Company Public Sale other than the IPO, if and only if Investor Holdco, or, if Investor Holdco is no longer a Holder of Registrable Securities, then the Majority Holders, agrees to such request), the Holders shall execute a separate agreement to the foregoing effect. The Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the

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Company Shares (or other securities) subject to the foregoing restriction until the end of the period referenced above.
(b)      Black-out Period for the Company and Others . In the case of an offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 3.01 or Section 3.02 that is a Marketed Underwritten Offering, the Company and each of the Holders agree, if requested by (x) a majority of the Registrable Securities participating in the Marketed Underwritten Offering (the “ Participating Majority ”), or (y) the managing underwriter or underwriters with respect to such Marketed Underwritten Offering, not to (1) offer for sale, sell, pledge, or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction or device that is designed to, or would reasonably be expected to, result in the disposition by any Person at any time in the future of) any Company Shares (including Company Shares that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the undersigned in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC and Company Shares that may be issued upon exercise of any options or warrants) or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Company Shares, (2) enter into any swap or other derivatives transaction that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic benefits or risks of ownership of Company Shares, whether any such transaction described in clause (1) or (2) above is to be settled by delivery of Company Shares or other securities, in cash or otherwise, (3) make any demand for or exercise any right or cause to be filed a Registration Statement, including any amendments thereto, with respect to the registration of any Company Shares or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Company Shares or any other securities of the Company or (4) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing, in each case, during the period beginning seven (7) days before, and ending 90 days (or such lesser period as may be agreed by (x) a Participating Majority, or, (y) if applicable, the managing underwriter or underwriters) (or such other period as may be reasonably requested by a Participating Majority, or the managing underwriter or underwriters to accommodate regulatory restrictions on (i) the publication or other distribution of research reports and (ii) analyst recommendations and opinions, including, but not limited to, the restrictions contained in the FINRA rules or any successor provisions or amendments thereto) after, the date of the underwriting agreement entered into in connection with such Marketed Underwritten Offering, to the extent timely notified in writing by (x) a Participating Majority, or (y) the managing underwriter or underwriters, as the case may be; provided that (i) no Holder shall be subject to any such black-out period of longer duration or other greater restriction than that applicable to a Participating Majority, and (ii) if any Holder is released from any such lockup restrictions, all other Holders shall also be released from such lockup restrictions to the same extent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may effect a public sale or distribution of securities of the type described above and during the periods described above if such sale or distribution is made pursuant to Registrations on Form S-4 or S-8 or any successor form to such Forms or as part of any Registration of securities for offering and sale to employees, directors or consultants of the Company and its Subsidiaries pursuant to any

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employee stock plan or other employee benefit plan arrangement. The Company agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to obtain from each of its directors and officers and each other holder of restricted securities of the Company which securities are the same as or similar to the Registrable Securities being Registered, or any restricted securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any of such securities, an agreement not to effect any public sale or distribution of such securities during any such period referred to in this paragraph, except as part of any such Registration, if permitted. Without limiting the foregoing (but subject to Section 3.07 ), if after the date hereof the Company or any of its Subsidiaries grants any Person (other than a Holder) any rights to demand or participate in a Registration, the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, provide that the agreement with respect thereto shall include such Person’s agreement to comply with any black-out period required by this Section as if it were a Holder hereunder. If requested by the managing underwriter or underwriters of any such Marketed Underwritten Offering (and if a Participating Majority agrees to such request), the Holders shall execute a separate agreement to the foregoing effect. The Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the Company Shares (or other securities) subject to the foregoing restriction until the end of the period referenced above.
Section 3.05.      Registration Procedures .
(a)      In connection with the Company’s Registration obligations under Section 3.01 , Section 3.02 and Section 3.03 and subject to the applicable terms and conditions set forth therein, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to effect such Registration to permit the sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution thereof as expeditiously as reasonably practicable (and to take all actions reasonably necessary to cure any suspension or stop order of such Registration as promptly as reasonably practicable), and in connection therewith the Company shall:
(i)      prepare the required Registration Statement including all exhibits and financial statements required under the Securities Act to be filed therewith, and before filing a Registration Statement, Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or any amendments or supplements thereto, (x) furnish to the underwriters, if any, and the Participating Holders, if any, copies of all documents prepared to be filed, which documents shall be subject to the review of such underwriters and the Participating Holders and their respective counsel and (y) except in the case of a Registration under Section 3.03 , not file any Registration Statement or Prospectus or amendments or supplements thereto to which any Participating Holder or the underwriters, if any, shall reasonably object;
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the SEC to be filed therewith, and use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective under the Securities Act as soon as practicable;
(iii)      prepare and file with the SEC such pre- and post-effective amendments to such Registration Statement, supplements to the Prospectus and such amendments or supplements to any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus as may be reasonably requested by any other Participating Holder necessary to keep such Registration effective for the period of time required by this Agreement, and comply with provisions of the applicable securities laws with respect to the sale or other disposition of all securities covered by such Registration Statement during such period in accordance with the intended method or methods of disposition by the sellers thereof set forth in such Registration Statement;
(iv)      promptly notify the Participating Holders and the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, and (if requested) confirm such advice in writing and provide copies of the relevant documents, as soon as reasonably practicable after notice thereof is received by the Company (A) when the applicable Registration Statement or any amendment thereto has been filed or becomes effective, and when the applicable Prospectus or Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto has been filed, (B) of any written comments by the SEC or any request by the SEC or any other federal or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to such Registration Statement, Prospectus or Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or for additional information, (C) of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or any order by the SEC or any other regulatory authority preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary or final Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or the initiation or threatening of any proceedings for such purposes, (D) if, at any time, the representations and warranties of the Company in any applicable underwriting agreement cease to be true and correct in all material respects, (E) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction and (F) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction;
(v)      promptly notify the Participating Holders and the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, when the Company becomes aware of the happening of any event as a result of which the applicable Registration Statement, the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement (as then in effect) or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of such Prospectus, any preliminary Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, when any Issuer Free

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Writing Prospectus includes information that may conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement, or, if for any other reason it shall be necessary during such time period to amend or supplement such Registration Statement, Prospectus or Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in order to comply with the Securities Act and, in either case as promptly as reasonably practicable thereafter, prepare and file with the SEC, and furnish without charge to the Participating Holders and the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, an amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement, Prospectus or Issuer Free Writing Prospectus which shall correct such misstatement or omission or effect such compliance;
(vi)      use its reasonable best efforts to prevent, or obtain the withdrawal of, any stop order or other order suspending the use of any preliminary or final Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus;
(vii)      promptly incorporate in a Prospectus supplement, Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or post-effective amendment to the applicable Registration Statement such information as the managing underwriter or underwriters and the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities included in the applicable Registration Statement agree should be included therein relating to the plan of distribution with respect to such Registrable Securities, and make all required filings of such Prospectus supplement, Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or post-effective amendment as soon as reasonably practicable after being notified of the matters to be incorporated in such Prospectus supplement, Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or post-effective amendment;
(viii)      furnish to each Participating Holder and each underwriter, if any, without charge, as many conformed copies as such Participating Holder or underwriter may reasonably request of the applicable Registration Statement and any amendment or post-effective amendment thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference and all exhibits (including those incorporated by reference);
(ix)      deliver to each Participating Holder and each underwriter, if any, without charge, as many copies of the applicable Prospectus (including each preliminary Prospectus), any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto as such Participating Holder or underwriter may reasonably request (it being understood that the Company consents to the use of such Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto by such Participating Holder and the underwriters, if any, in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities thereby) and such other documents as such Participating Holder or underwriter may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities by such Participating Holder or underwriter;

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(x)      on or prior to the date on which the applicable Registration Statement is declared effective, use its reasonable best efforts to register or qualify, and cooperate with the Participating Holders, the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, and their respective counsel, in connection with the registration or qualification of such Registrable Securities for offer and sale under the securities or “Blue Sky” laws of each state and other jurisdiction of the United States as any Participating Holder or managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, or their respective counsel reasonably request in writing and do any and all other acts or things reasonably necessary or advisable to keep such registration or qualification in effect for such period as required by Section 3.02(b) , whichever is applicable, provided that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified or to take any action which would subject it to taxation or general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject;
(xi)      cooperate with the Participating Holders and the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be sold and not bearing any restrictive legends, and enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as the managing underwriters may request at least two (2) Business Days prior to any sale of Registrable Securities to the underwriters;
(xii)      use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to enable the seller or sellers thereof or the underwriter or underwriters, if any, to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities;
(xiii)      not later than the effective date of the applicable Registration Statement, provide a CUSIP number for all Registrable Securities and provide the applicable transfer agent with printed certificates for the Registrable Securities which are in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company;
(xiv)      make such representations and warranties to the Participating Holders and the underwriters or agents, if any, in form, substance and scope as are customarily made by issuers in secondary underwritten public offerings;
(xv)      enter into such customary agreements (including underwriting and indemnification agreements) and take all such other actions as the Holders of a majority of the then outstanding Registrable Securities or the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, reasonably request in order to expedite or facilitate the registration and disposition of such Registrable Securities;

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(xvi)      obtain for delivery to the Participating Holders and to the underwriter or underwriters, if any, an opinion or opinions from counsel for the Company dated the effective date of the Registration Statement or, in the event of an Underwritten Offering, the date of the closing under the underwriting agreement, in customary form, scope and substance, which opinions shall be reasonably satisfactory to such Participating Holders or underwriters, as the case may be, and their respective counsel;
(xvii)      in the case of an Underwritten Offering, obtain for delivery to the Company and the managing underwriter or underwriters, with copies to the Participating Holders, a cold comfort letter from the Company’s independent certified public accountants in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by cold comfort letters as the managing underwriter or underwriters reasonably request, dated the date of execution of the underwriting agreement and brought down to the closing under the underwriting agreement;
(xviii)      cooperate with each Participating Holder and each underwriter, if any, participating in the disposition of such Registrable Securities and their respective counsel in connection with any filings required to be made with the FINRA;
(xix)      use its reasonable best efforts to comply with all applicable securities laws and make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder;
(xx)      provide and cause to be maintained a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement from and after a date not later than the effective date of such Registration Statement;
(xxi)      use its reasonable best efforts to cause all Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement to be listed on each securities exchange on which any of the Company Shares are then listed or quoted and on each inter-dealer quotation system on which any of the Company Shares are then quoted;
(xxii)      make available upon reasonable notice at reasonable times and for reasonable periods for inspection by any Participating Holder, by any underwriter participating in any disposition to be effected pursuant to such Registration Statement and by any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by such Participating Holder(s) or any such underwriter, all pertinent financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company, and cause all of the Company’s officers, directors and employees and the independent public accountants who have certified its financial statements to make themselves available to

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discuss the business of the Company and to supply all information reasonably requested by any such Person in connection with such Registration Statement as shall be necessary to enable them to exercise their due diligence responsibility; provided , that , any such Person gaining access to information regarding the Company pursuant to this Section 3.05(a)(xxii) shall agree to hold in strict confidence and shall not make any disclosure or use any information regarding the Company that the Company determines in good faith to be confidential, and of which determination such Person is notified, unless (w) the release of such information is requested or required by law or by deposition, interrogatory, requests for information or documents by a governmental entity, subpoena or similar process, (x) such information is or becomes publicly known other than through a breach of this or any other agreement of which such Person has actual knowledge, (y) such information is or becomes available to such Person on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company or (z) such information is independently developed by such Person; and
(xxiii)      in the case of an Underwritten Offering, cause the senior executive officers of the Company to participate in the customary “road show” presentations that may be reasonably requested by the managing underwriter or underwriters in any such Underwritten Offering and otherwise to facilitate, cooperate with, and participate in each proposed offering contemplated herein and customary selling efforts related thereto.
(b)      The Company may require each Participating Holder to furnish to the Company such information regarding the distribution of such securities and such other information relating to such Participating Holder and its ownership of Registrable Securities as the Company may from time to time reasonably request in writing. Each Participating Holder agrees to furnish such information to the Company and to cooperate with the Company, in each case as reasonably necessary to enable the Company to comply with the provisions of this Agreement.
(c)      Each Participating Holder agrees that, upon delivery of any notice by the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3.05(a)(iv)(C), (D), or (E) or Section 3.05(a)(v) , such Participating Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement until (i) such Participating Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus or Issuer Free Writing Prospectus contemplated by Section 3.05(a)(v) , (ii) such Participating Holder is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the Prospectus or Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, as the case may be, may be resumed, (iii) such Participating Holder is advised in writing by the Company of the termination, expiration or cessation of such order or suspension referenced in Section 3.05(a)(iv) (C) or (E) or (iv) such Participating Holder is advised in writing by the Company that the representations and warranties of the Company in such applicable

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underwriting agreement are true and correct in all material respects. If so directed by the Company, such Participating Holder shall deliver to the Company (at the Company’s expense) all copies, other than permanent file copies then in such Participating Holder’s possession, of the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus covering such Registrable Securities current at the time of delivery of such notice. In the event the Company shall give any such notice, the period during which the applicable Registration Statement is required to be maintained effective shall be extended by the number of days during the period from and including the date of the giving of such notice to and including the date when each seller of Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement either receives the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus or Issuer Free Writing Prospectus contemplated by Section 3.05(a)(v) or is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the Prospectus or Issuer Free Writing Prospectus may be resumed.
Section 3.06.      Underwritten Offerings .
(a)      Demand and Shelf Registrations . If requested by the underwriters for any Underwritten Offering requested by RockPile Holdco, the White Deer Holder, Investor Holdco, or, if Investor Holdco is no longer a Holder of Registrable Securities, then by a Participating Majority, the Company shall enter into an underwriting agreement with such underwriters for such offering, such agreement to be reasonably satisfactory in substance and form to the Company, the underwriters and RockPile Holdco, the White Deer Holder, Investor Holdco, or, if Investor Holdco is no longer a Holder of Registrable Securities, then the Participating Majority, as applicable, and to contain such representations and warranties by the Company and such other terms as are generally prevailing in agreements of that type, including indemnities no less favorable to the recipient thereof than those provided in Section 3.09 . RockPile Holdco, the White Deer Holder, Investor Holdco, or, if Investor Holdco is no longer a Holder of Registrable Securities, then the Participating Majority, shall cooperate with the Company in the negotiation of such underwriting agreement and shall give consideration to the reasonable suggestions of the Company regarding the form thereof. The Participating Holders shall be parties to such underwriting agreement, which underwriting agreement shall (i) contain such representations and warranties by, and the other agreements on the part of, the Company to and for the benefit of such Participating Holders as are customarily made by issuers to selling stockholders in secondary underwritten public offerings and (ii) provide that any or all of the conditions precedent to the obligations of such underwriters under such underwriting agreement also shall be conditions precedent to the obligations of such Participating Holders. Any such Participating Holder shall not be required to make any representations or warranties to or agreements with the Company or the underwriters in connection with such underwriting agreement other than representations, warranties or agreements regarding such Participating Holder, such Participating Holder’s title to the Registrable Securities, such Participating Holder’s authority to sell the

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Registrable Securities, such Participating Holder’s intended method of distribution, absence of liens with respect to the Registrable Securities of such Participating Holder, enforceability of the applicable underwriting agreement as against such Participating Holder, receipt of all consents and approvals with respect to the entry into such underwriting agreement and the sale of such Registrable Securities by such Participating Holder and any other representations required to be made by such Participating Holder under applicable law, rule or regulation, and the aggregate amount of the liability of such Participating Holder in connection with such underwriting agreement shall not exceed such Participating Holder’s net proceeds from such Underwritten Offering.
(b)      Piggyback Registrations . If the Company proposes to register any of its securities under the Securities Act as contemplated by Section 3.03 and such securities are to be distributed in an Underwritten Offering through one or more underwriters, the Company shall, if requested by any Holder pursuant to Section 3.03 and subject to the provisions of Section 3.03(b) and (c), arrange for such underwriters to include on the same terms and conditions that apply to the other sellers in such Registration all the Registrable Securities to be offered and sold by such Holder among the securities of the Company to be distributed by such underwriters in such Registration. The Participating Holders shall be parties to the underwriting agreement between the Company and such underwriters, which underwriting agreement shall (i) contain such representations and warranties by, and the other agreements on the part of, the Company to and for the benefit of such Participating Holders as are customarily made by issuers to selling stockholders in secondary underwritten public offerings and (ii) provide that any or all of the conditions precedent to the obligations of such underwriters under such underwriting agreement also shall be conditions precedent to the obligations of such Participating Holders. Any such Participating Holder shall not be required to make any representations or warranties to, or agreements with the Company or the underwriters in connection with such underwriting agreement other than representations, warranties or agreements regarding such Participating Holder, such Participating Holder’s title to the Registrable Securities, such Participating Holder’s authority to sell the Registrable Securities, such Participating Holder’s intended method of distribution, absence of liens with respect to the Registrable Securities of such Participating Holder, enforceability of the applicable underwriting agreement as against such Participating Holder, receipt of all consents and approvals with respect to the entry into such underwriting agreement and the sale of such Registrable Securities by such Participating Holder or any other representations required to be made by such Participating Holder under applicable law, rule or regulation, and the aggregate amount of the liability of such Participating Holder in connection with such underwriting agreement shall not exceed such Participating Holder’s net proceeds from such Underwritten Offering.

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(c)      Participation in Underwritten Registrations . Subject to the provisions of Section 3.06(a) and (b) above, no Person may participate in any Underwritten Offering hereunder unless such Person (i) agrees to sell such Person’s securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Persons entitled to approve such arrangements and (ii) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements.
(d)      Price and Underwriting Discounts . In the case of an Underwritten Offering under Section 3.01 or Section 3.02 , the price, underwriting discount and other financial terms for the Registrable Securities shall be determined by a Participating Majority.
Section 3.07.      No Inconsistent Agreements; Additional Rights . Article III The Company is not currently a party to, and shall not hereafter enter into any agreement with respect to its securities that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders by this Agreement, including allowing any other holder or prospective holder of any securities of the Company (a) registration rights in the nature or substantially in the nature of those set forth in Section 3.01, Section 3.02 or Section 3.03 that would have priority over the Registrable Securities with respect to the inclusion of such securities in any Registration (except to the extent such registration rights are solely related to registrations of the type contemplated by Section 3.03(a)(ii) through (iv)) or (b) demand registration rights in the nature or substantially in the nature of those set forth in Section 3.01 or Section 3.02 that are exercisable prior to such time as RockPile Holdco, the White Deer Holder and Investor Holdco, or, if Investor Holdco is no longer a Holder of Registrable Securities, then the Participating Majority, can first exercise its rights under Section 3.01 or Section 3.02, in each case without the prior written consent of RockPile Holdco, the White Deer Holder and Investor Holdco, or, if Investor Holdco is no longer a Holder of Registrable Securities, then of the Majority Holders.
Section 3.08.      Registration Expenses .
(a)      Subject to Section 3.08(b) , all expenses incident to the Company’s performance of or compliance with this Agreement shall be paid by the Company, including (i) all registration and filing fees, and any other fees and expenses associated with filings required to be made with the SEC, FINRA and if applicable, the fees and expenses of any “qualified independent underwriter,” as such term is defined in Rule 5121 of FINRA. (or any successor provision), and of its counsel, (ii) all fees and expenses in connection with compliance with any securities or “Blue Sky” laws (including fees and disbursements of counsel for the underwriters in connection with “Blue Sky” qualifications of the Registrable Securities), (iii) all printing, duplicating, word processing, messenger, telephone, facsimile and delivery expenses (including expenses of printing certificates for the Registrable Securities in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company and of printing Prospectuses and Issuer Free

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Writing Prospectuses), (iv) all fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and of all independent certified public accountants of the Company (including the expenses of any special audit and cold comfort letters required by or incident to such performance), (v) Securities Act liability insurance or similar insurance if the Company so desires or the underwriters so require in accordance with then-customary underwriting practice, (vi) all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of Registrable Securities on any securities exchange or quotation of the Registrable Securities on any inter-dealer quotation system, (vii) all applicable rating agency fees with respect to the Registrable Securities, (viii) all reasonable fees and disbursements of one legal counsel and one accounting firm as selected by the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities included in such Registration, (ix) any underwriting discounts, commissions, fees and related expenses of underwriters, (x) all fees and expenses of any special experts or other Persons retained by the Company in connection with any Registration, (xi) all of the Company’s internal expenses (including all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), (xii) all expenses related to the “road-show” for any Underwritten Offering, including all travel, meals and lodging and (xiv) any other fees and disbursements customarily paid by the issuers of securities. All such expenses are referred to herein as “ Registration Expenses .”
(b)      Subject to Section 3.08(c) , Upon a withdraw by a Demand Party of its Registrable Securities from a Demand Registration at any time prior to the effectiveness of the applicable Demand Registration Statement pursuant to Section 3.01(b) , such Demand Party shall reimburse the Company for all reasonable out-of-pocket Registration Expenses.
(c)      A Demand Party shall not be required to reimburse the Company for its expenses incurred in connection with an attempted Demand Registration pursuant to Section 3.08(b) (and the attempted Demand Registration shall not count as a Demand Registration for purposes of Section 3.11 ) if:
(i)      the Demand Party determines in its good faith judgment to withdraw its request for such registration due to a material adverse change in the Company (other than as a result of any action by the Demand Party);
(ii)      such registration is interfered with by any stop order, injunction or other order or requirement of the SEC or other governmental agency or court for any reason (other than as a result of any act by the Demand Party) and the Company fails to have such stop order, injunction or other order or requirement removed, withdrawn or resolved to the Demand Party’s reasonable satisfaction;
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or within ten days after the termination of a period in which a Demand Suspension or Shelf Suspension is in effect; or
(iv)      the conditions to closing specified in the underwriting agreement entered into in connection with such registration are not satisfied (other than as a result of a default or breach thereunder by the Demand Party).
Section 3.09.      Indemnification .
(a)      Indemnification by the Company . The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless, to the full extent permitted by law, each of the Holders, each of their respective direct or indirect partners, members or shareholders and each of such partner’s, member’s or shareholder’s partners, members or shareholders and, with respect to all of the foregoing Persons, each of their respective Affiliates, employees, directors, officers, trustees or agents and each Person who controls (within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act) such Persons, each of their respective Representatives and, with respect to any Holder who is a natural person, the Family Members of such natural person, entities formed for estate or family planning purposes and/or one or more trusts for the sole benefit of the natural person and/or the Family Members of such natural Person, from and against any and all losses, penalties, judgments, suits, costs, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses, joint or several (including reasonable costs of investigation and legal expenses) (each, a “ Loss ” and collectively, “ Losses ”) arising out of or based upon (i) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement under which such Registrable Securities were Registered under the Securities Act (including any final, preliminary or summary Prospectus contained therein or any amendment or supplement thereto or any documents incorporated by reference therein), any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto, or any other disclosure document produced by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries including reports and other documents filed under the Exchange Act, (ii) any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a Prospectus, preliminary Prospectus or Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of any federal, state or common law rule or regulation applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with any such registration, qualification, compliance or sale of Registrable Securities, (iv) any failure to register or qualify Registrable Securities in any state where the Company or its agents have affirmatively undertaken or agreed in writing that the Company (the undertaking of any underwriter being attributed to the Company) will undertake such registration or qualification on behalf of the Holders of such Registrable Securities ( provided , that , in such instance the Company shall not be so liable if it has undertaken its reasonable best efforts to so register or qualify such Registrable Securities) or

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(v) any actions or inactions or proceedings in respect of the foregoing whether or not such indemnified party is a party thereto, and the Company will reimburse, as incurred, each such Holder and each of their respective direct or indirect partners, members or shareholders and each of such partner’s, member’s or shareholder’s partners members or shareholders and, with respect to all of the foregoing Persons, each of their respective Affiliates, employees, directors, officers, trustees or agents and controlling Persons, each of their respective Representatives and, with respect to any Holder who is a natural person, the Family Members of such natural person, entities formed for estate or family planning purposes and/or one or more trusts for the sole benefit of such natural person and/or the Family Members of such natural Person, for any legal and any other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending any such claim, loss, damage, liability or action; provided , that , the Company shall not be liable to any particular indemnified party to the extent that any such Loss arises out of or is based upon (A) an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in any such Registration Statement or other document in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such indemnified party expressly for use in the preparation thereof or (B) an untrue statement or omission in a preliminary Prospectus relating to Registrable Securities, if a Prospectus (as then amended or supplemented) that would have cured the defect was furnished to the indemnified party from whom the Person asserting the claim giving rise to such Loss purchased Registrable Securities at least five (5) days prior to the written confirmation of the sale of the Registrable Securities to such Person and a copy of such Prospectus (as amended and supplemented) was not sent or given by or on behalf of such indemnified party to such Person at or prior to the written confirmation of the sale of the Registrable Securities to such Person. This indemnity shall be in addition to any liability the Company may otherwise have. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Holder or any indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of such securities by such Holder. The Company shall also indemnify underwriters, selling brokers, dealer managers and similar securities industry professionals participating in the distribution, their officers and directors and each Person who controls such Persons (within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act) to the same extent as provided above with respect to the indemnification of the indemnified parties.
(b)      Indemnification by the Participating Holders . Each Participating Holder agrees (severally and not jointly) to indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company, its directors and officers and each Person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act), and each other Holder, each of such other Holder’s respective direct or indirect partners, members or shareholders and each of such partner’s, member’s or shareholder’s partners, members or shareholders and, with respect to all of the foregoing Persons, each of their respective Affiliates, employees, directors, officers, trustees or agents and each Person who controls (within the meaning of the Securities Act or the

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Exchange Act) such Persons, each of their respective Representatives and, with respect to any Participating Holder who is a natural person, the Family Members of such natural person, entities formed for estate or family planning purposes and/or one or more trusts for the sole benefit of such natural person and/or the Family Members of such natural Person, from and against any Losses resulting from (i) any untrue statement of a material fact in any Registration Statement under which such Registrable Securities of such Participating Holder were Registered under the Securities Act (including any final, preliminary or summary Prospectus contained therein or any amendment or supplement thereto or any documents incorporated by reference therein) or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto, or (ii) any omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a Prospectus, preliminary Prospectus or Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) or omission (or alleged omission) is contained in any information furnished in writing by such Participating Holder to the Company specifically for inclusion in such Registration Statement, Prospectus, offering circular, Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or other document and has not been corrected in a subsequent writing prior to or concurrently with the sale of the Registrable Securities to the Person asserting the claim. In no event shall the liability of such Participating Holder hereunder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by such Participating Holder under the sale of Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation.
(c)      Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings . Any Person entitled to indemnification under this Section 3.09 shall (i) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification ( provided , that , any delay or failure to so notify the indemnifying party shall relieve the indemnifying party of its obligations hereunder only to the extent, if at all, that it is actually and materially prejudiced by reason of such delay or failure) and (ii) permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party; provided , that , any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall have the right to select and employ separate counsel and to participate in the defense of such claim, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Person unless (A) the indemnifying party has agreed in writing to pay such fees or expenses, (B) the indemnifying party shall have failed to assume the defense of such claim within a reasonable time after delivery of notice of such claim from the Person entitled to indemnification hereunder and employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Person, (C) the indemnified party has reasonably concluded (based upon advice of its counsel) that there may be legal defenses available to it or other indemnified parties that are different from or in addition to those available to the indemnifying party, or (D) in the reasonable judgment of any such Person (based upon advice of its counsel) a conflict of interest may exist between such Person and the indemnifying party with respect to such claims (in which case, if the Person notifies the

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indemnifying party in writing that such Person elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party, the indemnifying party shall not have the right to assume the defense of such claim on behalf of such Person). If the indemnifying party assumes the defense, the indemnifying party shall not have the right to settle such action, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement, in each case without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, unless the entry of such judgment or settlement (i) includes as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of an unconditional release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of such indemnified party, and provided , that , any sums payable in connection with such settlement are paid in full by the indemnifying party. If such defense is not assumed by the indemnifying party, the indemnifying party will not be subject to any liability for any settlement made without its prior written consent, but such consent may not be unreasonably withheld. It is understood that the indemnifying party or parties shall not, except as specifically set forth in this Section 3.09(c) , in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable fees, disbursements or other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the indemnifying party or parties, (y) an indemnified party has reasonably concluded (based on the advice of counsel) that there may be legal defenses available to it that are different from or in addition to those available to the other indemnified parties, or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists or may exist (based upon advice of counsel to an indemnified party) between such indemnified party and the other indemnified parties, in each of which cases the indemnifying party shall be obligated to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels.
(d)      Contribution . If for any reason the indemnification provided for in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section 3.09 is unavailable to an indemnified party or insufficient in respect of any Losses referred to therein, then the indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such Loss in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party on the one hand and the indemnified party or parties on the other hand in connection with the acts, statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. In connection with any Registration Statement filed with the SEC by the Company, the relative fault of the indemnifying party on the one hand and the indemnified party on the other hand shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the indemnifying party or by the indemnified party and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just or equitable if

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contribution pursuant to this Section 3.09(d) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this Section 3.09(d) . No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the Losses referred to in Section 3.09(a) and Section 3.09(b) shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 3.09(d) , in connection with any Registration Statement filed by the Company, a Participating Holder shall not be required to contribute any amount in excess of the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by such Holder under the sale of Registrable Securities giving rise to such contribution obligation less any amount paid by such Holders pursuant to Section 3.09(b) . If indemnification is available under this Section 3.09 , the indemnifying parties shall indemnify each indemnified party to the full extent provided in Section 3.09(a) and Section 3.09(b) hereof without regard to the provisions of this Section 3.09(d) .
(e)      No Exclusivity . The remedies provided for in this Section 3.09 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may be available to any indemnified party at law or in equity or pursuant to any other agreement.
(f)      Survival . The indemnities provided in this Section 3.09 shall survive the transfer of any Registrable Securities by such Holder.
Section 3.10.      Rules 144 and 144A and Regulation S . The Company covenants that it will file the reports required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations adopted by the SEC thereunder (or, if the Company is not required to file such reports, it will, upon the reasonable request of any Holder, make publicly available such necessary information for so long as necessary to permit sales pursuant to Rules 144, 144A or Regulation S under the Securities Act), and it will take such further action as any Holder may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable the Holders, following the IPO, to sell Registrable Securities without Registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by (i) Rules 144, 144A or Regulation S under the Securities Act, as such Rules may be amended from time to time, or (ii) any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC. Upon the reasonable request of a Holder, the Company will deliver to such Holder a written statement as to whether it has complied with such requirements and, if not, the specifics thereof.
Section 3.11.      Limitation on Registrations and Underwritten Offerings . Notwithstanding the rights and obligations set forth in Section 3.01 and Section 3.02, in no event

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shall the Company be obligated to take any action to (i) effect more than one Marketed Underwritten Offering in any consecutive 180-day period (excluding a Marketed Underwritten Offering at the request of RockPile Holdco or the White Deer Holder); (ii) effect any Underwritten Offering unless Holders propose to sell Registrable Securities in such Underwritten Offering having a reasonably anticipated gross aggregate price (before deduction of underwriter commissions and offering expenses) of at least $40,000,000 or 100% of the Registrable Securities then held by such Holders (if the value of such Registrable Securities is reasonably anticipated to have a net aggregate price of less than $40,000,000); (iii) effect more than six (6) Demand Registrations; (iv) effect more than one (1) Demand Registration in any 180-day period (excluding a Demand Registration at the request of RockPile Holdco or the White Deer Holder); (v) effect more than one (1) Demand Registration (including a Marketed Underwritten Offering) at the request of RockPile Holdco or the White Deer Holder; (vi) effect a Demand Registration at the request of RockPile Holdco or the White Deer Holder in which the Demand Notice is for less than all of the Registrable Securities then held by the RockPile Holders; (vii) effect a Demand Registration at the request of RockPile Holdco or the White Deer Holder prior to the expiration of the RockPile Lockup Period; or (viii) effect a Demand Registration at the request of RockPile Holdco or the White Deer Holder within 90 days of another Demand Registration by any other Holder.
Section 3.12.      Clear Market . With respect to any Underwritten Offerings of Registrable Securities by (i) RockPile Holdco or the White Deer Holder or (ii) Investor Holdco, or, if Investor Holdco is no longer a Holder of Registrable Securities, then by a Participating Majority, the Company agrees not to effect (other than pursuant to the Registration applicable to such Underwritten Offering or pursuant to a Special Registration, or with the consent of the RockPile Holdco, White Deer Holder, Investor Holdco or the Participating Majority, as applicable) any public sale or distribution, or to file any Registration Statement (other than pursuant to the Registration applicable to such Underwritten Offering or pursuant to a Special Registration) covering any of its equity securities or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such securities, during the period not to exceed ten (10) days prior and sixty (60) days following the effective date of such offering or such longer period up to ninety (90) days as may be requested by the managing underwriter for such Underwritten Offering. “ Special Registration ” means the registration of (A) equity securities and/or options or other rights in respect thereof solely registered on Form S-4 or Form S-8 (or successor form) or (B) shares of equity securities and/or options or other rights in respect thereof to be offered to directors, employees, consultants, customers, lenders or vendors of the Company or its Subsidiaries or in connection with dividend reinvestment plans.
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Company will reasonably cooperate with and assist such Holder, such equityholders and the Company’s transfer agent to facilitate such in-kind distribution in the manner reasonably requested by such Holder (including the delivery of instruction letters by the Company or its counsel to the Company’s transfer agent, the delivery of customary legal opinions by counsel to the Company and the delivery of Company Shares without restrictive legends, to the extent no longer applicable).
ARTICLE IV

MISCELLANEOUS
Section 4.01.      Term . Article III of this Agreement (other than the provisions of Section 3.09 , Section 3.10 and Section 3.13 ) shall terminate with respect to any Holder (a) with the prior written consent of Investor Holdco, or, if Investor Holdco is no longer a Holder of Registrable Securities, then the Majority Holders, in connection with the consummation of a Change of Control, (b) for those Holders that beneficially own less than five percent (5%) of the Company’s outstanding Company Shares, if all of the Registrable Securities then owned by such Holder could be sold in any ninety (90)-day period pursuant to Rule 144 (assuming for this purpose that such Holder is an Affiliate of the Company), or (c) as to any Holder, if all of the Registrable Securities held by such Holder have been sold in a Registration pursuant to the Securities Act or pursuant to an exemption therefrom. Upon the written request of the Company, each Holder agrees to promptly deliver a certificate to the Company setting forth the number of Registrable Securities then beneficially owned by such Holder.
Section 4.02.      Contribution of Trican Units .
(a)      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the event that Trican or any of its Affiliates fail to pay, or cause to be paid, amounts due under the Trican Purchase Agreement pursuant to Section 3.8 of the Trican Purchase Agreement prior to the Final Payment Date (as defined in the Trican Purchase Agreement) (the " Defaulted Payment Amount "), the number of Class A units of Investor Holdco (“ Class A Units ”) held by Trican shall be immediately and automatically, without further action of Investor Holdco, the Company or any other Person, be reduced by the number of Class A Units (or fraction thereof) as set forth in Section 3.8 of the Trican Purchase Agreement, which shall have a value equal to the Defaulted Payment Amount, with the value of each such Class A Unit calculated in accordance with the good faith determination of the management board of Investor Holdco, based on the Implied Default Valuation (as defined in the Trican Purchase Agreement) divided by 1,000,000; provided , that the members of Investor Holdco agree to treat (and will cause each of their respective Affiliates to treat) such reduction in Class A Units as an adjustment to the Purchase Price (as described in Section 3.1 of the Trican Purchase Agreement) for all tax purposes. Within ten days

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following the Final Payment Date, Investor Holdco shall submit a notice to Trican, with a copy to the Company, in accordance with Section 10.6 of the Trican Purchase Agreement setting forth, in reasonable detail, the calculation of any such reduction and the number of Class A Units held by Trican (and the fully diluted percentage ownership thereof) after taking into account such cancellation in accordance with this Section 4.02(a) . In connection with such cancellation, Trican shall forfeit any right to any amounts due or owed with respect to such cancelled Class A Units. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, for purposes of this Section 4.02(a) , references in the Trican Purchase Agreement to "Keane Common Equity Units" and "Class A Units" shall be deemed to refer the Class A Units under this Agreement.
(b)      Promptly following any reduction in the number of Class A Units held by Trican in accordance with Section 4.02(a) , Investor Holdco shall contribute to the Company the corresponding number of Company Shares then held by Investor Holdco equal to the product of (i) the number of Company Shares then held by Investor Holdco, multiplied by (ii) a fraction, (A) the numerator of which is the number of Class A Units held by Trican that were reduced in accordance with Section 4.02(a) and (B) the denominator of which is the aggregate number of Class A Units held by all members of Investor Holdco immediately prior to the reduction of Class A Units held by Trican in accordance with Section 4.02(a) .
Section 4.03.      Injunctive Relief . It is hereby agreed and acknowledged that it will be impossible to measure in money the damage that would be suffered if the parties fail to comply with any of the obligations herein imposed on them and that in the event of any such failure, an aggrieved Person will be irreparably damaged and will not have an adequate remedy at law. Any such Person shall, therefore, be entitled (in addition to any other remedy to which it may be entitled in law or in equity) to injunctive relief, including specific performance, to enforce such obligations, and if any action should be brought in equity to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement, none of the parties hereto shall raise the defense that there is an adequate remedy at law.
Section 4.04.      Attorneys’ Fees . In any action or proceeding brought to enforce any provision of this Agreement or where any provision hereof is validly asserted as a defense, the successful party shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys’ fees in addition to any other available remedy.
Section 4.05.      Notices . Unless otherwise specified herein, all notices, consents, approvals, reports, designations, requests, waivers, elections and other communications authorized or required to be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given (a) when personally delivered, (b) when transmitted via facsimile to the number set out below or on a Holder’s signature page hereto, as applicable, if the sender on the same day sends a confirming copy of such notice by a recognized overnight delivery service

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(charges prepaid), (c) the day following the day (except if not a Business Day then the next Business Day) on which the same has been delivered prepaid to a reputable national overnight air courier service, (d) when transmitted via email (including via attached pdf document) to the email address set out below or on a Holder’s signature page hereto, as applicable, as applicable, if the sender on the same day sends a confirming copy of such notice by a recognized overnight delivery service (charges prepaid) or (e) the third Business Day following the day on which the same is sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, in each case to the respective parties as applicable, at the address, facsimile number or email address set forth on a Holder’s signature page hereto, as applicable (or such other address, facsimile number or email address as such Holder may specify by notice to the Company in accordance with this Section 4.05 ), and the Company at the following address:
Keane Group, Inc.
212 Sage Road, Suite 370
Houston, TX 77056
Attention:    James Stewart, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Gregory Powell, President and Chief Financial Officer
with copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
919 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Attention:    Stuart D. Freedman, Esq.

    Antonio L. Diaz-Albertini, Esq.
Section 4.06.      Publicity and Confidentiality . Each of the parties hereto shall keep confidential this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, and any nonpublic information received pursuant hereto, and shall not disclose, issue any press release or otherwise make any public statement relating hereto or thereto without the prior written consent of the Company and Investor Holdco, or, if Investor Holdco is no longer a Holder of Registrable Securities, then the Majority Holders, unless so required by applicable law or any governmental authority; provided that no such written consent shall be required (and each party shall be free to release such information) for disclosures (a) to each party’s partners, members, advisors, employees, agents, accountants, trustees, attorneys, Affiliates and investment vehicles managed or advised by such party or the partners, members, advisors, employees, agents, accountants, trustees or attorneys of such Affiliates or managed or advised investment vehicles, in each case so long as such Persons agree to keep such information confidential or (b) to the extent required by law, rule or regulation.

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Section 4.07.      Amendment . The terms and provisions of this Agreement may only be amended, modified or waived at any time and from time to time by a writing executed by the Company and Investor Holdco, or, if Investor Holdco is no longer a Holder of Registrable Securities, the Majority Holders; provided , that , any amendment, modification or waiver that would affect the rights, benefits or obligations of any Holder shall require the written consent of such Holder only if any of the following is applicable: (i) such amendment, modification or waiver would materially and adversely affect such rights, benefits or obligations of such Holder and (ii) such amendment, modification or waiver would affect such Holder in a materially worse manner than the manner in which such amendment or waiver affects the other Holders.
Section 4.08.      Successors, Assigns and Transferees .
(a)      Subject to Section 2.03 , the rights and obligations of each party hereto may not be assigned, in whole or in part, without the written consent of (i) the Company and (ii) Investor Holdco, or, if Investor Holdco is no longer a Holder of Registrable Securities, then the Majority Holders; provided , that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the rights and obligations of Investor Holdco set forth herein may be assigned, in whole or in part, by Investor Holdco, to any transferee of Registrable Securities held by Investor Holdco (including the members of Investor Holdco and their Affiliates) and to any Affiliate of a member of Investor Holdco that otherwise acquires Company Shares or Company Share Equivalents in accordance with this Agreement, including in accordance with Section 2.03 ) (each Person to whom the rights and obligations are assigned in compliance with this Section 4.08 is a “ Permitted Assignee ” and all such Persons, collectively, are “ Permitted Assignees ”); provided further , that such transferee shall only be admitted as a party hereunder upon its, his or her execution and delivery of a joinder agreement, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Company, agreeing to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement as if such Person were a party hereto (together with any other documents the Company reasonably determines are necessary to make such Person a party hereto), whereupon such Person will be treated as a Holder for all purposes of this Agreement, with the same rights, benefits and obligations hereunder as the transferring Holder with respect to the transferred Registrable Securities (except that if the transferee was a Holder prior to such transfer, such transferee shall have the same rights, benefits and obligations with respect to the such transferred Registrable Securities as were applicable to Registrable Securities held by such transferee prior to such transfer). Nothing herein shall operate to permit a transfer of Registrable Securities otherwise restricted by the Limited Liability Company Agreement of Investor Holdco, as amended from time to time, or any other agreement to which any Holder may be a party.
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Securities are converted into or exchanged for securities or the right to receive Equity Securities of any other Person (“ Conversion Securities ”), the issuer of such Conversion Securities (a “ Conversion Security Issuer ”) shall assume (in a writing delivered to the Company and the Investor Holders), with respect to such Conversion Securities, all rights and obligations of the Company hereunder (which assumption shall not relieve the Company of its obligations hereunder to the extent that any Registrable Securities issued by the Company continue to be outstanding and held by a Holder following a Conversion Event) and this Agreement shall apply with respect to such Conversion Securities, mutatis mutandis . The Company will not effect any Conversion Event unless the issuer of the Conversion Securities complies with this Section 4.08(b) .
Section 4.09.      Binding Effect . Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of each of the parties hereto and their respective successors.
Section 4.10.      Third Party Beneficiaries . Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended or shall be construed to confer upon any Person not a party hereto (other than those Persons entitled to indemnity or contribution under Section 3.09 , each of whom shall be a third party beneficiary thereof) any right, remedy or claim under or by virtue of this Agreement.
Section 4.11.      Governing Law; Jurisdiction . THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES, SHALL GOVERN THE VALIDITY, CONSTRUCTION AND INTERPRETATION OF THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY AGREEMENTS OR TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY MAY BE BROUGHT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE AND HEREBY EXPRESSLY SUBMITS TO THE PERSONAL JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF SUCH COURT FOR THE PURPOSES THEREOF AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY CLAIM OF IMPROPER VENUE AND ANY CLAIM THAT SUCH COURTS ARE AN INCONVENIENT FORUM. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS OF ANY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED COURTS IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BY THE MAILING OF COPIES THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, TO THE ADDRESS PROVIDED TO THE COMPANY IN ACCORDANCE WITH Section 4.05 , SUCH SERVICE TO BECOME EFFECTIVE TEN DAYS AFTER SUCH MAILING.

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Section 4.12.      Waiver of Jury Trial EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF THE OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS Section 4.12 .
Section 4.13.      Severability . If any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
Section 4.14.      Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement.
Section 4.15.      Headings . The heading references herein and in the table of contents hereto are for convenience purposes only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
Section 4.16.      Joinder . Any Person that holds Company Shares may, with the prior written consent of the holders of a majority of the outstanding Registrable Securities, be admitted as a party to this Agreement upon its execution and delivery of a joinder agreement, in form and substance acceptable to the holders of a majority of the outstanding Registrable Securities, agreeing to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement as if such Person were a party hereto (together with any other documents the Company reasonably determines are necessary to make such Person a party hereto), whereupon such Person will be treated as a Holder for all purposes of this Agreement.
Section 4.17.      Other Activities . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, none of the provisions of this Agreement shall in any way limit a Holder or any of its Affiliates from engaging in any brokerage, investment advisory, financial advisory, anti-raid advisory, principaling, merger advisory, financing, asset management, trading, market

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making, arbitrage, investment activity and other similar activities conducted in the ordinary course of their business.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 
KEANE GROUP, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Gregory L. Powell
 
 
Name:
Gregory L. Powell
 
 
Title:
President and Chief Financial
 
 
 
Officer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
KEANE INVESTOR HOLDINGS LLC
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Scott Wille
 
 
Name:
Scott Wille
 
 
Title:
Authorized Person
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ROCKPILE ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Dustin M. Nygard
 
 
Name:
Dustin M. Nygard
 
 
Title:
General Counsel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
WDE ROCKPILE AGGREGATE, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
By: Edelman & Guill Energy L.P. II,
 
its Manager
 
 
 
 
By: Edelman & Guill Energy Ltd.,
 
 
its General Partner
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ James K. McNeely III
 
 
Name:
James K. McNeely III
 
 
Title:
Authorized Representative
 
 
 
 


Exhibit 10.4
Execution Version

This INCREMENTAL FACILITY AGREEMENT AND AMENDMENT NO. 1, dated as of July 3, 2017 (this “ Agreement ”), is made and entered into by and among KEANE GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Parent ”), KEANE GROUP HOLDINGS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Lead Borrower ”), the other Borrowers and Guarantors listed on the signature pages hereto, each of the entities signing as an “Incremental Lender” on the signature pages hereto (each, an “ Incremental Lender ” and, collectively, the “ Incremental Lenders ”), each of the entities signing as an “Existing Lender” on the signature pages hereto (each, an “ Existing Lender ” and, collectively, the “ Existing Lenders ” and, together with the Incremental Lenders, each, a “ Lender ” and, collectively, the “ Lenders ”) and OWL ROCK CAPITAL CORPORATION, a Maryland corporation, as administrative agent and collateral agent (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”).
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, reference is made to the Term Loan Agreement, dated as of March 15, 2017 (the “ Existing Loan Agreement ”) by and among the Lead Borrower, the Parent, the other Borrowers and Guarantors party thereto, the Existing Lenders and the Administrative Agent;
WHEREAS, the Lead Borrower has requested that certain Incremental Lenders make Incremental Term Loans in an aggregate principal amount of $135,000,000 on the Incremental Facility No. 1 Effective Date (as defined in Section 4(a) below) (the “ 2017 Incremental Term Loans ”) in order to enable the Lead Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries to (a) fund their acquisition of 100% of the equity interests of RockPile Energy Services, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company, from RockPile Energy Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and RockPile Management NewCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (collectively, the “ Seller ”, such acquisition, the “ Acquisition ”, and such acquired entity, the “ Target ”), and to pay certain fees, taxes, costs and other expenses related to such Acquisition and (b) pay certain fees, costs and other expenses in connection with this Agreement;
WHEREAS, in connection with the foregoing, it is intended that (a) the Borrowers will obtain such 2017 Incremental Term Loans and (b) the proceeds of such Incremental Term Loans will be used (i) to finance, in part, the Acquisition in accordance with the terms of that certain Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 18, 2017, by and among the Parent, the Seller and the Target (the “ Acquisition Agreement ”) and to pay certain fees, taxes, costs and other expenses related to such Acquisition and (ii) to pay certain fees, costs and expenses in connection with this Agreement;
WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions of the Existing Loan Agreement, as amended by this Agreement (the Existing Loan Agreement, as amended by this Agreement, shall hereinafter be referred to as the “ Loan Agreement ”), and pursuant to Section 2.15 thereof, and except as expressly otherwise set forth herein, immediately after giving effect to this Agreement, the 2017 Incremental Term Loans shall have the same terms as the outstanding Initial Term Loans, and such 2017 Incremental Term Loans shall be “Term Loans” for all purposes of and under the Loan Agreement;



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WHEREAS, the Incremental Lenders are willing to provide the 2017 Incremental Term Loans to the Borrowers on the Incremental Facility No. 1 Effective Date on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein and in the Loan Agreement;
WHEREAS, it is hereby acknowledged by the Lead Borrower and the Administrative Agent that the amendments to the Existing Loan Agreement effected hereby are necessary and appropriate to effectuate the incurrence of the 2017 Incremental Term Loans and the transactions contemplated hereby, and to document any other modifications agreed to among the parties hereto; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2.15 and Section 10.01 of the Existing Loan Agreement, the Administrative Agent, the Lead Borrower, the other Loan Parties signatory hereto and the Lenders signatory hereto hereby agree to amend certain provisions of the Existing Loan Agreement to effectuate the foregoing.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Defined Terms; Interpretation; Etc. Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Loan Agreement. This Agreement is an “ Incremental Amendment ” and a “ Loan Document ”, each as defined in the Loan Agreement.
SECTION 2.      Incremental Term Loans . (a) Each Incremental Lender hereby agrees, severally and not jointly, to make a 2017 Incremental Term Loan in Dollars to the Borrowers on the Incremental Facility No. 1 Effective Date in an aggregate principal amount equal to the amount set forth opposite such Incremental Lender’s name on Annex I hereto (the “ Incremental Term Commitments ”), on the terms set forth herein and in the Loan Agreement, and subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4 below. The 2017 Incremental Term Loans shall be deemed to be “Incremental Term Loans” as contemplated by Section 2.15 of the Loan Agreement and shall be deemed to be “Term Loans” for all purposes of the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents, constituting the same Class and tranche with, and having terms and provisions identical to those applicable to, the Initial Term Loans made on the Effective Date pursuant to Section 2.01 of the Existing Loan Agreement; provided that the 2017 Incremental Term Loans shall be subject to the payment of those fees described in the 2017 Incremental Fee Letters.
(b)      Each Incremental Lender hereby: (i) confirms that a copy of the Loan Agreement and the other applicable Loan Documents, together with copies of the financial statements referred to therein and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement and make a 2017 Incremental Term Loan has been made available to such Incremental Lender by the Administrative Agent; (ii) agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or agent and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Agreement or the other applicable Loan Documents, including this Agreement;



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(iii) appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents as are delegated to the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto; and (iv) acknowledges and agrees that, upon the Incremental Facility No. 1 Effective Date, such Incremental Lender shall be a “Lender”, under, and for all purposes of, the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and shall be subject to and bound by the terms thereof, and shall perform all the obligations of and shall have all rights of a Lender thereunder.
(c)      The Incremental Term Commitments shall automatically terminate upon the funding of the 2017 Incremental Term Loans on the Incremental Facility No. 1 Effective Date.
(d)      In accordance with Section 2.15 of the Loan Agreement and notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 2.02 or Section 2.08 of the Loan Agreement or the definition of “Interest Period” in Section 1.01 of the Loan Agreement, on the Incremental Facility No. 1 Effective Date, the 2017 Incremental Term Loans shall be added to (and constitute a part of and be of the same Type as and have the same Interest Period as) each Borrowing of outstanding Initial Term Loans of such Class on a pro rata basis (based on the relative sizes of such Borrowings), so that each Incremental Lender providing the 2017 Incremental Term Loans will participate proportionately (relative to all Initial Term Lenders with outstanding Initial Term Loans) in each then outstanding Borrowing of Initial Term Loans. The 2017 Incremental Term Loans shall be made pursuant to Borrowings of LIBOR Loans with an Interest Period ending on September 29, 2017, as set forth in the Committed Loan Notice delivered on June 29, 2017.
SECTION 3.      Amendments to Loan Agreement . Pursuant to Sections 2.15 and 10.01 of the Loan Agreement and subject to satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4 below, the Loan Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
(a)      Amendments to Section 1.01: Defined Terms.
A.     Each of the following defined terms is hereby added to Section 1.01 of the Loan Agreement in the proper alphabetical order:
2017 Incremental Fee Letters ” means (i) the underwriting fee letter, dated as of May 18, 2017, by and among the Borrowers and Owl Rock and (ii) the arrangement fee letter, dated as of May 18, 2017, by and among Owl Rock Capital Advisors LLC and the Borrowers.
2017 Incremental Term Commitments ” means the Incremental Term Commitments (as defined in the Incremental Facility Agreement No. 1).
2017 Incremental Term Lender ” means a Lender with a 2017 Incremental Term Commitment or an outstanding 2017 Incremental Term Loan.
2017 Incremental Term Loans ” means the Incremental Term Loans incurred in accordance with, and pursuant to, the Incremental Facility Agreement No. 1.



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Incremental Facility Agreement No. 1 ” means the Incremental Facility Agreement and Amendment No. 1, dated as of July 3, 2017, among the Lead Borrower, the Parent, the other Borrowers and Guarantors listed on the signature pages thereto, the Lenders party thereto, the Administrative Agent and the Incremental Lenders party thereto.
Incremental Facility No. 1 Effective Date ” has the meaning provided in the Incremental Facility Agreement No. 1.
Initial Term Lender ” means a Lender with an Initial Term Commitment or an outstanding Initial Term Loan.
Rockpile Acquisition ” means the Acquisition (as defined in the Incremental Facility Agreement No. 1).
Rockpile Acquisition Agreement ” means the Acquisition Agreement (as defined in the Incremental Facility Agreement No. 1).
B.     The following defined terms are hereby amended and restated to read in their entirety as follows:
Fee Letters ” means (i) the underwriting fee letter, dated as of March 15, 2017, by and among the Borrowers and Owl Rock (as modified by the underwriting fee letter referred to in clause (i) of the definition of the 2017 Incremental Fee Letters), (ii) the arrangement fee letter, dated as of March 15, 2017, by and among Owl Rock Capital Advisors LLC and the Borrowers and (iii) the 2017 Incremental Fee Letters.
Incremental Amount ” means the sum of (a) $50,000,000 (less, in the case of this clause (a), the outstanding principal amount of Permitted Notes incurred pursuant to clause (u) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness” and the outstanding principal amount of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clause (i) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness”), plus (b) an unlimited amount, subject to, in the case of this subclause (b), immediately after giving effect thereto, the Total Net Leverage Ratio being less than 1.75:1.00. In addition to the foregoing, on the Incremental Facility No. 1 Effective Date the Borrowers shall have an additional amount equal to $135,000,000 solely to be used in connection with the 2017 Incremental Term Loans.
C.    The defined term “Permitted Acquisition” in Section 1.01 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended to add the following sentence after clause (e) thereof:
“In addition to the foregoing and notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, the Rockpile Acquisition shall constitute a Permitted Acquisition for all purposes under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.”
D.    Clause (n) of the definition of “Permitted Disposition” in Section 1.01 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
“(n)    Dispositions described in Schedule 7.05;”



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E.    The defined term “Class” in Section 1.01 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended to add the following sentence after the last sentence thereof:
“For the avoidance of doubt, the 2017 Incremental Term Loans shall be part of the same Class as the “Initial Term Loans”, and the Incremental Term Commitments under, and as defined in, Incremental Facility Agreement No. 1 shall constitute a “Term Commitment”.”
F.    Clause (i) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness” in Section 1.01 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
“(i)    Subordinated Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $50,000,000 (less the outstanding principal amount of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clause (a) of the definition of “Incremental Amount” and the outstanding principal amount of Permitted Notes incurred pursuant to clause (u) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness”); provided that immediately giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness the Liquidity Condition (calculated after giving effect to the intended use of proceeds of such Indebtedness) shall be satisfied;”
G.    Clause (u) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness” in Section 1.01 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
“(u)    Permitted Notes in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $50,000,000 (less the outstanding principal amount of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clause (a) of the definition of “Incremental Amount” and the outstanding principal amount of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clause (i) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness”); provided that (A) both at the time of any such incurrence (and after giving effect thereto), no Event of Default shall exist, (B) in the case of any Permitted Notes that are unsecured or that are secured on a second priority (or other junior priority) basis to the Liens securing the Obligations, for purposes of determining the Total Net Leverage Ratio, such Permitted Notes shall be deemed to be secured both at the time of incurrence and at all times such Permitted Notes remain outstanding, (C) to the extent such Indebtedness is in the form of floating-rate notes and is secured on a pari passu basis with the Liens securing the Obligations, such Indebtedness shall comply with the second proviso set forth in Section 2.15(b) as if such Indebtedness constitutes “Incremental Term Loans” described therein, (D) the maturity date of such Permitted Notes (x) to the extent such Indebtedness is secured on a pari passu basis with the Obligations, will be no earlier than the maturity date of the Term Loans and (y) to the extent such Indebtedness is secured by a junior lien or is unsecured, will be no earlier than 91 days following the then-applicable Latest Maturity Date, (E) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Permitted Notes may not be shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Term Loans and (F) immediately after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness the Liquidity Condition (calculated after giving effect to the intended use of proceeds of such Indebtedness) shall be satisfied;”
(b)      Amendments to Section 2.01: Term Loans. Section 2.01 of the Loan Agreement shall be amended and restated in its entirety as follows:



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“Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (x) each Initial Term Lender severally agrees to make to the Borrowers on the Effective Date Term Loans in an aggregate amount not to exceed such Initial Term Lender’s Initial Term Commitment on the Effective Date and (y) each 2017 Incremental Term Lender severally agrees to make to the Borrowers on the Incremental Facility No. 1 Effective Date 2017 Incremental Term Loans in an aggregate amount not to exceed such 2017 Incremental Term Lender’s 2017 Incremental Term Commitment. Amounts borrowed under this Section 2.01 and repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. Initial Term Loans and 2017 Incremental Term Loans may be Base Rate Loans or LIBOR Rate Loans as further provided herein. From and after the Incremental Facility No. 1 Effective Date, the 2017 Incremental Term Loans shall be deemed to be “Term Loans” for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, constituting the same Class with, and having terms and provisions identical to those applicable to, the Initial Term Loans made pursuant to this Section 2.01 on the Effective Date.”
(c)      Amendments to Section 2.06: Termination or Reduction of Commitments . Section 2.06 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
“The Initial Term Commitment of each Initial Term Lender shall be automatically and permanently reduced to $0 upon the funding of Initial Term Loans to be made by it on the Effective Date. The 2017 Incremental Term Commitment of each 2017 Incremental Term Lender shall be automatically and permanently reduced to $0 upon the funding of the 2017 Incremental Term Loans to be made by it on the Incremental Facility No. 1 Effective Date.”
(d)      Amendments to Section 2.07: Repayment of Term Loans. Section 2.07 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
“(x) The Borrowers shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Initial Term Lenders (i) on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with June 30, 2017, an aggregate amount equal to 1.00% per annum of the aggregate principal amount of all Initial Term Loans outstanding on the date hereof (which payments shall be reduced as a result of the application of prepayments in accordance with the order of priority set forth in Section 2.05), and (ii) on the Initial Term Maturity Date, the aggregate principal amount of all Initial Term Loans outstanding on such date, together with all other outstanding Obligations on such date, and (y) the Borrowers shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the 2017 Incremental Term Lenders (i) on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with September 30, 2017, an aggregate amount equal to (A) the aggregate original principal amount of the 2017 Incremental Term Loans, times (B) the ratio of (x) the amount of all Initial Terms Loans that are being repaid on such date to (y) the total aggregate principal amount of all Initial Term Loans that remained outstanding as of the Incremental Facility No. 1 Effective Date, but giving pro forma effect to the amortization payment to be made on June 30, 2017 (which payments shall be reduced as a result of the application of prepayments in accordance with the order of priority set forth in Section 2.05), and (ii) on the Initial Term Maturity Date, the aggregate principal amount of all 2017



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Incremental Term Loans outstanding on such date, together with all other outstanding Obligations on such date.”
(e)      Schedules . A new Schedule 7.05 to the Loan Agreement is hereby added as set forth on Annex II hereto.
(f)      On and after the Incremental Facility No. 1 Effective Date, each reference in the Existing Loan Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof, “herein” or words of like import referring to the Existing Loan Agreement, and each reference in the other Loan Documents to the “Loan Agreement”, “thereunder”, “thereof” or words of like import referring to the Existing Loan Agreement shall mean and be a reference to the Existing Loan Agreement as amended by this Agreement.
(g)      Except as specifically amended by this Agreement, the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed.
SECTION 4.      Conditions Precedent
(a)      Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness . This Agreement and the obligations of the Incremental Lenders to provide the Incremental Term Loans are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent (upon satisfaction of such conditions, such date being referred to herein as the “ Incremental Facility No. 1 Effective Date ”):
(i)      All fees required to be paid on the Incremental Facility No. 1 Effective Date pursuant to the 2017 Incremental Fee Letters and reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses required to be paid on the Incremental Facility No. 1 Effective Date pursuant to the commitment letter, dated as of May 18, 2017, by and among the Borrowers and Owl Rock (the “ 2017 Incremental Commitment Letter ”), shall, upon the borrowing of the 2017 Incremental Term Loans, have been paid (which amounts may be offset against the proceeds of the 2017 Incremental Term Loans).
(ii)      The Specified Acquisition Agreement Representations (as defined below) shall be true and correct and the Specified Representations (as defined below) shall be true and correct in all material respects (without duplication of any materiality qualifiers therein and except in the case of any Specified Representation which expressly relates to a given date or period, such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the respective date or for the respective period, as the case may be). For purposes of this Agreement, (x) “ Specified Acquisition Agreement Representations ” shall mean the representations and warranties in the Acquisition Agreement made by the Target, the Seller and their respective subsidiaries that are material to the interests of the Incremental Lenders, but only to the extent that the Borrowers have (and/or their applicable affiliate has) the right to terminate the Borrowers’ (and/or its) obligations under the Acquisition Agreement or the right not to consummate the Acquisition pursuant to the terms of the Acquisition Agreement as a result of a breach of such representations and warranties in the Acquisition Agreement and (y) “ Specified Representations ” shall mean the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 5.01(a), 5.01(b)(ii) (solely as it relates to the due



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authorization, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Loan Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement, the Facility Guaranty, the Security Documents and the other Loan Documents delivered in connection with this Agreement), 5.02(a) (limited to the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Loan Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement, the Facility Guaranty, the Security Documents and the other Loan Documents delivered in connection with this Agreement, the incurrence of the Indebtedness and other Obligations thereunder, and the reaffirmation of the guarantees and security interests in respect thereof), 5.02(d) (limited to material applicable Law and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Loan Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement, the Facility Guaranty, the Security Documents and the other Loan Documents delivered in connection with this Agreement, the incurrence of the Indebtedness and other Obligations thereunder, and the reaffirmation of the guarantees and security interests in respect thereof), 5.04 (solely related to the entering into and performance of this Agreement, the Loan Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement, the Facility Guaranty, the Security Documents and the other Loan Documents delivered in connection with this Agreement), 5.13, 5.18 (subject to the exclusions and other limitations in the Security Documents), 5.19 (except that the reference therein to “after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement” (referring to transactions contemplated by the Existing Loan Agreement) shall be deemed to refer to “after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Transactions, as defined in the 2017 Incremental Commitment Letter”), 5.22, 5.23, 5.25 and 5.26, in each case of the Loan Agreement; provided , that, for the avoidance of doubt, each reference to the “Loan Documents” contained in each such representation and warranty shall include a reference to this Agreement.
(iii)      The Administrative Agent’s receipt of the following, each of which shall be originals, telecopies or other electronic image scan transmission ( e.g ., “pdf” or “tif” via e‑mail) (followed promptly by originals) unless otherwise specified, each properly executed by a Responsible Officer of the signing Loan Party or the Incremental Lenders and the Existing Lenders, as applicable, each dated the Incremental Facility No. 1 Effective Date (or, in the case of certificates of governmental officials, a recent date before the Incremental Facility No. 1 Effective Date) and each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:
(A)      executed counterparts of this Agreement signed by a Responsible Officer of each Loan Party, the Administrative Agent, each 2017 Incremental Term Lender, and the Required Lenders;
(B)      a Term Note executed by the Borrowers in favor of each Incremental Lender requesting a Term Note to the extent requested five (5) Business Days prior to the Incremental Facility No. 1 Effective Date;
(C)      such certificates or resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates and/or other certificates of Responsible Officers of each Loan Party as the Administrative Agent may require evidencing (A) the authority of each Loan Party to enter into this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such



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Loan Party is a party or is to become a party and (B) the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party or is to become a party;
(D)      copies of each Loan Party’s Organization Documents and such other documents and certifications as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require to evidence that each Loan Party is duly organized or formed, and that each Loan Party is validly existing, in good standing and qualified to engage in business in (A) its jurisdiction of organization and (B) each other jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except to the extent that failure to so qualify in such jurisdiction in this clause (B) would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(E)      a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Lead Borrower certifying as to the conditions set forth in clauses (ii), (iv), (v) and (vi) of this Section 4(a);
(F)      a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Lead Borrower designating Pinnacle Iron Testing, LLC as an Immaterial Subsidiary;
(G)      a solvency certificate signed by the Chief Financial Officer of the Parent substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A ;
(H)      results of searches or other evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Agents (in each case dated as of a date reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) indicating the absence of Liens on the assets of the Loan Parties, except for Permitted Encumbrances and Liens for which termination statements and releases, satisfactions and releases or subordination agreements reasonably satisfactory to the Agents are being tendered concurrently with the Incremental Facility No. 1 Effective Date or other arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent for the delivery of such termination statements and releases, satisfactions and discharges have been made;
(I)      all documents and instruments required by Law or reasonably requested by the Agents to be delivered, filed, registered or recorded to create or perfect the first priority Liens intended to be created under the Loan Documents shall have been (or have been authorized by the Loan Parties to be) so delivered, filed, registered or recorded to the satisfaction of the Administrative Agent;
(J)      a customary legal opinion (A) from Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, counsel to the Loan Parties and (B) Clark Hill PLC, Pennsylvania counsel to the Loan Parties, in each case addressed to the Administrative Agent and each Lender;
(K)      a Committed Loan Notice executed by a Responsible Officer of the Lead Borrower with respect to the 2017 Incremental Term Loans;



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(L)      a disbursement letter executed by a Responsible Officer of the Lead Borrower directing the Administrative Agent to disburse the proceeds of the 2017 Incremental Term Loans pursuant to the terms of such disbursement letter; and
(M)      an updated Perfection Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of each of the Loan Parties reflecting the Collateral of the Loan Parties after giving effect to the Acquisition.
(iv)      The Acquisition shall have been consummated, or substantially simultaneously with the borrowing of the 2017 Incremental Term Loans, shall be consummated, in all material respects in accordance with the terms of the Acquisition Agreement, after giving effect to any modifications, amendments, consents or waivers not prohibited by the 2017 Incremental Commitment Letter.
(v)      The Company Refinancing and the Equity Transfer (each as defined in the 2017 Incremental Commitment Letter) shall have been consummated, or substantially concurrently with the borrowing of the 2017 Incremental Term Loans, shall be consummated.
(vi)      Since May 18, 2017, no event or change shall have occurred that has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Acquisition Agreement).
(vii)      The Administrative Agent and Incremental Lenders shall have received (a) an audited consolidated balance sheet of the Target as of January 31, 2015, December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2016 and related consolidated statements of operations, members’ capital and cash flows of the Target for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2015, December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2016 (collectively, the “ Audited Financials ”), it being agreed that such Audited Financials have been received by the Administrative Agent and the Incremental Lenders prior to the date hereof, and (b) an unaudited consolidated balance sheet as of the end of, and related consolidated statements of operations, members’ capital and cash flows of the Target for, each subsequent fiscal quarter (other than the fourth fiscal quarter) ended at least 45 days prior to the Incremental Facility No. 1 Effective Date, it being agreed that such unaudited financial statements for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2017 have been received by the Administrative Agent and Incremental Lenders prior to the date hereof.
(viii)      The Administrative Agent and Incremental Lenders shall have received a pro forma consolidated balance sheet and income statement as of the end of the most recently completed four-fiscal quarter period ended at least 45 days (or 90 days in case such period is the end of the Lead Borrower’s fiscal year) prior to the Incremental Facility No. 1 Effective Date, prepared after giving effect to the Transactions (as defined in the 2017 Commitment Letter), as if such transactions had occurred as of such date (in the case of such balance sheet) or at the beginning of such period (in the case of such statement of income), it being agreed that such pro forma consolidated balance sheet and income statement for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2017 have been received by the Administrative Agent and Incremental Lenders prior to the date hereof.



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(ix)      The Lead Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Incremental Lenders, at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Incremental Facility No. 1 Effective Date, all documentation and other information about the Target and its subsidiaries as has been reasonably requested in writing at least ten (10) business days prior to the Incremental Facility No. 1 Effective Date by the Administrative Agent or any Incremental Lender that they reasonably determine is required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation the PATRIOT Act.
SECTION 5.      Representations and Warranties . To induce the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (including the Incremental Lenders) to enter into this Agreement and to make the 2017 Incremental Term Loans, each Loan Party represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (including the Incremental Lenders), as of the Incremental Facility No. 1 Effective Date that, both before and after giving effect to this Agreement, the following statements are true and correct:
(a)      No Default . No Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document executed in connection with this Agreement.
(b)      Use of Proceeds . On the Incremental Facility No. 1 Effective Date, the proceeds of the 2017 Incremental Term Loans will be used to pay (i) the cash consideration in connection with the Acquisition and any other payments required under the Acquisition Agreement, (ii) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Transactions (as defined in the 2017 Incremental Commitment Letter) and (iii) the Company Refinancing (as defined in the 2017 Incremental Commitment Letter), with any remainder to be credited to the Lead Borrower’s account to be used for general corporate purposes.
(c)      Loan Document Representations and Warranties . The representations and warranties of each Loan Party contained in Article V of the Loan Agreement (other than Section 5.07 of the Loan Agreement) and in each other Loan Document, are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Incremental Facility No. 1 Effective Date (both before and after giving effect to the Borrowing of the 2017 Incremental Term Loans on such date), except (i) to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they were true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date, (ii) in the case of any representation and warranty qualified by materiality, they are true and correct in all respects and (iii) for purposes of this Section 5(c), the representations and warranties contained in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 5.05 of the Loan Agreement shall be deemed to refer to (x) the financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to Section 4(a)(viii) of this Agreement and (y) the most recent statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 6.01 of the Loan Agreement.
SECTION 6.      Effect on the Loan Agreement
(a)      Except as provided hereunder, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of any provision of, or operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Administrative Agent or any Lender under any Loan Document.



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(b)      This Agreement shall be deemed to be a “Loan Document” as defined in the Loan Agreement.
SECTION 7.      Reaffirmation of Guarantees and Security Interests . (a) Each Loan Party has (i) guaranteed the Obligations (other than, with respect to any Guarantor that is a Borrower, the Obligations of such Guarantor as a Borrower) and (ii) created Liens in favor of Lenders (as defined in the Loan Agreement) on certain Collateral to secure its obligations within the Loan Agreement, under the Security Documents to which it is a party. Each Loan Party hereby acknowledges that it has reviewed the terms and provisions of the Loan Agreement and this Agreement and consents to this Agreement to be entered into on the date hereof. Each Loan Party hereby (i) confirms that each Loan Document to which it is a party or is otherwise bound and all Collateral encumbered thereby will continue to guarantee or secure, as the case may be, to the fullest extent possible in accordance with the Loan Documents the payment and performance of all “Obligations” under each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and (ii) confirms that the Liens granted to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Credit Parties with respect to such Loan Party’s right, title and interest in, to and under all Collateral as collateral security for the prompt payment and performance in full when due of the Obligations (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) is continuing.
(b) Each Loan Party acknowledges and agrees that (i) each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party or otherwise bound shall continue in full force and effect and that all of its obligations thereunder shall be valid and enforceable and shall not be impaired or limited by the execution or effectiveness of this Agreement, (ii) all guarantees, pledges, grants and other undertakings thereunder shall continue to be in full force and effect and shall accrue to the benefit of the Credit Parties, (iii) from and after the date hereof, all 2017 Incremental Term Loans and all obligations in respect thereof shall be deemed to be “Obligations” under the Loan Agreement and each other Loan Document to which it is a party, and (iv) each Incremental Lender (and any assignee thereof) is a “Lender” and a “Credit Party” for all purposes under the Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party.
(c) Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as substitution or novation of the obligations outstanding under the Loan Agreement or the other Loan Documents, which shall remain in full force and effect, except to any extent modified hereby.
SECTION 8.      Miscellaneous .
(a)      Notice . For purposes of the Loan Agreement, the initial notice address of each Incremental Lender shall be as set forth below its signature hereto.
(b)      Non-U.S. Lenders . Each Incremental Lender (as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code), if any, shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent such forms, certificates or other evidence with respect to United States federal income tax withholding matters as such Incremental Lender may be required to deliver to Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 3.01 of the Loan Agreement.



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(c)      Recordation of the 2017 Incremental Term Loans . Upon execution and delivery hereof, and the funding of the 2017 Incremental Term Loans, the Administrative Agent will record in the Register the 2017 Incremental Term Loans made by the Incremental Lenders.
(d)      Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc .
(i)     GOVERNING LAW . THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF.
(ii)     SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION . EACH LOAN PARTY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS, FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY, TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE LOAN AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT, AND EACH OF THE LOAN PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. EACH OF THE LOAN PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE LOAN AGREEMENT OR IN ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT ANY CREDIT PARTY MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE LOAN AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AGAINST ANY LOAN PARTY OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.
(iii)     WAIVER OF VENUE . EACH LOAN PARTY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE LOAN AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH (ii) OF THIS SECTION. EACH OF THE LOAN PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT



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FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.
(iv)     SERVICE OF PROCESS . EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 10.02 OF THE LOAN AGREEMENT. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW.
(v)     ACTIONS COMMENCED BY LOAN PARTIES . EACH LOAN PARTY AGREES THAT ANY ACTION COMMENCED BY ANY LOAN PARTY ASSERTING ANY CLAIM OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, THE LOAN AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL BE BROUGHT SOLELY IN A COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY OR THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT MAY ELECT IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION AND CONSENTS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS WITH RESPECT TO ANY SUCH ACTION.
(e)      Waiver of Jury Trial . EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE LOAN AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT, THE LOAN AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
(f)      Entire Agreement . This Agreement, the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents embody the entire agreement and understanding between the parties hereto and thereto relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede any and all prior agreements and understandings of such persons, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof.
(g)      Severability . If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions. The invalidity of a



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provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
(h)      Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in Section 4 hereof, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy, pdf or other electronic transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
(i)      Headings . Section headings herein and in the other Loan Documents are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
(j)      Expenses . The Loan Parties agree, jointly and severally, to pay on demand all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of this Agreement and the syndication of the 2017 Incremental Term Loans, including, without limitation, all attorney costs.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the date first above written.
 
BORROWERS :
 
 
 
 
KEANE GROUP HOLDINGS, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Gregory Powell
 
 
Name: Gregory Powell
 
 
Title: President and Chief Financial
Officer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
KEANE FRAC, LP
 
 
 
 
By:
Keane Frac GP, LLC, its General Partner
 
By:
KGH Intermediate Holdco II, LLC, its
 
 
Managing Member
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Gregory Powell
 
 
Name: Gregory Powell
 
 
Title: President and Chief Financial
Officer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
KS DRILLING, LLC
 
 
 
 
By:
KGH Intermediate Holdco II, LLC, its
 
 
Managing Member
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Gregory Powell
 
 
Name: Gregory Powell
 
 
Title: President and Chief Financial
Officer
 
 
 



[ Signature Page to Incremental Facility Agreement and Amendment No. 1 ]




 
GUARANTORS :
 
 
 
 
KEANE GROUP, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Gregory Powell
 
 
Name: Gregory Powell
 
 
Title: President and Chief Financial
Officer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
KGH INTERMEDIATE HOLDCO I, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Gregory Powell
 
 
Name: Gregory Powell
 
 
Title: President and Chief Financial
Officer
 
 
 
 
KGH INTERMEDIATE HOLDCO II, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Gregory Powell
 
 
Name: Gregory Powell
 
 
Title: President and Chief Financial
Officer
 
 
 
 
KEANE FRAC GP, LLC
 
 
 
 
By:
KGH Intermediate Holdco II, LLC, its
 
 
Managing Member
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Gregory Powell
 
 
Name: Gregory Powell
 
 
Title: President and Chief Financial
Officer
 
 
 


[ Signature Page to Incremental Facility Agreement and Amendment No. 1 ]




 
OWL ROCK CAPITAL CORPORATION , as
 
Administrative Agent, as Collateral Agent and as a
 
Lender
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Alan Kirshenbaum
 
 
Name: Alan Kirshenbaum
 
 
Title: Chief Financial Officer


[ Signature Page to Incremental Facility Agreement and Amendment No. 1 ]




ANNEX I
TO INCREMENTAL FACILITY AGREEMENT AND AMENDMENT NO. 1
Incremental Term Commitments as of the Incremental Facility No. 1 Effective Date
Incremental Lender
Incremental Term Commitment
Owl Rock Capital Corporation
$135,000,000.00
TOTAL
$135,000,000.00







ANNEX II
TO INCREMENTAL FACILITY AGREEMENT AND AMENDMENT NO. 1
Schedule 7.05
Permitted Disposition
In connection with the Rockpile Acquisition, the Loan Parties may Dispose of the following assets and lines of business acquired pursuant to the Rockpile Acquisition within nine (9) months after the consummation of the Rockpile Acquisition:
1.
The workover business which consists of 12 workover rigs and related equipment and other assets, primarily located in the Bakken region.
2.
The cementing business which consists of 10 cementing units and related equipment and other assets primarily located in the Bakken region. These assets do not include the existing Loan Parties’ cementing assets.






Exhibit A
Form of Solvency Certificate
CONFIDENTIAL    
Form of Solvency Certificate
Date: [ ], 2017
To the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders (as defined in the Loan Agreement):
I, the undersigned, the Chief Financial Officer of Keane Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Company ”), in that capacity only and not in my individual capacity (and without personal liability), do hereby certify as of the date hereof, and based upon facts and circumstances as they exist as of the date hereof (and disclaiming any responsibility for changes in such fact and circumstances after the date hereof), that:
1.    This certificate is furnished to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (as defined in the Loan Agreement) pursuant to Section 4(a) of the Incremental Facility Agreement and Amendment No. 1, dated as of July 3, 2017, (the “ Incremental Facility Agreement No. 1 ”) by and among KEANE GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Parent ”), KEANE GROUP HOLDINGS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Lead Borrower ”), the other Borrowers and Guarantors listed on the signature pages thereto, each of the entities signing as an “Incremental Lender” on the signature pages thereto (each, an “ Incremental Lender ” and, collectively, the “ Incremental Lenders ”), each of the entities signing as an “Existing Lender” on the signature pages thereto (each, an “ Existing Lender ” and, collectively, the “ Existing Lenders ” and, together with the Incremental Lenders, collectively, the “ Lenders ”) and OWL ROCK CAPITAL CORPORATION, a Maryland corporation, as administrative agent and collateral agent (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”). Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used in this certificate shall have the meanings set forth in the Incremental Facility Agreement No. 1.
2.    For purposes of this certificate, the terms below shall have the following definitions:
(a)    “Fair Value”
The aggregate amount for which assets (both tangible and intangible) in their entirety, of the Parent and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole would change hands between an interested purchaser and a seller, in an arm’s length transaction, where both parties are aware of all relevant facts and neither party is under any compulsion to act.
(b)    “Present Fair Salable Value”
The aggregate amount of net consideration that could be expected to be realized from an interested purchaser by a seller, in an arm’s length transaction under present conditions in a current




market for the sale of assets of a comparable business enterprise, where both parties are aware of all relevant facts and neither party is under any compulsion to act, where such seller is interested in disposing of an entire operation as a going concern, presuming the business will be continued, in its present form and character, and with reasonable promptness, not to exceed one year.
(c)    “Stated Liabilities”
The recorded liabilities (including contingent liabilities that would be recorded in accordance with GAAP) of Parent and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, as of the date hereof after giving effect to the consummation of the Transactions, determined in accordance with GAAP consistently applied.
(d)    “Identified Contingent Liabilities”
The maximum estimated amount of liabilities reasonably likely to result from pending litigation, asserted claims and assessments, guaranties, uninsured risks and other contingent liabilities of Parent and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole after giving effect to the Transactions (including all fees and expenses related thereto but exclusive of such contingent liabilities to the extent reflected in Stated Liabilities), as identified and explained in terms of their nature and estimated magnitude by responsible officers of Company.
(e)    “Will be able to pay their Stated Liabilities and Identified Contingent Liabilities as they mature”
For the period from the date hereof through the Maturity Date, Parent and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole should be able to generate enough cash from operations, asset dispositions, or a combination thereof, to meet their respective Stated Liabilities and Identified Contingent Liabilities as those liabilities mature or (in the case of contingent liabilities) otherwise become payable.
(f)    “Do not have Unreasonably Small Capital”
For the period from the date hereof through the Maturity Date, Parent and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole after consummation of the Transactions should be able to generate enough cash from operations, asset dispositions, or a combination thereof, to meet their respective Stated Liabilities and Identified Contingent Liabilities as they become due, and is a going concern and has sufficient capital to ensure that it will continue to be a going concern for such period.
3.    For purposes of this certificate, I, or officers of Company under my direction and supervision, have performed the following procedures as of and for the periods set forth below.
(a)    I have reviewed the financial statements (including the pro forma financial statements) referred to in Section 4(a) of the Incremental Facility Agreement No. 1.
(b)    I have knowledge of and have reviewed to my satisfaction the Loan Agreement and the Incremental Facility Agreement No. 1.
(c)    As a senior authorized financial officer of Company, I am familiar with the financial condition of Parent and its Subsidiaries.




4.    Based on and subject to the foregoing, I hereby certify on behalf of Company that after giving effect to the consummation of the Transactions, it is my opinion that (i) the Fair Value and Present Fair Salable Value of the assets of Parent and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole exceed their Stated Liabilities and Identified Contingent Liabilities; (ii) Parent and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole do not have Unreasonably Small Capital; and (iii) Parent and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole will be able to pay their Stated Liabilities and Identified Contingent Liabilities as they mature.
* * *

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Company has caused this certificate to be executed on its behalf by Senior Authorized Financial Officer as of the date first written above.
 
Keane Group, Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 
 
Name:
 
 
Title:
 


Exhibit 10.5

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “ Employment Agreement ”), dated as of May 18, 2017, by and between Keane Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and R. Curt Dacar (the “ Executive ”) (each a “ Party ” and together the “ Parties ”). The “ Effective Date ” of this Agreement shall be the “Closing Date” as defined in the Purchase Agreement by and among the Company, Rockpile Energy Holdings, LLC, Rockpile Management Newco, LLC and Rockpile Energy Services, LLC (“ Rockpile ”) dated as of May 18, 2017 (as amended, the “ Purchase Agreement ”).
WHEREAS, Executive is currently employed by Rockpile pursuant to the Employment and Non-Competition Agreement between Rockpile (formerly known as Rockpile Newco, LLC) and Executive, dated as of September 8, 2016 (the “ Prior Agreement ”);
WHEREAS, in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, Rockpile will become a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company;
WHEREAS, the Parties wish to establish the terms of the Executive’s employment with the Company as of the Effective Date; and
WHEREAS, the Company desires to employ the Executive as of the Effective Date under the terms and conditions specified herein, and the Executive is willing to be so employed by the Company.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and conditions herein set forth, the Parties agree as follows:
1. Employment and Acceptance; Effective Date . The Company shall employ the Executive, and the Executive shall accept such employment, subject to the terms of this Agreement, commencing on the Effective Date. This Agreement is expressly conditioned upon the occurrence of the Closing (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), and should the Closing not occur, this Agreement shall be void ab initio and of no force or effect.
2. Term . Subject to earlier termination pursuant to Section 5 of this Agreement, this Agreement and the employment relationship hereunder shall continue from the Effective Date until the third anniversary of the Effective Date (the “ Initial Term ”) and shall automatically renew for one (1) year intervals thereafter (each, an “ Extended Term ”) unless either Party shall have given written notice to the other at least ninety (90) days prior to the end of the Initial Term or an Extended Term, as applicable, that it does not wish to extend the Term. As used in this Agreement, the “ Term ” shall refer to the period beginning on the Effective Date and ending on the date the Executive’s employment terminates in accordance with this Section 2 or Section 5 . In the event that the Executive’s employment with the Company terminates, the Company’s obligation to continue to pay, after the date of termination, Base Salary (as defined below), Bonus (as defined below) and other unaccrued benefits shall terminate except as may be provided for in Section 5 below.

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3. Duties, Title and Location .
3.1      Title . The Company shall employ the Executive to render exclusive and full-time services to the Company; provided , that the Executive may, and it shall not be considered a violation of this Agreement for the Executive to, (a) engage in or serve such professional, civic, trade association, charitable, community, educational, religious or similar types of organizations or speaking engagements, as the Executive may select; (b) subject to the prior approval of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “ Board ”), serve on the boards of directors or advisory committees of any entities, or engage in other business activities; and (c) attend to the Executive’s personal matters and/or the Executive’s and/or his family’s personal finances, investments and business affairs, so long as such service or activities described in clauses (a), (b) and (c) immediately preceding do not significantly interfere with the performance of the Executive’s responsibilities as an employee of the Company in accordance with this Agreement. The Executive shall serve in the capacity of Chief Commercial Officer and shall report to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company (the “ CEO ”).
3.2      Duties . The Executive shall have such powers and duties as may from time to time be prescribed by the CEO, provided that such duties are consistent with the Executive’s position with respect to the business of the Company.
3.3      Location . The Executive shall provide Executive’s services to the Company at the Company’s office in Denver, Colorado or such other location as designated from time to time by the Company; provided , however , that the Executive shall be expected to engage in business travel to other locations in the performance of his duties.
4. Compensation and Benefits by the Company . As compensation for all services rendered pursuant to this Agreement, the Company shall provide the Executive the following during the Term:
4.1      Base Salary . The Company will pay to the Executive an annual base salary of $440,000, payable in accordance with the general payroll practices of the Company (“ Base Salary ”). The Base Salary will be subject to review at least annually by the Board for increase, but not decrease.
4.2      Bonuses and Incentives .
(a)      Initial Equity Grant . The Executive shall, within five business days following the Effective Date, receive awards under the Keane Group, Inc. Equity and Incentive Award Plan comprised of (i) 35,088 restricted share units pursuant to terms and conditions of the form of award agreement attached as Exhibit A hereto, and (ii) 35,088 non-qualified stock options pursuant to terms and conditions of the form of award agreement attached as Exhibit B hereto.
(b)      Annual Bonus . The Executive shall receive an annual bonus (the “ Bonus ”) in respect of each calendar year during the Term, targeted at one-hundred percent (100%) of annual Base Salary at the rate in effect at the end of the relevant calendar year (the “ Target Bonus ”), based on the achievement of specific annual performance criteria established by the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “ Compensation Committee ”) in consultation with the Executive no later than ninety (90) days after the commencement of the relevant bonus period. The

 
 
 
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Bonus will not be subject to any cap and may exceed the Target Bonus, based on the achievement of stretch goals to be determined by the Compensation Committee no later than ninety (90) days after the commencement of the relevant bonus period. The Bonus awarded for a calendar year, if any, shall be payable as soon as practicable following the completion of the Company’s audited financial statements for the calendar year in which such Bonus is earned but in no event later than March 15 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which such Bonus is earned. Notwithstanding anything above, the Executive’s Annual Bonus for calendar year 2017 will be considered on a prorated basis for the portion of the calendar year within the Initial Term.
(c)      Long-Term Incentive. The Executive shall be eligible to participate in Long-Term Incentive (“ LTI ”) programs generally offered by the Company to its executive officers in roles with similar levels of responsibility as determined by the Company in its sole discretion. The Executive’s participation under any LTI program shall be subject to the terms of such LTI program and any applicable award agreements between the Executive and the Company.
4.3      Benefits .
(a)      Participation in Benefits Plans . During the Term, the Executive shall be entitled, if and to the extent eligible, to participate in all of the applicable benefit plans and perquisite programs of the Company, which are available to other senior executives of the Company, on the same terms as such other senior executives; provided however , that the Executive shall be eligible for six (6) weeks of vacation annually. The Company may at any time or from time to time amend, modify, suspend or terminate any employee benefit plan, program or arrangement for any reason without the Executive’s consent if such amendment, modification, suspension or termination is consistent with the amendment, modification, suspension or termination for other senior executives of the Company.
(b)      Car Allowance . During the Term, the Executive will be provided with a car allowance of $1,700.00 per month, subject to the Company’s policies regarding automobile use in effect from time to time.
4.4      Expense Reimbursement . The Executive shall be entitled to receive reimbursement for all appropriate business expenses incurred by him in connection with his duties under this Agreement in accordance with the policies of the Company as in effect from time to time, subject to the Company’s requirements with respect to reporting and documentation of such expenses.
5. Termination of Employment .
5.1      By the Company for Cause, by the Executive without Good Reason, Non-Renewal by the Executive, or Due to Executive’s Death or Disability .
(a)      If during the Term: (i) the Company terminates the Executive’s employment with the Company for Cause (as defined below) upon written notice from the Board; (ii) the Executive terminates employment without Good Reason upon sixty (60) days’ advance written notice; (iii) the Executive’s employment terminates due to the Executive giving the Company written notice of his election not to renew the Term pursuant to Section 2 of this Agreement; or (iv) the Executive’s employment terminates due to the Executive’s death or Disability, the Executive

 
 
 
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shall be entitled to receive the following in a lump sum within thirty (30) days following such termination, or as soon as practicable under the terms and conditions of the applicable plan:
(A)      the Executive’s accrued but unpaid Base Salary through the date of the Executive’s termination;
(B)      any employee benefits that the Executive is entitled to receive upon termination pursuant to the terms of any benefit, compensation, incentive, equity or fringe benefit plans of the Company (other than any severance plan) in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans;
(C)      the unpaid portion of the Bonus, if any, relating to any calendar year prior to the calendar year of the Executive’s termination, payable in accordance with Section 4.2(b) ;
(D)      expenses reimbursable under Section 4.4 incurred but not yet reimbursed to the Executive as of the date of termination (such payments, rights and benefits referred to in clauses (A)-(D) of this Section 5.1(a) are collectively referred to hereinafter as the “ Accrued Benefits ”).
(b)      For purposes of this Agreement, “ Cause ” means, (a) the Executive’s conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere for a felony or conviction or plea of guilty or nolo contendere of any crime involving dishonesty or theft; (b) the Executive’s conduct in connection with the Executive’s employment duties or responsibilities that is fraudulent, unlawful or grossly negligent; (c) the Executive’s willful misconduct in the performance of his employment duties or responsibilities that is or that could reasonably be expected to be materially injurious to the Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates; (d) the Executive’s contravention of specific lawful directions related to a material duty or responsibility which is directed to be undertaken from the Board; (e) the Executive’s material breach of the Executive’s obligations under this Agreement, including, but not limited to, breach of the Executive’s restrictive covenants set forth in Section 6 hereof; (f) any acts of dishonesty by the Executive resulting or intending to result in personal gain or enrichment at the expense of the Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates; (g) Executive’s habitual drug or alcohol abuse subject to any reasonable accommodation, if any, that is required to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act; or (h) the Executive’s failure to comply with a material written policy of the Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates; provided however , that none of the events described in clauses (d), (e), (g) or (h) of this sentence shall constitute Cause unless and until (x) the Board reasonably determines in good faith that a Cause event has occurred, (y) the Board notifies the Executive in writing describing in reasonable detail the event which constitutes Cause within five (5) days of its occurrence, and (z) if the grounds for Cause are reasonably curable, the Executive fails to cure such event within twenty (20) days after the Executive’s receipt of such written notice. For purposes of clause (c) of the prior sentence, no act or failure to act by the Executive shall be considered “willful” unless it is done, or omitted to be done, in bad faith or without a reasonable belief that the Executive’s action or omission was in the best interests of the Company.
(c)      For purposes of this Agreement, “ Good Reason ” means the occurrence, without the Executive’s prior written consent, of any of the following events: (a) a material reduction in Executive’s Base Salary or Target Bonus, other than an “across the board”

 
 
 
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reduction for all Executives; (b) a material diminution in the Executive’s authority, duties or responsibilities; (c) a relocation of the Executive’s principal place of employment to a country other than the United States; (d) any material breach by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement, or (e) in connection with a Change of Control (as defined below), the failure of any successor to the Company or any acquirer of substantially all of the business and assets of the Company to assume this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.7 herein. Any event will cease to constitute Good Reason unless Executive gives the Company notice of Executive’s intention to resign his position with the Company within ninety (90) days after Executive’s knowledge of the occurrence of such event and describes in reasonable specificity the details of such breach, and the Company shall have thirty (30) days from its receipt of such notice to cure any condition that constitutes Good Reason (such period, the “ Cure Period ”). For purposes of this Agreement, a “Change of Control” shall have the same meaning as provided under the MIP.
(d)      For purposes of this Agreement, “ Disability ” means that, as a result of a physical or mental injury or illness, the Executive is unable to perform the essential functions of his job with or without reasonable accommodation for a period of (i) ninety (90) consecutive days or (ii) one hundred twenty (120) days in any one (1)-year period.
5.2      By the Company Without Cause, Non-Renewal by the Company or by the Executive with Good Reason .
(a)      If during the Term, (i) the Company terminates the Executive’s employment without Cause (which may be done at any time without prior notice), (ii) the Executive’s employment terminates due to the Company giving the Executive written notice of its election not to renew the Term pursuant to Section 2 of this Agreement or (iii) during the Term, the Executive terminates employment with Good Reason, the Executive will be entitled to the Accrued Benefits, and, beginning on the 60 th day after such termination of employment, but only if Executive has executed and not revoked within the revocation period a valid and reasonable release agreement consistent with the terms of this Agreement prior to such date, the Executive shall also be entitled to:
(A)      a severance payment equal in the aggregate to two (2) years of the Executive’s Base Salary as in effect immediately prior to the date of such termination (disregarding any reduction therein that may constitute Good Reason), payable over two (2) years following the termination of employment in equal monthly installments, beginning on the sixtieth (60 th ) day following such termination of employment; and
(B)      reimbursement of the cost of continuation coverage of group health coverage pursuant to the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986, as amended, for the Executive and his eligible family members, for a period equal to twelve (12) months following the date of termination of the Executive’s employment, to the extent the Executive elects such continuation coverage and is eligible and subject to the terms of the applicable plan and applicable law. In the event the Company cannot provide all or any portion of the benefits under this Section 5.2(b) due to the terms of the applicable plan or applicable law, the Company shall pay the Executive for the cost of premiums for health insurance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, benefits under this Section 5.2(b) shall cease when the Executive is covered under a group health plan offered by a successor employer.

 
 
 
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(b)      The Company shall have no obligation to provide the benefits set forth in Section 5.2(a) (other than the Accrued Benefits) in the event that the Executive has breached any of the provisions of Section 6 . Payments pursuant to Section 5.2(a) that would otherwise have been owed to the Executive prior to the 60 th day after termination of employment shall be made to the Executive on the 60 th (sixtieth) day after such termination of employment.
5.3      Removal from any Boards and Position . If the Executive’s employment terminates for any reason, the Executive shall be deemed to resign (i) if a member, from the Board or the board of managers of any other Keane Companies (as defined below) or any other board to which he has been appointed or nominated by or on behalf of the Company, and (ii) from any position with any of the Keane Companies.
For purposes of this Agreement, “ Keane Companies ” means the Company and all of its subsidiaries, successors and assigns.
6. Restrictions and Obligations of the Executive .
6.1      Confidentiality . (a) During the course of the Executive’s employment by the Company, the Executive will have access to certain trade secrets and confidential information relating to the Company and affiliates (the “ Protected Parties ”) which is not readily available from sources outside the Company. The confidential and proprietary information and, in any material respect, trade secrets of the Protected Parties are among their most valuable assets, including, but not limited to, their customer, supplier and vendor lists, databases, competitive strategies, computer programs, frameworks, or models, their marketing programs, their sales, financial, marketing, training and technical information, and any other information, whether communicated orally, electronically, in writing or in other tangible forms concerning how the Protected Parties create, develop, acquire or maintain their products and marketing plans, target their potential customers and operate their drilling and hydraulic fracturing services and other businesses. The Protected Parties invested, and continue to invest, considerable amounts of time and money in their process, technology, know-how, obtaining and developing the goodwill of their customers, their other external relationships, their data systems and data bases, and all the information described above (hereinafter collectively referred to as “ Confidential Information ”), and any misappropriation or unauthorized disclosure of Confidential Information in any form would irreparably harm the Protected Parties. The Executive acknowledges that such Confidential Information constitutes valuable, highly confidential, special and unique property of the Protected Parties. The Executive shall hold in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of the Protected Parties all Confidential Information relating to the Protected Parties and their businesses, which shall have been obtained by the Executive during the Executive’s employment by the Company and which shall not be or become public knowledge (other than by acts by the Executive or representatives of the Executive in violation of this Agreement). The Executive shall not, during the period the Executive is employed by the Company or at any time thereafter, disclose any Confidential Information, directly or indirectly, to any person or entity for any reason or purpose whatsoever, nor shall the Executive use it in any way, except (i) in the course of the Executive’s employment with, and for the benefit of, the Protected Parties, (ii) to enforce any rights or defend any claims hereunder or under any other agreement to which the Executive is a party, provided that such disclosure is relevant to the enforcement of such rights or defense of such claims and is only disclosed in the formal proceedings related thereto, (iii)

 
 
 
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when required to do so by a court of law, by any governmental agency having supervisory authority over the business of any of the Keane Companies or by any administrative or legislative body (including a committee thereof) with jurisdiction to order him to divulge, disclose or make accessible such information, provided that the Executive shall give prompt written notice to the Company of such requirement, disclose no more information than is so required, and cooperate with any attempts by the Company to obtain a protective order or similar treatment, (iv) as to such Confidential Information that becomes generally known to the public or trade without his violation of this Section 6.1(a) or (v) to the Executive’s spouse, attorney and/or his personal tax and financial advisors as reasonably necessary or appropriate to advance the Executive’s tax, financial and other personal planning (each, an “ Exempt Person ”), provided , however , that any disclosure or use of Confidential Information by an Exempt Person shall be deemed to be a breach of this Section 6.1(a) by the Executive. The Executive shall take all reasonable steps to safeguard the Confidential Information and to protect it against disclosure, misuse, espionage, loss and theft. The Executive understands and agrees that the Executive shall acquire no rights to any such Confidential Information. Nothing in this Section 6.1(a) is to be construed as restricting in any way the right of the Executive to engage in the practice of law following the date of termination of the Executive’s employment.
(a)      All files, records, documents, drawings, specifications, data, computer programs, evaluation mechanisms and analytics and similar items relating thereto or to the business engaged in by the Keane Companies (the “ Business ”), as well as all customer lists, specific customer information, compilations of product research and marketing techniques of any of the Keane Companies, whether prepared by the Executive or otherwise coming into the Executive’s possession, shall remain the exclusive property of the Keane Companies.
(b)      It is understood that while employed by the Company, the Executive will promptly disclose to it, and assign to it the Executive’s interest in any invention, improvement or discovery made or conceived by the Executive, either alone or jointly with others, which arises out of the Executive’s employment. At the Company’s request, the Executive will assist any of the Keane Companies during the period of the Executive’s employment by the Company and thereafter (but subject to reasonable notice and taking into account the Executive’s schedule) in connection with any controversy or legal proceeding relating to such invention, improvement or discovery and in obtaining domestic and foreign patent or other protection covering the same, subject to Section 6.2(b) .
6.2      Cooperation . (a) During the Term and thereafter, the Executive shall cooperate fully with any investigation or inquiry by the Company or any governmental or regulatory agency or body that relates to the Company or its subsidiaries’ or affiliates’ operations during the Term.
(a)      To the extent that, following the date of termination of the Executive’s employment, (i) the Company requests the Executive’s assistance pursuant to Section 6.1(c) , and/or (ii) the Executive’s cooperation is requested pursuant to Section 6.2(a) , then (x) the Company shall make reasonable efforts to minimize disruption of the Executive’s other activities, (y) the Company shall reimburse the Executive for all reasonable expenses incurred in connection with such cooperation, and (z) to the extent that more than incidental cooperation is required, the Company

 
 
 
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shall compensate the Executive at an hourly rate based on the Executive’s Base Salary as in effect immediately prior to the date of termination of the Executive’s employment.
6.3      Non-Solicitation or Hire . During the Term and for a period of two (2) years following the Executive’s termination of employment for any reason, the Executive shall not (a) directly or indirectly solicit, attempt to solicit or induce (x) any party who is a customer of any of the Keane Companies, who was a customer of any of the Keane Companies at any time during the twelve (12)-month period immediately prior to the date the Executive’s employment terminates or who was a prospective customer that has been identified and targeted by the Keane Companies immediately prior to the date the Executive’s employment terminates, for the purpose of marketing, selling or providing to any such party any services or products offered by or available from any of the Keane Companies on the date the Executive’s employment terminates, or (y) any supplier or prospective supplier to any of the Keane Companies to terminate, reduce or alter negatively its relationship with any of the Keane Companies or in any manner interfere with any agreement or contract between any of the Keane Companies and such supplier or (b) hire any employee of any of the Keane Companies (a “ Current Employee ”) or any person who was an employee of any of the Keane Companies during the twelve (12) month period immediately prior to the date the Executive’s employment terminates (a “ Former Employee ”) or directly or indirectly solicit or induce a Current or Former Employee to terminate such employee’s employment relationship with any of the Keane Companies in order, in either case, to enter into a similar relationship with the Executive, or any other person or any entity; provided , however , that it shall not be a violation of the covenants set forth in clause (b) of this sentence for the Executive to make good faith, generalized solicitations for employees (not specifically targeted at Current Employees or Former Employees) through advertisements or search firms.
6.4      Non-Competition : During the Term and for a period of two (2) years following the Executive’s termination of employment for any reason (“Restricted Period”), except to the extent that the Executive engages in the practice of law during the Restricted Period, the Executive shall not, without the company’s prior written consent, whether individually, as a director, manager, member, stockholder, partner, owner, employee, consultant or agent of any business, or in any other capacity, other than on behalf of any of the Keane Companies, organize, establish, own, operate, manage, control, engage in, participate in, invest in, permit his name to be used by, act as a consultant or advisor to, render services for (alone or in association with any person, firm, corporation or business organization), or otherwise assist any person or entity that engages in or owns, invests in, operates, manages or controls any venture or enterprise which engages or proposes to engage in any business conducted by any of the Keane Companies, or any business of which the Keane Companies has specific plans to engage in, on the date of the Executive’s termination of employment (the “ Business ”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall prevent the Executive from owning for passive investment purposes not intended to circumvent this Agreement, less than three percent (3%) of the publicly traded common equity securities of any company engaged in the Business (so long as the Executive has no power to manage, operate, advise, consult with or control the competing enterprise and no power, alone or in conjunction with other affiliated parties, to select a director, manager, general partner, or similar governing official of the competing enterprise other than in connection with the normal and customary voting powers afforded the Executive in connection with any permissible equity ownership).

 
 
 
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6.5      Property . The Executive acknowledges that all originals and copies of materials, records and documents generated by him or coming into his possession during his employment by the Company (prior to or during the Term) are the sole property of the Company (“ Company Property ”). During the Term, and at all times thereafter, the Executive shall not remove, or cause to be removed, from the premises of the Company, copies of any record, file, memorandum, document, computer-related information or equipment, or any other item relating to the business of the Company, except in furtherance of his duties under the Agreement. When the Executive’s employment with the Company terminates, or upon request of the Company at any time, the Executive shall promptly deliver to the Company all copies of Company Property in his possession or control.
6.6      Nondisparagement . The Executive agrees that he will not, during the duration of the Term and at any time thereafter, publish or communicate to any person or entity any Disparaging (as defined below) remarks, comments or statements concerning the Keane Companies or Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. The Company agrees that it will not, during the duration of the Term and at any time thereafter, publish or communicate to any person or entity any Disparaging remarks, comments or statements concerning the Executive. “ Disparaging ” remarks, comments or statements are those that are intended to impugn the character, honesty, integrity or morality or business acumen or abilities in connection with any aspect of the operation of the business of the individual or entity being disparaged. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to preclude truthful disclosures in response to lawful process as required by applicable law, regulation, or order or directive of a court, governmental agency or regulatory organization.
7.      Remedies; Specific Performance . The Parties acknowledge and agree that the Executive’s breach or threatened breach of any of the restrictions set forth in Section 6 will result in irreparable and continuing damage to the Protected Parties for which there may be no adequate remedy at law and that the Protected Parties shall be entitled to seek equitable relief, including specific performance and injunctive relief as remedies for any such breach or threatened or attempted breach, without requiring the posting of a bond. The Executive hereby consents to the grant of an injunction (temporary or otherwise) against the Executive or the entry of any other court order against the Executive prohibiting and enjoining him from violating, or directing him to comply with any provision of Section 6 . The Executive also agrees that such remedies shall be in addition to any and all remedies, including damages, available to the Protected Parties against him for such breaches or threatened or attempted breaches. In addition, without limiting the Protected Parties’ remedies for any breach of any restriction on the Executive set forth in Section 6 , except as required by law, in the event a court of competent jurisdiction determines that the Executive has breached the covenants applicable to the Executive contained in Section 6 , the Executive will immediately return to the Protected Parties any payments previously paid to the Executive pursuant to Section 5.2 (other than the Accrued Benefits), and the Protected Parties will have no obligation to pay any of the amounts that remain payable by the Company under Section 5.2 (other than the Accrued Benefits).

 
 
 
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8.      Other Provisions .
8.1      Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance . During the Term and thereafter, the Company shall provide the Executive with coverage under its current directors’ and officers’ liability policy that is no less favorable in any respect than the coverage then provided to any other similarly-situated executive or former executive of the Company.
8.2      Notices . Any notice or other communication required or which may be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally, sent by facsimile transmission or sent by certified, registered or express mail, postage prepaid or overnight mail and shall be deemed given when so delivered personally, or sent by facsimile transmission or, if mailed, four (4) business days after the date of mailing or one (1) business day after overnight mail, as follows:
(a)      If the Company, to:
Keane Group, Inc.
Address: 2121 Sage Rd, Suite 370
Houston, TX 77056
Fax: 1-888-804-2241
Attention: James Stewart

With copies to:
Keane Group, Inc.
Address: 2121 Sage Rd, Suite 370
Houston, TX 77056
Attention: General Counsel

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
919 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Attention: Stuart D. Freedman
Telephone: (212) 756-2000
Fax:    (212) 593-5955
and
Cerberus Capital Management, L.P.
875 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Attention: Mark Neporent
Lisa Gray
Telephone: (212) 891-2100
Fax:    (212) 891-1540
(b)      If the Executive, to the Executive’s home address reflected in the Company’s records.

 
 
 
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8.3      Entire Agreement . This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, written or oral, with respect thereto, including, without limitation, the Prior Agreement.
8.4      Representations and Warranties . The Executive represents and warrants that he is not a party to or subject to any restrictive covenants, legal restrictions or other agreements in favor of any entity or person which could arguably, in any way, preclude, inhibit, impair or limit the Executive’s ability to perform his obligations under this Agreement, including, but not limited to, non-competition agreements, non-solicitation agreements or confidentiality agreements.
8.5      Waiver and Amendments . This Agreement may be amended, modified, superseded, canceled, renewed or extended, and the terms and conditions hereof may be waived, only by a written instrument signed by the Parties or, in the case of a waiver, by the party waiving compliance. No delay on the part of any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any waiver on the part of any right, power or privilege hereunder, nor any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege hereunder.
8.6      Governing Law, Dispute Resolution and Venue .
(a)      This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of New York applicable to agreements made and not to be performed entirely within such state, without regard to conflicts of laws principles, unless superseded by federal law.
(b)      The Parties agree irrevocably to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal courts or, if no federal jurisdiction exists, the state courts, located in Delaware, for the purposes of any suit, action or other proceeding brought by any party arising out of any breach of any of the provisions of this Agreement and hereby waive, and agree not to assert by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise, in any such suit, action, or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that the suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the suit, action or proceeding is improper, or that the provisions of this Agreement may not be enforced in or by such courts. IN ADDITION, THE PARTIES AGREE TO WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY.
8.7      Assignability by the Company and the Executive . This Agreement, and the rights and obligations hereunder, may not be assigned by the Company or the Executive without written consent signed by the other party; provided that the Company shall cause this Agreement to be assumed by any successor that continues the business of the Company, including any person or entity that acquires all or substantially all of the assets of the Company.
8.8      Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.
8.9      Headings, Sections . The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning of terms contained herein. References to “Sections” are to Sections of this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

 
 
 
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8.10      Severability . If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement, or any part thereof, is held by a court of competent jurisdiction of any foreign, federal, state, county or local government or any other governmental, regulatory or administrative agency or authority to be invalid, void, unenforceable or against public policy for any reason, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected or impaired or invalidated. The Executive acknowledges that the restrictive covenants contained in Section 6 are a condition of this Agreement and are reasonable and valid in temporal scope and in all other respects.
8.11      Judicial Modification . If any court determines that any of the covenants in Section 6 , or any part of any of them, is invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of such covenants and parts thereof shall not thereby be affected and shall be given full effect, without regard to the invalid portion. If any court determines that any of such covenants, or any part thereof, is invalid or unenforceable because of the geographic or temporal scope of such provision, such court shall reduce such scope to the minimum extent necessary to make such covenants valid and enforceable.
8.12      Tax Withholding . The Company or other payor is authorized to withhold from any benefit provided or payment due hereunder the amount of withholding taxes due any federal, state or local authority in respect of such benefit or payment and to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Board to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such withholding taxes.
8.13      Section 409A . (a) The intent of the parties is that payments and benefits under this Agreement comply with or be exempt from Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”), and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, this Agreement shall be interpreted and administered to be in compliance with Code Section 409A. Any term used in this Agreement which is defined in Code Section 409A or the regulations promulgated thereunder (the “ Regulations ”) shall have the meaning set forth therein unless otherwise specifically defined herein. Any obligations under this Agreement that arise in connection with Executive’s “termination of employment”, “termination” or other similar references shall only be triggered if the termination of employment or termination qualifies as a “separation from service” within the meaning of §1.409A-1(h) of the Regulations.
(a)      Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if at the time of the termination of the Executive’s employment, the Executive is a “specified employee,” as defined in Section 409A or the Regulations, and any payments upon such termination under this Agreement hereof will result in additional tax or interest to the Executive under Code Section 409A, he will not be entitled to receive such payments until the date which is the earlier of (i) six (6) months and one day after such separation from service and (ii) the date of the Executive’s death (the “ Delay Period ”). Upon the expiration of the Delay Period, all payments and benefits delayed pursuant to this Section 8.13(b) (whether they would have otherwise been payable in a single sum or in installments in the absence of such delay) shall be paid or provided to the Executive in a lump-sum and any remaining payments and benefits due under this Agreement shall be paid or provided in accordance with the normal payment dates specified for them herein.
(b)      If any expense reimbursement or in-kind benefit provided to the Executive under this Agreement is determined to be “deferred compensation” within the meaning

 
 
 
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of Section 409A, then such reimbursement or in-kind benefit shall be made or provided in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 409A, including that (i) in no event shall any fees, expenses or other amounts eligible to be reimbursed by the Company under this Agreement be paid later than December 31 of the year following the year during which the applicable fees, expenses or other amounts were incurred, (ii) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits that the Company is obligated to pay or provide, in any given calendar year shall not affect the expenses that the Company is obligated to reimburse, or the in-kind benefits that the Company is obligated to pay or provide, in any other calendar year, provided that the foregoing clause (ii) shall not be violated with regard to expenses reimbursed under any arrangement covered by Section 105(b) of the Code solely because such expenses are subject to a limit related to the period the arrangement is in effect; (iii) the Executive’s right to have the Company pay or provide such reimbursements and in-kind benefits may not be liquidated or exchanged for any other benefit; and (iv) in no event shall the Company’s obligations to make such reimbursements or to provide such in-kind benefits apply later than the Executive’s remaining lifetime (or if longer, through the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Effective Date).
(c)      For purposes of Code Section 409A, the Executive’s right to receive any installment payments shall be treated as a right to receive a series of separate and distinct payments. Whenever a payment under this Agreement specifies a payment period with reference to a number of days (for example, “payment shall be made within thirty (30) days following the date of termination”), the actual date of payment within the specified period shall be within the sole discretion of the Company. In no event may the Executive, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of any payment to be made under this Agreement, to the extent such payment is subject to Code Section 409A.
(d)      In addition, if any provision of this Agreement (or of any award of compensation, including equity compensation or benefits) would subject the Executive to any additional tax or interest under Code Section 409A, then the Company shall, after consulting with and receiving the approval of the Executive, reform such provision in a manner intended to avoid the incurrence by the Executive of any such additional tax or interest; provided that the Company shall maintain, to the maximum extent practicable, the original intent of the applicable provision without subjecting the Executive to such additional tax or interest.
8.14      Protected Rights .
(a)      The Executive understands that this Agreement does not limit the Executive’s ability to communicate with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal, state or local governmental agency or commission (“ Government Agencies ”), including to report possible violations of federal law or regulation or making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federal law or regulation, or otherwise participate in any investigation or proceeding that may be conducted by any Government Agency, including providing documents or other information, without notice to the Company.
(b)      Executive shall not be criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that (A) is made (i) in confidence to a

 
 
 
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federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and (ii) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (B) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal.
8.15      No Mitigation; No Set-Off . In the event of any termination of the Executive’s employment, he shall be under no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable, or benefits provided, to the Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. The Company’s obligation to make the payments, and provide the benefits, provided for in this Agreement and otherwise to perform its obligations hereunder shall not be affected by (i) any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other claim, right or action that the Company may have against the Executive or others, or (ii) except as provided in Section 5.2(a)(B) , any remuneration or benefits attributable to any subsequent employment with an unrelated person, or any self-employment, that the Executive may obtain. Any amounts due under Section 5.2 are considered reasonable by the Company and are not in the nature of a penalty.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above mentioned.
 
EXECUTIVE :
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ R. Curt Dacar
 
Name: R. Curt Dacar
 
 
 
 
 
KEANE GROUP, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ James C. Stewart
 
Name: James C Stewart
 
Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer



 
 
 
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EXHIBIT A
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT




KEANE GROUP, INC.
EQUITY AND INCENTIVE AWARD PLAN
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT
This Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of [●], 2017 (the “ Grant Date ”), by and between Keane Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and [●] (the “ Participant ”). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein or in Appendix A shall have the meanings provided in the Keane Group, Inc. Equity and Incentive Award Plan (the “ Plan ”).
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, the Company maintains the Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Company desires to grant Restricted Stock Units to the Participant pursuant to the terms of the Plan and the terms set forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, including the Participant’s agreement to contemporaneously execute and deliver the Restrictive Covenant Agreement attached to this Agreement as Appendix B to the Company, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Grant . Subject to the conditions set forth in the Plan and this Agreement, the Company grants to the Participant [●] Restricted Stock Units. IN CONSIDERATION FOR, AND AS A CONDITION TO, THIS AWARD, THE PARTICIPANT SHALL EXECUTE AND DELIVER THIS AGREEMENT TO THE COMPANY BY NO LATER THAN TEN (10) DAYS FOLLOWING THE GRANT DATE. THIS AWARD SHALL BE NULL AND VOID AB INITIO IN THE EVENT THAT THE PARTICIPANT DOES NOT TIMELY EXECUTE THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RESTRICTIVE COVENANT AGREEMENT.
2.      Vesting .
(a)      The Participant shall become vested in the Restricted Stock Units, in installments, on the dates indicated in the following table:
Vesting Date
Percentage of Vested Restricted Stock Units
[●], 2018
33.33%
[●], 2019
33.33%
[●], 2020
33.34%

(b)      In the event of the Participant’s Termination (x) by the Company without Cause (other than as a result of death or disability) or (y) by the Participant for Good

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Reason, in either case within the twelve (12) month period following a Change in Control, the Participant shall become one hundred percent (100%) vested in the Restricted Stock Units upon the date of such Termination.
(c)      Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, upon the Participant’s Termination for any reason, the portion of the Restricted Stock Units in which the Participant has not become vested shall be cancelled, and forfeited by the Participant, without consideration.
(d)      Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, upon the Participant’s Termination by the Company for Cause, the Restricted Stock Units, including any portion in which the Participant had previously become vested, shall be cancelled, and forfeited by the Participant, without consideration.
3.      Award Settlement . The Company shall deliver to the Participant (or, in the event of the Participant’s prior death, the Participant’s beneficiary), one (1) share of Common Stock for each Restricted Stock Unit in which the Participant becomes vested in accordance with this Agreement. Delivery of such Common Stock shall be made as soon as reasonably practicable following the date the Participant becomes vested in the Restricted Stock Unit, but in no event later than the fifteenth (15 th ) day of the third month following the end of the calendar year in which the Participant became vested in such Restricted Stock Unit.
4.      Stockholder Rights . The Participant shall not have any voting rights, rights to dividends or other rights of a stockholder with respect to shares of Common Stock underlying a Restricted Stock Unit until the Restricted Stock Unit has vested and a share of Common Stock has been issued in settlement thereof and, if applicable, the Participant has satisfied any other conditions imposed by the Committee.
5.      Transferability . Except as permitted by the Committee, in its sole discretion, the Restricted Stock Units may not be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by the Participant other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or, subject to the consent of the Committee, pursuant to a DRO, unless and until the Restricted Stock Units have been settled and the shares of Common Stock underlying the Restricted Stock Units have been issued, and all restrictions applicable to such shares have lapsed, and any such purported assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance shall be void and unenforceable against the Company; provided that the designation of a beneficiary shall not constitute an assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance.
6.      Taxes . The Participant has reviewed with his or her own tax advisors the federal, state, local and foreign tax consequences of this investment and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Participant is relying solely on such advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its agents. The Participant understands that the Participant (and not the Company) shall be responsible for the Participant’s own tax liability that may arise as a result of this investment or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In accordance with the terms of the Plan, the Participant may elect to satisfy any

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applicable tax withholding obligations arising from the vesting or settlement of the Restricted Stock Units by having the Company withhold a portion of the shares of Common Stock to be delivered to the Participant upon settlement of the Restricted Stock Units or by delivering to the Company vested shares of Common Stock owned by the Participant, that in either case have a Fair Market Value equal to the sums required to be withheld; provided that, the number of shares of Common Stock which may be withheld in order to satisfy the Participant’s federal, state, local and foreign income and payroll tax liabilities hereunder shall be limited to the number of shares of Common Stock which have a Fair Market Value on the date of withholding equal to the aggregate amount of such tax liabilities based on the minimum statutory withholding rates for federal, state, local and foreign income tax and payroll tax purposes that are applicable to such supplemental taxable income.
7.      Incorporation by Reference . The terms and provisions of the Plan are incorporated herein by reference, and the Participant hereby acknowledges receiving a copy of the Plan and represents that the Participant is familiar with the terms and provisions thereof. The Participant accepts this Award subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Plan. In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between the terms of the Plan and the terms of this Agreement, the Plan shall govern and control.
8.      Securities Laws and Representations . The Participant acknowledges that the Plan is intended to conform to the extent necessary with all applicable federal, state and foreign securities laws (including the Securities Act and the Exchange Act) and any and all regulations and rules promulgated thereunder by the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other governmental regulatory body. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Plan shall be administered, and the shares are to be issued, only in such a manner as to conform to such laws, rules and regulations. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Plan and this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such laws, rules and regulations. Without limiting the foregoing, the Restricted Stock Units are being granted to the Participant, upon settlement of the Restricted Stock Units any shares of Common Stock shall be issued to the Participant, and this Agreement is being made by the Company in reliance upon the following express representations and warranties of the Participant. The Participant acknowledges, represents and warrants that:
(a)      The Participant has been advised that the Participant may be an “affiliate” within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “ Securities Act ”) and in this connection the Company is relying in part on the Participant’s representations set forth in herein;
(b)      Any shares of Common Stock issued to the Participant upon settlement of the Restricted Stock Units must be held indefinitely by the Participant unless (i) an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act is available for the resale of such shares of Common Stock or (ii) the Company files an additional registration statement (or a “re-offer prospectus”) with regard to the resale of such shares of Common Stock and the Company is under no obligation to continue in effect a Form S-8 Registration Statement or to otherwise register the resale of such shares of Common Stock (or to file a “re-offer prospectus”); and

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(c)      The exemption from registration under Rule 144 shall not be available under current law unless (i) a public trading market then exists for the Common Stock, (ii) adequate information concerning the Company is then available to the public, and (iii) other terms and conditions of Rule 144 or any exemption therefrom are complied with, and that any sale of shares of Common Stock issued to the Participant upon settlement of the Restricted Stock Units may be made only in limited amounts in accordance with, such terms and conditions.
9.      Captions . The captions in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning of terms contained herein.
10.      Entire Agreement . This Agreement together with the Plan, as either of the foregoing may be amended or supplemented in accordance with their terms, constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter contained herein and therein, and supersedes all prior communications, representations and negotiations in respect thereto.
11.      Successors and Assigns . The terms of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective heirs, successors and permitted assigns. The Participant may not assign any of the rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Company. The Company may assign its rights and obligations to another entity which shall succeed to all or substantially all of the assets and business of the Company.
12.      Amendments and Waivers . Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the provisions of this Agreement may not be amended, modified, supplemented or terminated, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, without the written consent of each of the parties hereto.
13.      Severability . In the event that any provision of this Agreement shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been included.
14.      Signature in Counterparts . This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each which shall constitute an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.
15.      Notices . Any notice required to be given or delivered to the Company under the terms of the Plan or this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to the General Counsel and the Secretary of the Company at its principal corporate offices. Any notice required to be given or delivered to the Participant shall be in writing and addressed to the Participant at the address listed in the Company’s personnel files or to such other address as the Participant may designate in writing from time to time to the Company. All notices shall be deemed to have been given or delivered upon: personal delivery, three days after deposit in the United States mail by certified or registered mail (return receipt requested), one business day after deposit with any return receipt express courier (prepaid), or one business day after transmission by facsimile.

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16.      Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware to be applied.
17.      Consent to Jurisdiction . Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that any action, suit or proceeding, at law or equity, arising out of or relating to the Plan, this Agreement or any agreements or transactions contemplated hereby shall only be brought in any federal court of the Southern District of Texas or any state court located in Harris County, State of Texas, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally expressly submits to the personal jurisdiction and venue of such courts for the purposes thereof and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives (by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise) any and all jurisdictional, venue and convenience objections or defenses that such party may have in such action, suit or proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consents to the service of process of any of the aforementioned courts.
18.      Waiver of Jury Trial . THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVE, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION IN ANY COURT WITH RESPECT TO, IN CONNECTION WITH, OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE VALIDITY, INTERPRETATION OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF. THE PARTIES HERETO AGREE THAT THIS SECTION IS A SPECIFIC AND MATERIAL ASPECT OF THIS AGREEMENT AND WOULD NOT ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT IF THIS SECTION WERE NOT PART OF THIS AGREEMENT.
19.      No Employment Rights . The Participant understands and agrees that this Agreement does not impact in any way the right of the Company or its Subsidiaries to terminate or change the terms of the employment of the Participant at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without cause, nor confer upon any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
20.      Limitations Applicable to Section 16 Persons . Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, if the Participant is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the Plan, the Restricted Stock Units and this Agreement shall be subject to any additional limitations set forth in any applicable exemptive rule under Section 16 of the Exchange Act (including any amendment to Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act) that are requirements for the application of such exemptive rule. To the extent permitted by applicable law, this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such applicable exemptive rule.
21.      Claw-Back Policy . The Restricted Stock Units shall be subject to any claw-back policy implemented by the Company.
[Signature page follows]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the first date set forth above.
 
KEANE GROUP, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 
 
 
Name:
 
 
Title:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PARTICIPANT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Name:
 




[ Signature Page to Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement ]




Appendix A
Definitions
For purposes of this Agreement, the following definitions shall apply.
Cause ” shall mean (i) in the event that the Participant is subject to a written employment or similar individualized agreement with the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries that defines “cause” (or words with similar meaning), Cause shall have the meaning set forth in such agreement, and (ii) in the event that the Participant is not subject to a written employment or similar individualized agreement with the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries that defines “cause” (or words with similar meaning), Cause shall mean (a) the Participant’s indictment for, conviction of, or the entry of a plea of guilty or no contest to, a felony or any other crime involving dishonesty, moral turpitude or theft; (b) the Participant’s conduct in connection with the Participant’s duties or responsibilities with the Company that is fraudulent, unlawful or grossly negligent; (c) the Participant’s willful misconduct; (d) the Participant’s contravention of specific lawful directions related to a material duty or responsibility which is directed to be undertaken from the Board or the person to whom the Participant reports; (e) the Participant’s material breach of the Participant’s obligations under the Plan, this Agreement or any other agreement between the Participant and the Company and its Subsidiaries; (f) any acts of dishonesty by the Participant resulting or intending to result in personal gain or enrichment at the expense of the Company, its Subsidiaries or Affiliates; or (g) the Participant’s failure to comply with a material policy of the Company, its Subsidiaries or Affiliates.
DRO ” shall mean any judgment, decree or order which relates to marital property rights of a spouse or former spouse and is made pursuant to applicable domestic relations law (including community property law), as such term is further described and used in the Plan.
Good Reason ” shall mean (i) in the event that the Participant is subject to a written employment or similar individualized agreement with the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries that defines “good reason” (or words with similar meaning), Good Reason shall have the meaning set forth in such agreement, and (ii) in the event that the Participant is not subject to a written employment or similar individualized agreement with the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries that defines “good reason” (or words with similar meaning), Good Reason shall mean the occurrence of any of the following, without the Participant’s consent: (a) a material diminution of the Participant’s title, duties or authority, or (b) a material reduction in the Participant’s base salary. Any event shall cease to constitute Good Reason unless within ninety (90) days after the Participant’s knowledge of the occurrence of such event that constitutes Good Reason the Participant has provided the Company with at least thirty (30) days’ written notice setting forth in reasonable specificity the events or facts that constitute Good Reason. If the Company timely cures the event giving rise to Good Reason for the Participant’s resignation, the notice of termination shall become null and void.


Appendix A- 1



EXHIBIT B
NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AWARD AGREEMENT





KEANE GROUP, INC.
EQUITY AND INCENTIVE AWARD PLAN
NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AWARD AGREEMENT
This Non-Qualified Stock Option Award Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of [●], 2017 (the “ Grant Date ”), by and between Keane Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and [●] (the “ Participant ”). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein or in Appendix A shall have the meanings provided in the Keane Group, Inc. Equity and Incentive Award Plan (the “ Plan ”).
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, the Company maintains the Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Company desires to grant options to purchase shares of the Common Stock of the Company to the Participant pursuant to the terms of the Plan and the terms set forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Grant . Subject to the conditions set forth in the Plan and this Agreement, the Company grants to the Participant an Option to purchase [●] shares of Common Stock at a price per share of $19.00 (the “ Option Price ”). The Option is intended to be a Non-Qualified Stock Option.
2.      Vesting .
(a)      The Participant shall become vested in the Option, in installments, on the dates indicated in the following table (the “ Vesting Dates ”):
Vesting Date
Percentage of
Vested Options
[●], 2018
33.33%
[●], 2019
33.33%
[●], 2020
33.34%

(b)      In the event of the Participant’s Termination (x) by the Company without Cause (other than as a result of death or Disability) or (y) by the Participant for Good Reason, in either case within the twelve (12) month period following a Change in Control, the Participant shall become one hundred percent (100%) vested in the entire Option upon the date of such Termination.

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(c)      Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, upon the Participant’s Termination for any reason, the portion of the Option in which the Participant has not become vested shall be cancelled, and forfeited by the Participant, without consideration.
(d)      Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, upon the Participant’s Termination by the Company for Cause, the entire Option, including any portion in which the Participant had previously become vested, shall be cancelled, expire and be forfeited by the Participant, without consideration.
3.      Exercise . To the extent that the Option has become vested, such vested portion of the Option may thereafter be exercised by the Participant, in whole or in part, prior to the expiration of the Option as provided herein with respect to that percentage of the total number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Option. The vested portion of the Option may be exercised by delivering a written notice of exercise to the Secretary of the Company at his or her principal office; provided that the Option may be exercised with respect to whole shares of Common Stock only. Such notice shall specify the number of shares of Common Stock for which the Option is being exercised and shall be accompanied by payment in full of the Option Price. The payment of the Option Price shall be made by the Participant in cash or such other payment method approved by the Committee.
4.      Term . The term of the Option shall expire on the six (6) year anniversary of the Grant Date (the “ Expiration Date ”), subject to earlier termination in the event of the Participant’s Termination in accordance with Section 5. Upon the Expiration Date, the Option shall be cancelled, and forfeited by, the Participant without consideration.
5.      Termination . To the extent vested at the time of the Participant’s Termination, the Option shall remain exercisable as follows:
(a)      In the event of the Participant’s Termination by reason of death or Disability, the Option shall remain exercisable until it expires on the earlier of (i) one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of such Termination or (ii) the Expiration Date.
(b)      In the event of the Participant’s Termination (x) by the Company without Cause (other than by reason of death or Disability) or (y) voluntarily by the Participant for any reason, the vested portion of the Option shall remain exercisable until it expires on the earlier of (i) ninety (90) days from the date of such Termination or (ii) the Expiration Date.
Following the expiration of the Option, the unexercised portion of the Option shall be cancelled, and forfeited by the Participant, without consideration.
6.      Stockholder Rights . The Participant shall not have any voting rights, rights to dividends or other rights of a stockholder with respect to shares of Common Stock subject to an Option until the Participant has given written notice of exercise of the Option, paid in full the Option Price for such shares of Common Stock and, if applicable, has satisfied any other conditions imposed by the Committee.

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7.      Transferability . Except as permitted by the Committee, in its sole discretion, the Option may not be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by the Participant other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or, subject to the consent of the Committee, pursuant to a DRO, unless and until the Option has been exercised and the shares of Common Stock underlying the Option have been issued, and all restrictions applicable to such shares have lapsed, and any such purported assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance shall be void and unenforceable against the Company; provided that the designation of a beneficiary shall not constitute an assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance. During the lifetime of the Participant, only the Participant may exercise the Option granted to the Participant under this Agreement and the Plan, unless it has been disposed of pursuant to a DRO or has been transferred to a Permitted Transferee.
8.      Taxes . The Participant has reviewed with his or her own tax advisors the federal, state, local and foreign tax consequences of this investment and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Participant is relying solely on such advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its agents. The Participant understands that the Participant (and not the Company) shall be responsible for the Participant’s own tax liability that may arise as a result of this investment or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In accordance with the terms of the Plan, the Participant may elect to satisfy any applicable tax withholding obligations arising from the exercise of the Option by having the Company withhold a portion of the shares of Common Stock to be issued to the Participant upon exercise of the Option or by delivering to the Company vested shares of Common Stock owned by the Participant, that in either case have a Fair Market Value equal to the sums required to be withheld; provided that, the number of shares of Common Stock which may be withheld in order to satisfy the Participant’s federal, state, local and foreign income and payroll tax liabilities hereunder shall be limited to the number of shares of Common Stock which have a Fair Market Value on the date of withholding equal to the aggregate amount of such tax liabilities based on the minimum statutory withholding rates for federal, state, local and foreign income tax and payroll tax purposes that are applicable to such supplemental taxable income.
9.      Incorporation by Reference . The terms and provisions of the Plan are incorporated herein by reference, and the Participant hereby acknowledges receiving a copy of the Plan and represents that the Participant is familiar with the terms and provisions thereof. The Participant accepts this Award subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Plan. In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between the terms of the Plan and the terms of this Agreement, the Plan shall govern and control.
10.      Securities Laws and Representations . The Participant acknowledges that the Plan is intended to conform to the extent necessary with all applicable federal, state and foreign securities laws (including the Securities Act and the Exchange Act) and any and all regulations and rules promulgated thereunder by the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other governmental regulatory body. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Plan shall be administered, and the shares are to be issued, only in such a manner as to conform to such laws, rules and regulations. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Plan and this

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Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such laws, rules and regulations. Without limiting the foregoing, the Option is being granted to the Participant, upon exercise of the Option any shares of Common Stock will be issued to the Participant, and this Agreement is being made by the Company in reliance upon the following express representations and warranties of the Participant. The Participant acknowledges, represents and warrants that:
(a)      The Participant has been advised that the Participant may be an “affiliate” within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “ Securities Act ”) and in this connection the Company is relying in part on the Participant’s representations set forth in this Section;
(b)      Any shares of Common Stock issued to the Participant upon exercise of the Option must be held indefinitely by the Participant unless (i) an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act is available for the resale of such shares of Common Stock or (ii) the Company files an additional registration statement (or a “re-offer prospectus”) with regard to the resale of such shares of Common Stock and the Company is under no obligation to continue in effect a Form S-8 Registration Statement or to otherwise register the resale of such shares of Common Stock (or to file a “re-offer prospectus”); and
(c)      The exemption from registration under Rule 144 will not be available under current law unless (i) a public trading market then exists for the Common Stock, (ii) adequate information concerning the Company is then available to the public, and (iii) other terms and conditions of Rule 144 or any exemption therefrom are complied with, and that any sale of shares of Common Stock issued to the Participant upon exercise of the Option may be made only in limited amounts in accordance with, such terms and conditions.
11.      Captions . The captions in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning of terms contained herein.
12.      Entire Agreement . This Agreement together with the Plan, as either of the foregoing may be amended or supplemented in accordance with their terms, constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter contained herein and therein, and supersedes all prior communications, representations and negotiations in respect thereto.
13.      Successors and Assigns . The terms of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective heirs, successors and permitted assigns. The Participant may not assign any of the rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Company. The Company may assign its rights and obligations to another entity which will succeed to all or substantially all of the assets and business of the Company.
14.      Amendments and Waivers . Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the provisions of this Agreement may not be amended, modified, supplemented or terminated, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, without the written consent of each of the parties hereto.

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15.      Severability . In the event that any provision of this Agreement shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been included.
16.      Signature in Counterparts . This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.
17.      Notices . Any notice required to be given or delivered to the Company under the terms of the Plan or this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to the General Counsel and the Secretary of the Company at its principal corporate offices. Any notice required to be given or delivered to the Participant shall be in writing and addressed to the Participant at the address listed in the Company’s personnel files or to such other address as the Participant may designate in writing from time to time to the Company. All notices shall be deemed to have been given or delivered upon: personal delivery, three days after deposit in the United States mail by certified or registered mail (return receipt requested), one business day after deposit with any return receipt express courier (prepaid), or one business day after transmission by facsimile.
18.      Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware to be applied.
19.      Consent to Jurisdiction . Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that any action, suit or proceeding, at law or equity, arising out of or relating to the Plan, this Agreement or any agreements or transactions contemplated hereby shall only be brought in any federal court of the Southern District of Texas or any state court located in Harris County, State of Texas, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally expressly submits to the personal jurisdiction and venue of such courts for the purposes thereof and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives (by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise) any and all jurisdictional, venue and convenience objections or defenses that such party may have in such action, suit or proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consents to the service of process of any of the aforementioned courts.
20.      Waiver of Jury Trial . THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVE, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION IN ANY COURT WITH RESPECT TO, IN CONNECTION WITH, OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE VALIDITY, INTERPRETATION OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF. THE PARTIES HERETO AGREE THAT THIS SECTION IS A SPECIFIC AND MATERIAL ASPECT OF THIS AGREEMENT AND WOULD NOT ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT IF THIS SECTION WERE NOT PART OF THIS AGREEMENT.
21.      No Employment Rights . The Participant understands and agrees that this Agreement does not impact in any way the right of the Company or its Subsidiaries to terminate or change the terms of the employment of the Participant at any time for any reason whatsoever,

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with or without cause, nor confer upon any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
22.      Limitations Applicable to Section 16 Persons . Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, if the Participant is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the Plan, the Option and this Agreement shall be subject to any additional limitations set forth in any applicable exemptive rule under Section 16 of the Exchange Act (including any amendment to Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act) that are requirements for the application of such exemptive rule. To the extent permitted by applicable law, this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such applicable exemptive rule.
23.      Claw-Back Policy . The Option shall be subject to any claw-back policy implemented by the Company.
[Signature page follows]


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the first date set forth above.
 
KEANE GROUP, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 
 
 
Name:
 
 
Title:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PARTICIPANT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Name:
 





[ Signature Page to Non-Qualified Stock Option Award Agreement ]





Appendix A
Definitions
For purposes of this Agreement, the following definitions shall apply.
Cause ” shall mean (i) in the event that the Participant is subject to a written employment or similar individualized agreement with the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries that defines “cause” (or words with similar meaning), Cause shall have the meaning set forth in such agreement, and (ii) in the event that the Participant is not subject to a written employment or similar individualized agreement with the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries that defines “cause” (or words with similar meaning), Cause shall mean (a) the Participant’s indictment for, conviction of, or the entry of a plea of guilty or no contest to, a felony or any other crime involving dishonesty, moral turpitude or theft; (b) the Participant’s conduct in connection with the Participant’s duties or responsibilities with the Company that is fraudulent, unlawful or grossly negligent; (c) the Participant’s willful misconduct; (d) the Participant’s contravention of specific lawful directions related to a material duty or responsibility which is directed to be undertaken from the Board or the person to whom the Participant reports; (e) the Participant’s material breach of the Participant’s obligations under the Plan, this Agreement or any other agreement between the Participant and the Company and its Subsidiaries; (f) any acts of dishonesty by the Participant resulting or intending to result in personal gain or enrichment at the expense of the Company, its Subsidiaries or Affiliates; or (g) the Participant’s failure to comply with a material policy of the Company, its Subsidiaries or Affiliates.
Disability ” shall mean a determination by the Company in accordance with applicable law that as a result of a physical or mental injury or illness, the Participant is unable to perform the essential functions of the Participant’s job with or without reasonable accommodation for a period of (i) ninety (90) consecutive days or (ii) one hundred twenty (120) days in any one (1) year period.
DRO ” shall mean any judgment, decree or order which relates to marital property rights of a spouse or former spouse and is made pursuant to applicable domestic relations law (including community property law), as such term is further described and used in the Plan.
Good Reason ” shall mean (i) in the event that the Participant is subject to a written employment or similar individualized agreement with the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries that defines “good reason” (or words with similar meaning), Good Reason shall have the meaning set forth in such agreement, and (ii) in the event that the Participant is not subject to a written employment or similar individualized agreement with the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries that defines “good reason” (or words with similar meaning), Good Reason shall mean the occurrence of any of the following, without the Participant’s consent: (a) a material diminution of the Participant’s title, duties or authority, or (b) a material reduction in the Participant’s base salary. Any event shall cease to constitute Good Reason unless within ninety (90) days after the Participant’s knowledge of the occurrence of such event that constitutes Good Reason the Participant has provided the Company with at least thirty (30) days’ written notice setting forth in reasonable specificity the events or facts that constitute Good Reason. If the Company timely cures the

Appendix A- 1



event giving rise to Good Reason for the Participant’s resignation, the notice of termination shall become null and void.


Appendix A- 2
Exhibit 99.1

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Keane Completes Merger with RockPile Energy Services;
Announces Executive Appointment

HOUSTON, Texas July 3, 2017 -  Keane Group, Inc. (“Keane”) announced that it has completed its acquisition of RockPile Energy Services (“RockPile”) and expanded its leadership team with the appointment of Mr. Curt Dacar as Chief Commercial Officer.

RockPile Acquisition Completion

Keane has completed its previously announced acquisition of RockPile, with a transaction effective date of July 3, 2017. Fixed cash and stock consideration, based on the current trading price of Keane’s common stock and subject to customary post-closing adjustments, was approximately $276 million, comprised of (i) approximately $115 million in cash, including $4.4 million in respect of new hydraulic fracturing horsepower deposits previously paid by the sellers, (ii) approximately 8.7 million shares of Keane’s common stock and (iii) approximately $22 million in remaining capital expenditures for the new hydraulic fracturing horsepower. Additionally, subject to certain conditions, the sellers may receive contingent consideration of up to $20 million (or $2.30 per share of common stock issued to the sellers in the transaction) through contingent value rights if the trading price of Keane’s common stock is less than $19.00 a share during a trading period ending April 2, 2018.

The RockPile transaction increases Keane’s total fleet by 245,000 hydraulic fracturing horsepower, including 30,000 horsepower of Tier 4 units previously ordered, scheduled for delivery and committed for deployment to an existing customer in the fourth quarter of 2017. The currently available 215,000 horsepower is fully deployed under agreements with high quality customers in the Permian and Bakken. Additionally, the acquisition contributes 8 wireline trucks, 12 workover rigs and 10 cement units to the Keane fleet, which are currently highly utilized and deployed under market responsive agreements.

“We are excited about achieving further growth as we add a high-quality completions business and welcome the RockPile team to the growing Keane family,” said James Stewart, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Keane. “The combination of Keane and RockPile increases our pressure pumping capacity by more than 25% and demonstrates Keane’s commitment to disciplined growth and expansion of our market leading completions platform while positioning the company to capitalize on future growth opportunities. We look forward to working with our expanded customer base, while remaining focused on Keane’s commitment to delivering the highest quality completions services in a safe, efficient and reliable manner.”

Executive Appointment

Concurrent with the closing of the RockPile acquisition, Keane announced that it has appointed Mr. Curt Dacar as Chief Commercial Officer, effective immediately. Prior to his appointment at Keane, Mr. Dacar served as Chief Executive Officer of RockPile, which he co-founded in 2011. His career began with Dowell, a division of Dow Chemical, and continued with Schlumberger Technology Corporation. His diverse, 38-year oilfield services career has included executive management, sales and marketing, engineering and operational roles throughout the United States. Curt earned a B.S. in Business Management from Regis University in Denver, Colorado.

“We are proud of the depth and breadth of expertise possessed by our seasoned executive leadership team and are fortunate to have an industry professional like Curt join the team,” said James Stewart. “Curt’s shared commitment to performance, quality service and industry-leading safety make him uniquely qualified to ensure we continue to offer the market leading service quality that our customers have come to expect.”

About Keane Group, Inc.
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Keane is one of the largest pure-play providers of integrated well completion services in the U.S., with a focus on complex, technically demanding completion solutions. Keane's primary service offerings include horizontal and vertical fracturing, wireline perforation and logging, engineered solutions, workover and remedial well service, cementing, as well as other value-added service offerings. Keane owns approximately 1.2 million hydraulic fracturing horsepower, 31 wireline trucks, 12 workover rigs, 24 cement units and other valuable well completions equipment. Keane’s broad geographic footprint spans the most prolific U.S shale basins including the Permian, Bakken, Marcellus/Utica, and SCOOP/STACK. Keane prides

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itself on its outstanding employee culture, its efficiency and its ability to meet and exceed the expectations of its customers and communities in which it operates.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements which are protected as forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that are not limited to historical facts, but reflect Keane's current beliefs, expectations or intentions regarding future events, including statements about the acquisition by Keane of RockPile (the “transaction”).  Words such as “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “project,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “pursuant,” “target,” “continue,” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements.  The statements in this press release that are not historical statements, including statements regarding the benefits and synergies of the proposed transaction, costs and other anticipated financial impacts of the transaction; capitalization and debt of Keane in connection with the transaction, the combined company’s plans, objectives, future opportunities for the combined company and services, future financial performance and operating results and any other statements regarding Keane's future expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, financial conditions, assumptions or future events or performance that are not historical facts, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws.  These statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond Keane's control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by the statements.  These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the diversion of management time on transaction-related issues; the ultimate timing, outcome and results of integrating the operations of Keane and RockPile; the effects of the business combination of Keane and RockPile, including the combined company’s future financial condition, results of operations, strategy and plans; potential adverse reactions or changes to business relationships resulting from the completion of the transaction; expected synergies and other benefits from the transaction and the ability of Keane to realize such synergies and other benefits; expectations regarding regulatory approval of the transaction; results of litigation, settlements and investigations; actions by third parties, including governmental agencies; volatility in customer spending and in oil and natural gas prices, which could adversely affect demand for Keane's services and their associated effect on rates, utilization, margins and planned capital expenditures; global economic conditions; excess availability of pressure pumping equipment, including as a result of low commodity prices, reactivation or construction; liabilities from operations; weather; decline in, and ability to realize, backlog; equipment specialization and new technologies; shortages, delays in delivery and interruptions of supply of equipment and materials; ability to hire and retain personnel; loss of, or reduction in business with, key customers; difficulty with growth and in integrating acquisitions; product liability; political, economic and social instability risk; ability to effectively identify and enter new markets; cybersecurity risk; dependence on our subsidiaries to meet our long-term debt obligations; variable rate indebtedness risk; and anti-takeover measures in our charter documents.
Additional information concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements is contained from time to time in Keane's Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filings, including the most recently filed Forms 10-Q and 10-K.  Keane's filings may be obtained by contacting Keane or the SEC or through Keane's website at http://www.keanegrp.com or through the SEC's Electronic Data Gathering and Analysis Retrieval System (EDGAR) at http://www.sec.gov.  Keane undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement.

Additional Information
Nothing in this press release shall constitute a solicitation to buy or an offer to sell shares of Keane’s common stock.

Contacts:

Investors
Marc Silverberg, ICR
marc.silverberg@icrinc.com

Media
Jake Malcynsky, ICR
jake.malcynsky@icrinc.com
203-682-8375


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