Business Purpose. The Loan proceeds shall be used only for a business purpose and not for any personal, family or household purpose.

Business Expenses. During your employment under this Agreement, the Company shall reimburse you for such reasonable travel and other expenses, incurred in the performance of your duties in accordance with the Company’s policies, as are customarily reimbursed to Company executives at comparable levels.

Business Opportunities. The Executive agrees, while he is employed by the Company, to offer or otherwise make known or available to the Company and without additional compensation or consideration, any business prospects, contracts or other business opportunities that he may discover, find, develop or otherwise have available to his in any field in which the Company is engaged, and further agrees that any such prospects, contracts or other business opportunities shall be the property of the Company.

Business Expenses. The Company will reimburse you for all reasonable and documented business expenses. Expenses in excess of $500.00 will require pre-approval of the CEO, CFO or his/her designee.

I acknowledge that the business reputation of the Company is a valuable asset. I agree that I shall take no action in a manner inimical to the best interests of the Company, including but not limited to: publishing material that disparages the Company, participating in interviews disparaging the Company or taking action in any other manner or way disparaging the Company. In the event that I take an action in a manner inimical to the best interests of the Company, any unpaid consideration described herein shall be forfeited. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as prohibiting the Company from pursuing any other remedies available to it for failing to keep my promise, including the recovery of any damages which it is able to prove. Ford agrees that, prior to or promptly after the public release of the press release pertaining to my retirement, it will instruct its Board of Directors and its executive officers that they should not publish material that disparages me, participate in interviews disparaging me or take any action in any other manner or way that disparages me. In addition, Ford agrees that Ford Public Affairs and/or the Ford Media Center shall not publish any material that disparages me. However, Ford and I agree that statements which are consistent with Ford’s press release pertaining to my retirement will not violate our respective obligations herein.

Business Criteria. One or more of the following business criteria for the Company, on a consolidated basis, and/or for specified Subsidiaries, business or geographical units or operating areas of the Company (except with respect to the total stockholder return and earnings per share criteria), shall be used by the Committee in establishing performance goals for [Section 162(m)] Awards: # oil and gas revenues, oil and gas revenues and other income or total revenues; # cash flow, discretionary cash flow, cash flows from operations, cash flows from investing activities, or cash flows from financing activities; # return on net assets, return on assets, return on investment, return on capital, return on capital employed or return on equity; # income, operating income or net income; # earnings before any one or more of depletion, depreciation and amortization expense; exploration and abandonments; impairment of oil and gas properties; impairment of inventory and other property and equipment; accretion of discount on asset retirement obligations; interest expense; net gain or loss on the disposition of assets; income or loss from discontinued operations, net of tax; noncash derivative related activity; amortization of stock-based compensation; income taxes; or other items; # income excluding noncash mark- to-market derivative gains or losses, or income excluding noncash mark-to-market derivative gains or losses and unusual items; # equity; net worth; tangible net worth; book capitalization; debt; debt, net of cash and cash equivalents; capital budget or other balance sheet goals; # debt or equity financings or improvement of financial ratings; # production volumes, production growth, or debt-adjusted production growth, which may be of oil, gas, natural gas liquids or any combination thereof; (10) general and administrative expenses;

Business Ideas. Subject to Section 19(h), the Participant acknowledges that the Corporation owns all rights in all Business Ideas (as defined below). For the avoidance of doubt, in the event an assignment is needed during the term of the Participant's employment with the Corporation or any Affiliate and at any time following the termination of employment, the Participant hereby assigns without further action being required to the Corporation all Business Ideas. The Participant shall promptly execute all documents which the Corporation may reasonably require to perfect, maintain and protect its patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark and any and all other rights to such Business Ideas throughout the world, and shall provide other reasonable assistance and cooperation as may be necessary for the Corporation to investigate, perfect, maintain and protect those rights, including assistance and cooperation with litigation relating to any Business Ideas. Even after the Participant's employment with the Corporation or any Affiliate terminates, the Participant will continue to be reasonably available to assist the Corporation with its efforts to investigate, perfect, maintain and protect rights in any Business Ideas, including assistance with litigation relating to any Business Ideas. “Business Ideas” as used in this Award Agreement means all ideas, concepts, innovations, inventions, strategy, data, developments, and works of authorship, whether or not patentable, both technical and business, which the Participant originates, conceives or develops, either alone or in conjunction with others, at any time during the Participant's employment with the Corporation or any Affiliate, except those which satisfy all three of the following criteria: # unrelated to the Corporation’s business; # not originated, conceived or developed during the Participant's working hours; and # not originated, conceived or developed by use of any Corporation property such as tools, supplies, equipment, materials, facilities or other Corporation employees. Any idea, concept, innovation, invention, strategy, data, development or work of authorship that the Participant originates, conceives or develops, through the use of Corporation Confidential Information, at any time within six (6) months after the Participant's employment with the Corporation or any Affiliate terminates (for any reason) will be presumed to be a Business Idea unless the Participant can prove otherwise by clear and convincing evidence.

Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates acting on its behalf has # used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity, # made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees, to foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns or violated any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 or similar anti-corruption or bribery law of any other jurisdiction, or # directly or indirectly given or agreed to give any unlawful gift or similar benefit in any material amount to any customer, supplier, government employee or other Person who is or may be in a position to help or hinder the Company or any Subsidiary or assist the Company or any Subsidiary in connection with any actual or proposed transaction.

Alter the character of their business in any material respect from that conducted as of the Closing Date or any businesses reasonably related, complementary or incidental thereto.

During the Pre-Closing Period, except # as required by this Agreement or any other Transactional Agreement; # as set forth in Part ​ of the Disclosure Schedules; # as required by any Law, Order or Governmental Authorization; # in connection with any action taken, or omitted to be taken, in good faith pursuant to any COVID-19 Measures or which is otherwise taken, or omitted to be taken, in response to COVID-19 as determined by the Seller in its reasonable discretion; or # as consented to in writing by the Purchaser (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), the Seller shall, and it shall cause the Seller Affiliates to use ​ efforts to: